Five Western Bulldogs young guns are eligible to be nominated for the 2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star award.

Draftees Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner, Brooke Barwick, Elaine Grigg and Cleo Buttifant are able to be nominated, while Jasmyn Smith also fits the eligibility criteria.

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Bring on Week 1!

Ready for the season to begin!

One player across the competition will be nominated each week for the award, chosen by a panel consisting of Laura Kane, Erin Phillips, Gemma Bastiani, Emma Nielson and Kevin Sheehan.

At the conclusion of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season, the AFLW All-Australian panel will vote on the five best-performed nominees, based on their performance throughout the season.

2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star selection criteria

  1. The player must be under 21 years of age as of December 31, 2024 and played 10 or fewer games before Week 1 of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season.
  2. Must not be a previous winner of the Telstra AFLW Rising Star award.
  3. In general, the player judged to have played the best individual game of the week is to be the basis of the weekly nomination.
    1. When several players are judged to have played at a reasonably similar level, previous weeks and the season to date performances are then taken into account.
  4. The priority is to have the best-performed 10 players nominated by the end of the season for consideration for the overall award. Therefore, in later weeks, year-to-date performances will be allocated increasing weight relative to performances in the round.

2024 AFLW All-Australian panel

  • Andrew Dillon (chair) - AFL CEO
  • Gemma Bastiani - AFL Media and ABC
  • Jason Bennett - Channel 7 
  • Sarah Black - AFL Media
  • Laura Kane - AFL Executive GM Football
  • Katie Loynes - Former player (GWS and Carlton)
  • Josh Mahoney - AFL GM Football Operations
  • Emma Moore - AFL GM AFLW
  • Erin Phillips - Former player (Adelaide/Port Adelaide) and AFL Performance Lead
  • Eliza Reilly - Media (CODE)
  • Narelle Smith - Former assistant coach (Adelaide)
  • Kelli Underwood - Foxtel and ABC
  • Megan Waters - Foxtel

2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star panel

  • Laura Kane (chair) - AFL Executive GM Football
  • Gemma Bastiani - AFL Media and ABC
  • Emma Nielson - AFL Football Analyst
  • Erin Phillips - Former player (Adelaide/Port Adelaide) and AFL Performance Lead
  • Kevin Sheehan - AFL Talent Ambassador