# 2023 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). In 2023, the award was won by North Melbourne player Harry Sheezel.

## 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.

## Nominations

2023 AFL Rising Star nominees :
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Harry Sheezel | North Melbourne |
| 2 | Will Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | Reuben Ginbey | West Coast |
| 4 | Mitch Owens | St Kilda |
| 5 | Max Michalanney | Adelaide |
| 6 | Jai Culley | West Coast |
| 7 | Finn Callaghan | Greater Western Sydney |
| 8 | Mattaes Phillipou | St Kilda |
| 9 | Bailey Humphrey | Gold Coast |
| 10 | Josh Weddle | Hawthorn |
| 11 | Jye Amiss | Fremantle |
| 12 | Jacob van Rooyen | Melbourne |
| 13 | George Wardlaw | North Melbourne |
| 14 | Darcy Wilmot | Brisbane Lions |
| 15 | Angus Sheldrick | Sydney |
| 16 | Luke Pedlar* | Adelaide |
| 17 | Seamus Mitchell | Hawthorn |
| 18 | Judd McVee | Melbourne |
| 19 | Jaspa Fletcher | Brisbane Lions |
| 20 | Mac Andrew* | Gold Coast |
| 21 | Oliver Hollands | Carlton |
| 22 | Elijah Hewett | West Coast |
| 23 | Matthew Johnson* | Fremantle |
| 24 | Eddie Ford | North Melbourne |
*ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension.

## Final voting

The winner was decided by an 11-person panel consisting of Gillon McLachlan (chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Andrew Dillon, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Cameron Ling, 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. Panellists were unanimous on the top four (Jye Amiss, Will Ashcroft, Mitch Owens and Harry Sheezel), but not their order.

### Vote receivers

| | Player | Club | Votes |
| 1 | Harry Sheezel | North Melbourne | 54 |
| 2 | Will Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | 39 |
| 3 | Mitch Owens | St Kilda | 33 |
| 4 | Jye Amiss | Fremantle | 28 |
| 5 | Darcy Wilmot | Brisbane Lions | 4 |
| 6 | Finn Callaghan | Greater Western Sydney | 3 |
| 6 | Max Michalanney | Adelaide | 3 |
| 8 | George Wardlaw | North Melbourne | 1 |

### Full votes

| Panel member | 5 votes | 4 votes | 3 votes | 2 votes | 1 vote |
| Gillon McLachlan (chair) | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions) |
| Eddie Betts | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | George Wardlaw (North Melbourne) |
| Jude Bolton | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Max Michalanney (Adelaide) |
| Nathan Buckley | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney) |
| Kane Cornes | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Max Michalanney (Adelaide) |
| Andrew Dillon | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney) |
| Glen Jakovich | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Max Michalanney (Adelaide) |
| Laura Kane | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions) |
| Cameron Ling | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions) |
| Matthew Pavlich | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney) |
| Kevin Sheehan | Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) | Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions) | Mitch Owens (St Kilda) | Jye Amiss (Fremantle) | Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions) |