2003 AFL Rising Star

2003 National AFL Rising Star
Sam Mitchell, winner of the 2003 AFL Rising Star award, during the 2007 AFL season
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Rising Star	Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.^[1] The 2003 medal was awarded to Hawthorn player, Sam Mitchell.^[2][3]

Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January 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.^[3]

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Mitchell, SamSam Mitchell	Hawthorn	[4]
2	Ball, LukeLuke Ball	St Kilda	[5]
3	Sporn, TrentTrent Sporn	Carlton	[6]
4	Brennan, JaredJared Brennan	Brisbane Lions	[7]
5	Schneider, AdamAdam Schneider	Sydney	[8]
6	Osborne, MichaelMichael Osborne	Hawthorn	[9]
7	Goddard, BrendonBrendon Goddard	St Kilda	[10]
8	Sampi, AshleyAshley Sampi	West Coast	[11]
9	Polak, GrahamGraham Polak	Fremantle	[12]
10	Waite, JarradJarrad Waite	Carlton	[13]
11	Wells, DanielDaniel Wells	Kangaroos	[14]
12	Fisher, BradBrad Fisher	Carlton	[15]
13	Schammer, ByronByron Schammer	Fremantle	[16]
14	Sandilands, AaronAaron Sandilands	Fremantle	[17]
15	Richards, TedTed Richards	Essendon	[18]
16	Motlop, DanielDaniel Motlop	Kangaroos	[19]
17	Cole, RichardRichard Cole	Collingwood	[20]
18	Roberts-Thomson, LewisLewis Roberts-Thomson	Sydney	[21]
19	Bullen, MarcMarc Bullen	Essendon	[22]
20	Montagna, LeighLeigh Montagna	St Kilda	[23]
21	McDougall, AndrewAndrew McDougall	West Coast	[24]
22	McGrath, AshleyAshley McGrath	Brisbane Lions	[25]
	Lokan, MatthewMatthew Lokan	Collingwood

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1	Mitchell, SamSam Mitchell	Hawthorn	33
2	Polak, GrahamGraham Polak	Fremantle	26
3	Ball, LukeLuke Ball	St Kilda	17
4	Wells, DanielDaniel Wells	North Melbourne	12
5	Schneider, AdamAdam Schneider	Sydney	8
6	Sampi, AshleyAshley Sampi	West Coast	4
7	Osborne, MichaelMichael Osborne	Hawthorn	3
8	Bullen, MarcMarc Bullen	Essendon	1
	Fisher, BradBrad Fisher	Carlton	1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[26]

References

1. "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
2. 2003 Rising Star – Sam Mitchell: Mooroolbark kid no one wanted to know
3. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. Slattery Media. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
4. "Mitchell wins first Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
5. Chong, Jordan (8 April 2003). "Ball the latest National Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
6. Chong, Jordan (15 April 2003). "Sporn's a National AFL Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
7. "Brennan is round four National Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
8. "Schneider the latest National Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
9. "Hawk Osborne wins National AFL Riing Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
10. "Goddard gets his due". AFL.com.au. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
11. "Sampi's star is rising". AFL.com.au. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
12. "Polak earns rookie gong". AFL.com.au. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
13. "Waite's Rising Star wait is over". AFL.com.au. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
14. "Wells the round 11 National Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
15. "Match-winner Fisher wins rookie honour". AFL.com.au. 17 June 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
16. "Schammer's star rises in Freo". AFL.com.au. 1 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
17. "Sandilands the latest National Rising Star Winner". AFL.com.au. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
18. "Richards claims the latest Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
19. "Motlop's fine work earns rookie nomination". AFL.com.au. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
20. "Magpie Cole earns rookie gong". AFL.com.au. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
21. "Roberts-Thompson is a Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
22. "Bullen wins latest rookie honour". AFL.com.au. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
23. "Montagna claims latest rookie nomination". AFL.com.au. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
24. "McDougall another Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
25. "McGrath, Lokan quinella final Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
26. Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 605.