2012 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.^[1] The 2012 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to one of the 23 nominees. The 2012 award was won by Daniel Talia of the Adelaide Football Club.

2012 NAB AFL Rising Star
Daniel Talia, winner of the 2012 Rising Star, playing in April 2017
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Date	5 September
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Daniel Talia (Adelaide)
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Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 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. At the end of the year, one of the 23 nominees is the winner of award.^[1]

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Claye Beams	Brisbane Lions	^[2]
2	Jeremy Cameron	Greater Western Sydney	^[3]
3	Dylan Grimes	Richmond	^[4]
4	Mitch Wallis	Western Bulldogs	^[5]
5	Tomas Bugg	Greater Western Sydney	^[6]
6	Steven Motlop	Geelong	^[7]
7	Stephen Coniglio	Greater Western Sydney	^[8]
8	Mitchell Golby	Brisbane Lions	^[9]
9	Jake Carlisle	Essendon	^[10]
10	Dylan Shiel	Greater Western Sydney	^[11]
11	Ben Sinclair	Collingwood	^[12]
12	Daniel Talia	Adelaide	^[13]
13	Tom McDonald	Melbourne	^[14]
14	Toby Greene	Greater Western Sydney	^[15]
15	Arryn Siposs	St Kilda	^[16]
16	Josh Caddy	Gold Coast	^[17]
17	Brandon Ellis	Richmond	^[18]
18	Adam Treloar	Greater Western Sydney	^[19]
19	Devon Smith	Greater Western Sydney	^[20]
20	Sam Blease	Melbourne	^[21]
21	Sam Shaw	Adelaide	^[22]
22	Chad Wingard	Port Adelaide	^[23]
23	Dom Tyson	Greater Western Sydney	^[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1	Daniel Talia	Adelaide	43
2	Jeremy Cameron	Greater Western Sydney	35
3	Mitch Wallis	Western Bulldogs	19
4	Adam Treloar	Greater Western Sydney	15
5	Steven Motlop	Geelong	11
6	Tom McDonald	Melbourne	7
7	Josh Caddy	Gold Coast	3
8	Stephen Coniglio	Greater Western Sydney	2
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015^[25]

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