| 1993 Norwich AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Nathan Buckley, 1993 winner | |
| 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 | Peter Everitt | St Kilda | |
| 2 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn | |
| 3 | Nathan Chapman | Brisbane Bears | |
| 4 | Joe Misiti | Essendon | |
| 5 | Scott West | Footscray | |
| 6 | David Neitz | Melbourne | |
| 7 | Nathan Buckley | Brisbane Bears | |
| 8 | James Hird | Essendon | |
| 9 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | |
| 10 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | |
| 11 | Brodie Atkinson | St Kilda | |
| 12 | Glenn Archer | North Melbourne | |
| 13 | Saverio Rocca | Collingwood | |
| 14 | Darren Kowal | Melbourne | |
| 15 | Duncan Kellaway | Richmond | |
| 16 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | |
| 17 | Ilija Grgic | Footscray | |
| 18 | Ang Christou | Carlton | |
| 19 | Ricky Olarenshaw | Essendon | |
| 20 | Mark Mercuri | Essendon | |
| 21 | Brad Nicholson | Footscray | |
| 22 | Leigh 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. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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