Herald Sun: AFL's 40 Best Rising Stars Under 24 Years Of Age Ranked (as of September 1st 2024)

[Lingsface]

Macdonald now has 28 goals for the year but not enough to make any list apparently.

Best wingman in the game in 2 years time I think.

 

[HairyO]

Best wingman in the game in 2 years time I think.

With D'Ambrosio on the other wing.

 

[adammania9]

This year he would have won your goal kicking for every one of your last 10 seasons except for one.

Good for him. Still overrated

 

[black is White]

Everyone should know it's at 1 Nick Daicos then 39 levels of daylight

 

[Cyril says]

165 votes cast this year and not even 1 vote to either of the Top 2 first year goal kickers.

It’s not much of an award and it should lose its prestige.

 

[RCAB]

165 votes cast this year and not even 1 vote to either of the Top 2 first year goal kickers.

It’s not much of an award and it should lose its prestige.

It lost it when they picked Palmer, and Taylor over Rioli and Bont, c'mon keep up.

 

[RonnieRaven]

It lost it when they picked Palmer, and Taylor over Rioli and Bont, c'mon keep up.

Palmers first year was amazing
He was Freo’s number 1 mid wasn’t a stat paddler either
20 games
10 goals 10 assists
ave 3+ tackles 3+ clearance 3+ i50

 

[Purple Suit]

165 votes cast this year and not even 1 vote to either of the Top 2 first year goal kickers.

It’s not much of an award and it should lose its prestige.

Why would you pick a 1st year goal kicker of 20 odd goals when you could pick a gun forward who has kicked a lot more goals since they have been in comp for longer. It's not the best 1st year player list.

 

[HairyO]

Palmers first year was amazing
He was Freo’s number 1 mid wasn’t a stat paddler either
20 games
10 goals 10 assists
ave 3+ tackles 3+ clearance 3+ i50

Want to compare highlights reel?



Had to split it into 2 separate posts it was so good:

Why would you pick a 1st year goal kicker of 20 odd goals when you could pick a gun forward who has kicked a lot more goals since they have been in comp for longer. It's not the best 1st year player list.

The 22 Under 22 list contains players who are 23... so when its the AFL pretty much anything is possible.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Want to compare highlights reel?



Had to split it into 2 separate posts it was so good:





The 22 Under 22 list contains players who are 23... so when its the AFL pretty much anything is possible.

Finals aren’t included
Great highlight package but when your a full time fwd you should ave at least 1 goal a game

 

[HairyO]

Finals aren’t included
Great highlight package but when your a full time fwd you should ave at least 1 goal a game

How many small forwards kicked 22 goals in their 1st season the AFL era ?

 

[RonnieRaven]

How many small forwards kicked 22 goals in their 1st season the AFL era ?

Weightman kicked 29 in his first 19 games
That was over his first two seasons because of injury
Still eligible for rising star in his second year kicking 26 goals from 16 games

 

[PhatBoy]

How many small forwards kicked 22 goals in their 1st season the AFL era ?

He loses out on a technicality but Jeff ‘the actual Wizard’ Farmer played 7 games in his debut season, starting as a 17 year old still 3 months away from being old enough to go to a pub.

He returned a year later at 18 and kicked 37 in 19 games so there’s a 174cm forward who doesn’t quite fit the criteria but for all intents and purposes you can say may as well have.

 

[HairyO]

He loses out on a technicality but Jeff ‘the actual Wizard’ Farmer played 7 games in his debut season, starting as a 17 year old still 3 months away from being old enough to go to a pub.

He returned a year later at 18 and kicked 37 in 19 games so there’s a 174cm forward who doesn’t quite fit the criteria but for all intents and purposes you can say may as well have.

Except he had 2 pre-seasons which is a huge factor in the growth of players.

 

[DanA]

Is Noah Anderson

15

Noah Anderson

Age

23

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.0

2star

T

0.0

1star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

0.0

1star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

CL

0.0

1star

better than Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

23

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

MG

160.0

3star

. That's not my impression.

 

[PhatBoy]

Except he had 2 pre-seasons which is a huge factor in the growth of players.

Perhaps, but even so as a kid THAT young, kicking 40 goals in games 6-26 is a high standard for an 18 year old

 

[Wojcinski]

In order:

1. Max Holmes
2. Sam De Koning
3. Oli Dempsey
4. Tanner Bruhn
5. Oli Henry
6. Lawson Humphries
7. Shannon Neale

and then Nick Daicos and some other plodders

 

[Cyril says]

Why would you pick a 1st year goal kicker of 20 odd goals when you could pick a gun forward who has kicked a lot more goals since they have been in comp for longer. It's not the best 1st year player list.

Neither got a vote in best first year player either.

 

[Cyril says]

It lost it when they picked Palmer, and Taylor over Rioli and Bont, c'mon keep up.

It’s still got prestige but yep, doesn’t deserve it.

 

[RCAB]

Palmers first year was amazing

So what?

 

[the hypnotoad]

Weddle seems very high for what he is right now

For us, I’d have Soligo in there ahead of Rachele, but can understand why he isn’t

weddle is really good, will be even better

 

[RonnieRaven]

So what?

I don’t think the prestige was lost when Palmer won it.
It’s only judged on that year not the stink that followed.
Palmer had an exceptional year
Don’t accept all that the media tells you
It’s a big world out there

 

[RCAB]

I don’t think the prestige was lost when Palmer won it.
It’s only judged on that year not the stink that followed.
Palmer had an exceptional year
Don’t accept all that the media tells you
It’s a big world out there

Yes but he wasn't better then Rioli, and no good judge or coach if they were able to pick a player for their team, would've taken Palmer ahead of Rioli after the end of the 2008 home and away season.

 

[pie chucker]

Scary thing for the Pies is the lack of talent under 24. I still think a few will be good, but just lack opportunities because of the geriatrics playing. If we give away next years first rounder again, I might go feral.

 

[Cyril says]

Scary thing for the Pies is the lack of talent under 24. I still think a few will be good, but just lack opportunities because of the geriatrics playing. If we give away next years first rounder again, I might go feral.

You’ll be alright. Most juniors would bite off their right arm to play for your club.