1993 AFL Rising Star
| 1993 Norwich AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Nathan Buckley, winner of the 1993 AFL Rising Star award, during 2008 | |
| Sponsored by | Norwich |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Rising Star | Nathan Buckley (Brisbane Bears) |
The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first season the medal was awarded and the award went to Nathan Buckley in his debut, and only, season at the Brisbane Bears.[1]
Eligibility
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award. The nominated players from 1993 are considered to be one of the most successful of all years.[2]
Nominations
| Round | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everitt, PeterPeter Everitt | St Kilda | |
| 2 | Crawford, ShaneShane Crawford | Hawthorn | |
| 3 | Chapman, NathanNathan Chapman | Brisbane Bears | |
| 4 | Misiti, JoeJoe Misiti | Essendon | |
| 5 | West, ScottScott West | Footscray | |
| 6 | Neitz, DavidDavid Neitz | Melbourne | |
| 7 | Buckley, NathanNathan Buckley | Brisbane Bears | |
| 8 | Hird, JamesJames Hird | Essendon | |
| 9 | Fletcher, DustinDustin Fletcher | Essendon | |
| 10 | Richardson, MatthewMatthew Richardson | Richmond | |
| 11 | Atkinson, BrodieBrodie Atkinson | St Kilda | |
| 12 | Archer, GlennGlenn Archer | North Melbourne | |
| 13 | Rocca, SaverioSaverio Rocca | Collingwood | |
| 14 | Kowal, DarrenDarren Kowal | Melbourne | |
| 15 | Kellaway, DuncanDuncan Kellaway | Richmond | |
| 16 | Ricciuto, MarkMark Ricciuto | Adelaide | |
| 17 | Grgic, IlijaIlija Grgic | Footscray | |
| 18 | Christou, AngAng Christou | Carlton | |
| 19 | Olarenshaw, RickyRicky Olarenshaw | Essendon | |
| 20 | Mercuri, MarkMark Mercuri | Essendon | |
| 21 | Nicholson, BradBrad Nicholson | Footscray | |
| 22 | Colbert, LeighLeigh Colbert | Geelong | |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[3] | |||
References
- ↑ Connolly, Rohan (18 June 1994). "Nathan Buckley, Not out of the woods". The Sunday Age. p. 7.
- ↑ Anderson, Jon (1 September 2010). "Rising Star class of 1993 is hard to beat". Herald Sun.
- ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 604.
External links
- Windsor-Black, Martin. "AFL Rising Star Award, 1993-2012". FootyStats.
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