2025 AFL Rising Star
| 2025 AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Murphy Reid, recipient of the 2025 Rising Star award | |
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Country | Australia |
| Ron Evans Medallist | Murphy Reid (Fremantle) |
The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.[1]
The 2025 winner was Murphy Reid, from the Fremantle Football Club.[2]
Eligibility
Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award.[1]
Nominations
| ^ | Winner |
|---|
| Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0/1[a] | Sam Lalor | Richmond | [4] |
| 2 | Connor O'Sullivan | Geelong | [5] |
| 3 | Harvey Langford | Melbourne | [6] |
| 4 | Levi Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | [7] |
| 5 | Archie Roberts | Essendon | [8] |
| 6 | Murphy Reid^ | Fremantle | [9] |
| 7 | Xavier Lindsay | Melbourne | [10] |
| 8 | Hugo Garcia | St Kilda | [11] |
| 9 | Nate Caddy | Essendon | [12] |
| 10 | Cooper Lord | Carlton | [13] |
| 11 | Angus Clarke | Essendon | [14] |
| 12 | Ed Allan | Collingwood | [15] |
| 13 | Daniel Curtin | Adelaide | [16] |
| 14 | Tyrell Dewar | West Coast | [17] |
| 15 | Finn O'Sullivan | North Melbourne | [18] |
| 16 | Clay Hall | West Coast | [19] |
| 17 | Isaac Kako | Essendon | [20] |
| 18 | Luke Trainor | Richmond | [21] |
| 19 | Ashton Moir | Carlton | [22] |
| 20 | Joe Fonti | Greater Western Sydney | [23] |
| 21 | Ethan Read | Gold Coast | [24] |
| 22 | Hugh Boxshall | St Kilda | [25] |
| 23 | Harry Rowston | Greater Western Sydney | [26] |
| 24 | Matt Carroll | Carlton | [27] |
Final voting
The winner was decided by a 10-person panel consisting of Andrew Dillon (chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Matthew Pavlich and Kevin Sheehan. Each member awarded five votes to the player they determined most deserving, four votes to the second-most deserving, and so on to one vote to the fifth-most deserving.[28]
Vote receivers
| Player | Club | Votes[28] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murphy Reid | Fremantle | 48 |
| 2 | Daniel Curtin | Adelaide | 35 |
| 3 | Levi Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | 26 |
| 4 | Harvey Langford | Melbourne | 18 |
| 5 | Connor O'Sullivan | Geelong | 17 |
| 6 | Archie Roberts | Essendon | 6 |
Full votes
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rising Star History". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Reid a Rising Star!". fremantlefc.com.au. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Twomey, Callum [@CalTwomey] (9 March 2025). "The AFL won't name a Rising Star nominee this week. Only four players were eligible over the two Opening Round games – Max Gruzewski, James Leake, Tom Hanily, Ed Allan. Instead those games will be incorporated into the round one Rising Star nomination process for next week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Black, Sarah (17 March 2025). "Tiger's time: No.1 pick goes from broken jaw to Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Big Cat earns Rising Star nod after impressive display". afl.com.au. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Top Demon draftee's bright start earns Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Levi lands Telstra AFL Rising nomination". lions.com.au. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Roberts earns Telstra Rising Star nod". essendonfc.com.au. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Exciting Docker earns Rising Star nomination after blistering start". afl.com.au. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "X marks the star: Lindsay receives nomination". melbournefc.com.au. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Saints young gun lands Rising Star nomination after big response". afl.com.au. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Exciting Bombers forward earns second Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Cooper Lord named as the Round 10 Telstra AFL Rising Star". carltonfc.com.au. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Breakout Bomber earns Rising Star nod after three-goal bonanza". afl.com.au. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Young Pie earns Rising Star nomination after classy display". afl.com.au. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Crows tall rewarded with Rising Star nom after impressive start". afl.com.au. 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Exciting Eagle soars to land Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (23 June 2025). "Rising Roo to be part of one of AFL's most talented share houses". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Hall class: Young Eagles mid lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Livewire forward becomes Bombers' fourth Rising Star of 2025". afl.com.au. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Tiger time: Consistent tall gets long-awaited Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Moir to celebrate: Young Blue earns Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Dashing Giant earns deserved Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (4 August 2025). "The Saints great this Suns Rising Star is using as inspiration". afl.com.au.
- ^ "Tough Saint earns Rising Star nod after impressive performance". afl.com.au. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Four-goal Giant earns well-deserved Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Dashing Blue lands final Rising Star nom of 2025". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Schmook, Nathan (22 September 2025). "Full votes: Dockers young gun caps brilliant year with Rising Star win". Australian Football League. Melbourne. Retrieved 23 September 2025.