2026 AFL Rising Star
Australian football award
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The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.[1]
Eligibility
Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten 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.[1]
Nominations
| ^ | Winner |
|---|---|
| * | Ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension. |
| Number | Club | Player | Nom. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |||
| Carlton | Jagga Smith | 1 | |
| Harry Dean | 12 | ||
| Talor Byrne | 20 | ||
| Essendon | Jacob Farrow | 5 | |
| Sullivan Robey | 9 | ||
| Dyson Sharp | 19 | ||
| Gold Coast | Leo Lombard | 0 | |
| Jai Murray | 15 | ||
| Zeke Uwland | 17 | ||
| Richmond | Sam Grlj | 7 | |
| Patrick Retschko | 11 | ||
| Jasper Alger | 14 | ||
| West Coast | Jobe Shanahan | 2 | |
| Willem Duursma | 3 | ||
| Josh Lindsay | 10 | ||
| 2 | Greater Western Sydney | Phoenix Gothard | 6 |
| Riley Hamilton | 18 | ||
| 1 | Brisbane Lions | Ty Gallop | 16 |
| Collingwood | Sam Swadling | 23 | |
| Geelong | Mitchell Edwards | 21 | |
| North Melbourne | Cooper Trembath | 4 | |
| Port Adelaide | Jack Whitlock | 8 | |
| Sydney | Jesse Dattoli | 22 | |
| Western Bulldogs | Cooper Hynes | 13 |