I don't care that much about the Rising Star Award or who gets the weekly nod.

It's little more than a sideshow for me and certainly nothing to get worked up about.

Coincidentally, the three Melbourne players who won the award all subsequently left our club.  

37 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I don't care that much about the Rising Star Award or who gets the weekly nod.

It's little more than a sideshow for me and certainly nothing to get worked up about.

Coincidentally, the three Melbourne players who won the award all subsequently left our club.  

common reoccurring theme for winners since the inaugural winner in 93:

• nathan buckley
• ben cousins
• byron pickett
• sam mitchell
• jared rivers
• brett deledio
• danyle pearce
• rhys palmer
• dan hannebery
• jaeger o'meara
• lewis taylor
• jesse hogan
• jaidyn stephenson
• luke jackson

all played for two or more clubs

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

The Rising Star is a BS award

...

And furthermore the suspension to Reid is a joke that he is ineligible. He is head and shoulders above the others. 

 

This is what really irks me about it. It's not the 'fairest and best', it's the rising star. Suspension should have nothing to do with it.