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The 2021 Rising Star Thread

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Connor Idun form GWS rounds out the rising star nominees for 2021 claiming the round 23 nomination.

Round 1. Errol Guldon - Sydney

Round 2. Braeden Campbell - Sydney

Round 3. Chad Warner - Sydney

Round 4. Lachie Scholl - Adelaide

Round 5. Mitch Georgiades - Port

Round 6. Jacob Koschitzke - Hawthorn

Round 7. Luke Jackson - Melbourne 

Round 8. James Jordon - Melbourne

Round 9. Tom Green - GWS

Round 10. Cody Weightman - Bulldogs

Round 11. Trent Rivers - Melbourne

Round 12. Nik Cox - Essendon

Round 13. Riley Thilthorp- Adelaide 

Round 14. Harrison Jones - Essendon

Round 15. Deven Robertson - Brisbane

Round 16. Justin McInerney - Sydney

Round 17. Archie Perkins - Essendon

Round 18. Jeremy Sharp - Gold Coast

Round 19. Harry Schoenberg - Adelaide

Round 20. Hayden Young - Freemantle

Round 21. Miles Bergman - Port

Round 22. Jake Bowey - Melbourne 

Round 23. Connor Idun - GWS

 

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    My top 5, with 5 being the winner as per the judging panel voting system.

    5. Jackson

    4. Georgiades

    3. Green

    2. Guldon

    1. Rivers

     

     

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    my 5 is

    jackson

    georgiades

    rivers

    green

    mcinerney

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    As a long time supporter I watch Kozzie and marvel what a player he could be his stats are not only impressive they make for great reading.

    His 2 seasons have been sensational for such a young player, 35 goals and 27 behinds means he had 62 opportunities to score meaning he had nearly 3 scoring shots per game as a small forward.

    His tackle stats are elite.

    I reckon he may have gone very close to winning the award but I would rather he just played in the 2021 premiership side along with others and emulated other indigenous players like Cyril Rioli, Daniel Rioli and Chris Johnson who are all 3 times premiership players.

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    1. Jackson

    2. Georgiades

    3. Green

    4. Guildon

    5. Mcinerney

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    If the voting is based on week by week performances and value to the side I’d probably go:

    5. Georgiades

    4. Green

    3. McInerney

    2. Schoenberg

    1. Jackson

    That’s not to say Jackson has been bad, we’ve just simply had a lot of games where we’ve played 2 rucks and 2 big forwards and limited his minutes and role.

    If it’s based on upside and best ‘star’ performances then maybe:

    5. Georgiades

    4. Jackson

    3. Green

    2. Gulden

    1. McInerney 

    If it’s pure upside then you can add Thilthorpe, Perkins, Cox, Jones and others.

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    On 8/23/2021 at 6:56 PM, Nascent said:

    Connor Idun form GWS rounds out the rising star nominees for 2021 claiming the round 23 nomination.

    Round 1. Errol Guldon - Sydney

    Round 2. Braeden Campbell - Sydney

    Round 3. Chad Warner - Sydney

    Round 4. Lachie Scholl - Adelaide

    Round 5. Mitch Georgiades - Port

    Round 6. Jacob Koschitzke - Hawthorn

    Round 7. Luke Jackson - Melbourne 

    Round 8. James Jordon - Melbourne

    Round 9. Tom Green - GWS

    Round 10. Cody Weightman - Bulldogs

    Round 11. Trent Rivers - Melbourne

    Round 12. Nik Cox - Essendon

    Round 13. Riley Thilthorp- Adelaide 

    Round 14. Harrison Jones - Essendon

    Round 15. Deven Robertson - Brisbane

    Round 16. Justin McInerney - Sydney

    Round 17. Archie Perkins - Essendon

    Round 18. Jeremy Sharp - Gold Coast

    Round 19. Harry Schoenberg - Adelaide

    Round 20. Hayden Young - Freemantle

    Round 21. Miles Bergman - Port

    Round 22. Jake Bowey - Melbourne 

    Round 23. Connor Idun - GWS

     

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    11 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    If the voting is based on week by week performances and value to the side I’d probably go:

    5. Georgiades

    4. Green

    3. McInerney

    2. Schoenberg

    1. Jackson

    green has been dropped on multiple occasions and missed games through injury also played in losing side more often than jackson so would definitely not be 2nd on week-by-week performances imo

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    It's not always the case that the best performing rising star is also the one with the biggest scope for improvement. This year it is.

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    Any idea if the rising star / AA / coaches award is going to be shown on Kayo and if so, what time?

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    I wonder if he'll toast his win with a White Russian? 
    the big lebowski drinking GIF

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    1. Jackson

    2. Green

    3. Georgiades

    4. Guldon

    5. Rivers

    Id predict the top three will be very consistent in the voting, then things will even out between about six players for the final two placings.

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    1 hour ago, Jaded said:

    Any idea if the rising star / AA / coaches award is going to be shown on Kayo and if so, what time?

    Yep at 8.30pm

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