The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a young stand-out player in the Australian Football League.[1] The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club, who received the Ron Evans Medal.

2011 NAB AFL Rising Star
Dyson Heppell, winner of the 2011 Rising Star, playing in June 2017
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date1 September
CountryAustralia
Ron Evans medallistDyson Heppell (Essendon)
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Eligibility

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Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a young stand-out player. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award. At the end of the year, one of the 24 nominees is the winner of award.[1]

Nominations

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Round Player Club Ref.
1 Dyson Heppell Essendon [2]
2 Luke Shuey West Coast [3]
3 Mitch Duncan Geelong [4]
4 Jasper Pittard Port Adelaide [5]
5 Brandon Matera Gold Coast [6]
6 Jack Darling West Coast [7]
7 Zac Smith Gold Coast [8]
8 Shane Savage Hawthorn [9]
9 Reece Conca Richmond [10]
10 Jack Steven St Kilda [11]
11 Jordan Gysberts Melbourne [12]
12 Sam Reid Sydney [13]
13 Daniel Menzel Geelong [14]
14 David Swallow Gold Coast [15]
15 Luke Breust Hawthorn [16]
16 Jake Batchelor Richmond [17]
17 Trent McKenzie Gold Coast [18]
18 Allen Christensen Geelong [19]
19 Andrew Gaff West Coast [20]
20 Zac Clarke Fremantle [21]
21 Luke Dahlhaus Western Bulldogs [22]
22 Alex Fasolo Collingwood [23]
23 Sam Blease Melbourne [24]
24 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs [25]

Final voting

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Player Club Votes
1 Dyson Heppell Essendon 44
2 Luke Shuey West Coast 37
3 Zac Smith Gold Coast 21
4 David Swallow Gold Coast 18
5 Jack Darling West Coast 6
6 Sam Reid Sydney 5
7 Andrew Gaff West Coast 1
Trent McKenzie Gold Coast 1
Daniel Menzel Geelong 1
Jack Steven St Kilda 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[26]

References

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