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Don't like it.
Surely it should be for 1st yr players no older than 19
That would mean the award, which is supposed to have prestige, would suddenly be limited to probably 10 players who are a chance of winning it. And of those, whoever plays the most games would win it. It needs to have the scope that it does now to be a genuine award.
 
Don't like it.
Surely it should be for 1st yr players no older than 19
To be eligible, a player must be under 21 as of 1st January, and have played a maximum of 10 games.

Given that players become eligible for drafting in the year they turn 18, most players will still satisfy the age criteria in their 3rd year. I don't have a problem with 3rd year players being eligible, given the games criteria as well.
 
Making it only available for first year players would basically turn it into a midfielder's award as, typically, other position types take a couple of years of development before they play regular AFL football (with exceptions for special talents or players who get drafted to clubs with no decent players that play in their position).
 

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Making it only available for first year players would basically turn it into a midfielder's award as, typically, other position types take a couple of years of development before they play regular AFL football (with exceptions for special talents or players who get drafted to clubs with no decent players that play in their position).
Riley bonnar for example has had 3 preseasons in the afl vs Fogarty his 1st, its not even.
 
Riley bonnar for example has had 3 preseasons in the afl vs Fogarty his 1st, its not even.
And Fogarty may not play 10 games this year, meaning he'll still be eligible for the Rising Star next year.

Bonnar only playing 4 games in his first 2 seasons suggests that he's still developing his body to deal with playing against the bigger bodies of AFL.
 
Certainly someone in the 3rd year on a list has an advantage over someone in their 1st. It's a strange award really.

'Rookies' plus a few late bloomers to pad the numbers and quality out a bit.
If they're a third year player that hasn't played 10 games in their first 2 years, you're likely either a KPP, suffered significant injuries in your first 2 seasons or you're probably not going to be good enough to challenge for the award.

Even Talia managed 9 games in his first 2 seasons (before winning the Rising Star in his 3rd season).

The other option is to make it only available to first year players and have it won by one of the few players that plays nearly every game.
 
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