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Every week, a AFL rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. The player must be under 22 and at the end of the year, one of the 22 nominated for each round is the winner of rising star award for that year.
Some of the past winners of the AFL rising star awards are:
1993 Nathan Buckley (Brisbane) 1994 Chris Scott (Brisbane) 1995 Nick Holland (Hawthorn) 1996 Ben Cousins (West Coast Eagles) 1997 Michael Wilson (Port Adelaide) 1998 Byron Pickett (North Melbourne) 1999 Adam Goodes (Sydney) 2000 Paul Hasleby (Fremantle) 2001 Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda) 2002 Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 2003 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 2004 Jared Rivers (Melbourne)