.The quick ascent of modest Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been rewarded, crowned the 2024 Rising Star honor as part of the AFL honors night.Dempsey questioned 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being just the second Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Increasing Superstar award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were properly ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that filled out the best five.Watch the most effective protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with pro study and every video game up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING INSTEAD. Free of charge and discreet help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled 5 ballots coming from nine of the 11 judges, along with just Friary Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney certainly not providing the Geelong forward maximum ballots. Mahoney gave Lohmann 5 ballots as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is another Geelong draught good deal after being actually taken as a newbie in 2021. He participated in simply seven activities and also kicked two targets around his first two periods with the nightclub. But he is actually ended up being an essential of the Kitties' finest 22 this period, kicking 21 goals and also balancing 17.7 fingertips from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Cycle 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal performance against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the very hot early-season preferred to gain the award after West Coast's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy start to the year.But the duo ended up being disqualified to succeed the Rising Star after they were actually each suspended for accidents in Round 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were after that catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey finishing the period stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins return|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two times prior to the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong instructor Chris Scott pointed out Dempsey will be actually a deserving yet modest champion." He will acknowledge that there are a number of actually well-performed gamers who are actually unacceptable. Yet that shouldn't transform the way that he feels concerning the way he is actually handled his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I really love that as an instructor when you possess players that transform the way you deal with points, also discreetly." Ollie's only one of the most optimistic, satisfied fellas you'll come across." AFL RISING CELEBRITY 2024 VOTES AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Felines)-- 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 votes.