.The fast rise of modest Kitty Ollie Dempsey has actually been actually awarded, capped the 2024 Rising Celebrity honor as part of the AFL awards night.Dempsey surveyed 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being only the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Rising Star award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were effectively in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that filled out the best five.Watch the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with professional analysis and every activity up until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. For Free and confidential support telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 ballots coming from 9 of the 11 judges, with only Abbey Holmes and Josh Mahoney certainly not offering the Geelong onward maximum ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann 5 ballots as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually yet another Geelong draft deal after being actually taken as a newbie in 2021. He participated in simply 7 video games as well as stopped 2 goals throughout his 1st pair of times along with the nightclub. Yet he is actually come to be a backbone of the Pussy-cats' best 22 this period, booting 21 goals as well as averaging 17.7 disposals coming from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Felines. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the warm early-season preferred to succeed the honor after West Coastline's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid begin to the year.But the duo came to be disqualified to gain the Increasing Celebrity after they were both hung down for incidents in Cycle 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were then catapulted into favouritism, with Dempsey completing the time stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins return|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of times prior to the AFL Honors Night, Geelong coach Chris Scott stated Dempsey would certainly be actually a deserving however humble champion." He is going to acknowledge that there are a couple of definitely well-performed players that are actually unacceptable. But that shouldn't modify the manner in which he experiences about the technique he's tackled his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I really love that as an instructor when you possess gamers that transform the method you deal with things, also subtly." Ollie's simply one of the most optimistic, satisfied individuals you'll find." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 VOTES AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Kitties)-- 52 votes2. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)-- 43 votes3. Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)-- 21 votes4. Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)-- 15 votes5. Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)-- 12 ballots.