1999 AFL Rising Star
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The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League
. The award is also known as the Norwich Rising Star due to sponsorship reasons. The 1999 medal was won by Sydney
player Adam Goodes
.
rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 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.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. The award is also known as the Norwich Rising Star due to sponsorship reasons. The 1999 medal was won by Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
player Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
.
Eligibility and Nominations
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rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 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.
Nominations
| Round | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree is a former professional Australian rules football player whose 246 game Australian Football League career was played with two clubs.- Early life :... |
Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | Adam Goodes Adam Goodes Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League .... |
Sydney Swans |
| 3 | Brett Backwell Brett Backwell Brett Backwell is an Australian rules football player who achieved some international notoriety in 2005 when he opted to have a finger removed to enable him to continue his chosen sport.-AFL career:Backwell played his junior football in Queensland... |
Carlton Blues Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
| 4 | Troy Longmuir Troy Longmuir Troy John Longmuir is an Australian rules footballer formerly in the Australian Football League . He is the older brother of former Fremantle player Justin Longmuir.... |
Melbourne Demons Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
| 5 | Nick Davis Nick Davis Nick Davis may refer to:* Nick Davis , American football player* Nick Davis , Australian rules footballer* Nick Davis * Nick Davis * Nick Davis, a character on All My Children... |
Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
| 6 | David Gallagher David Gallagher (footballer) David Gallagher is an Australian rules footballer who has played in the Australian Football League and the Victorian Football League.... |
Adelaide Crows |
| 7 | Dean Rioli Dean Rioli Dean Rioli is an indigenous former Australian rules football player who spent his whole professional career with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.... |
Essendon Bombers Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
| 8 | Rowan Jones Rowan Jones Rowan Jones is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.... |
West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... |
| 9 | Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... |
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
| 10 | Brett Burton Brett Burton Brett Burton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He was picked up at Pick 16 in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club... |
Adelaide Crows |
| 11 | Dean Solomon Dean Solomon Dean Solomon is retired Australian rules footballer. He played for the Fremantle Dockers and the Essendon Bombers in his 13 year, 209 games and a premiership career.-Early career:... |
Essendon Bombers Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
| 12 | Andrew Williams | West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... |
| 13 | Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (footballer) Mark 'MJ' Johnson is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Fremantle in the AFL.-Early life:Johnson is commonly known as "Mr... |
Essendon Bombers Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
| 14 | Nathan Thompson Nathan Thompson Nathan Thompson is a former Australian rules footballer, who previously played with the Hawthorn and North Melbourne Football Clubs in the Australian Football League. He is currently a part of the Panel on the Sunday Footy Show.... |
Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys... |
| 15 | Andrew Shipp Andrew Shipp Andrew Shipp is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1999 and 2002. He was drafted from Springvale in the VFL as the 64th selection in the 1998 AFL Draft and played mainly as a forward.... |
Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... |
| 16 | Marc Dragicevic Marc Dragicevic Marc Dragicevic is an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League .Originally from north Geelong, Dragicevic played for Geelong Falcons before being drafted by Richmond.... |
Richmond Tigers Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,... |
| 17 | Luke Power Luke Power Luke Power is an Australian rules footballer. He is currently contracted to play for Greater Western Sydney. He was a part of the Brisbane Lions's 2001, 2002, and 2003 premierships. He is known for his effective use of the ball disposals, rare mistakes and his deadly accurate left foot. Many AFL... |
Brisbane Lions |
| 18 | Paul Licuria Paul Licuria Paul Licuria is an Australian rules footballer, formerly in the Australian Football League. His father is Italian and his mother is Spanish.-Sydney Football Club:... |
Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
| 19 | Matthew Bode Matthew Bode Matthew Bode was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting in 1998 with the Port Adelaide Football Club, he played as a small forward before moving to the Adelaide Football Club in 2001... |
Port Adelaide Power |
| 20 | Ben Mathews Ben Mathews -Overview:Ben Mathews is a former Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen region of New South Wales. In 2005 he was part of the premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles. He announced his retirement on 2 September... |
Sydney Swans Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
| 21 | Tim Notting Tim Notting Tim Notting is a former two-time premiership winning Australian rules footballer with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Australian Football League career:... |
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
| 22 | Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and continues to be an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield.... |
St Kilda Saints |