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AFL News from Johnson- February 19, 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) AFL Chief Executive Officer Wayne Jackson said the new arrangement was a major step forward for the AFL as it elevates the league’s long-term relationship with CUB to another level that will help further the growth of the code on a national basis. He said the agreement reached between the AFL and CUB was for four years, commencing in the 2001 season, with further options to extend at the conclusion of the contract. Sources say that the AFL was closing in on CUB regarding a new naming rights sponsorship deal, which will take effect from Round 1 of the 2001 season, and expires at the end of the 2006 season, at the same time as the new broadcast deal. www.afana.com /afl/johnson/afl_jl_010219.html   (6772 words)

AFL Rising Star award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. It was previously known as the Norwich Rising Star award and first began in 1993. Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AFL_Rising_Star_award   (183 words)

[No title] The winner of the National AFL Rising Star Award was chosen by the All Australian selectors: Rod Austin, Kevin Bartlett, Andrew Demetriou, Gerard Healy, Neil Kerley, Chris Mainwaring, Robert Walls and Wayne Jackson (Non-voting chairman). The record attendance for an AFL season was established in 1998 with 6,119,164 while the second highest tally is 5,921,134 in 2001. Gale, who was president of the AFL Players Association during the final years of his playing career before resigning at the end of 2002, is one of a list, recently pruned to 20 candidates to replace AFL chief executive-elect, Andrew Demetriou. www.afana.com /netpaper/sep7-95969.html   (4805 words)

National Australia Bank - Sam Mitchell wins 2003 National AFL Rising Star - 5th September Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell is the 2003 National AFL Rising Star. He was presented with the National AFL Rising Star Medal by last year's winner St Kilda's Nick Reiwoldt at Melbourne's Crown Casino. The prestigious National AFL Rising Star award is the final step in the National AFL Pathway Program. www.national.com.au /About_Us/0,,34213,00.html   (576 words)

Sports Australia - AFL News Article: Deledio scoops Rising Star Award [Aug 31, 2005] Young gun Richmond midfielder Brett Deledio has taken out the 2005 AFL Rising Star Medal, edging out Bulldog midfielder Ryan Griffen to win the prestigious award given to the most promising young footballer to emerge during the year. Deledio was presented with the coveted Rising Star Medal by last year’s winner Jared Rivers at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium. The winner of the Rising Star Medal was chosen by the All-Australian selectors: Andrew Demetriou, Adrian Anderson, Rod Austin, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy, Neil Kerley, Chris Mainwaring, Robert Walls, plus the AFL National Talent Manager, Kevin Sheehan. sportsaustralia.com /articles/aug05/artid3678.html   (414 words)

Reebok The National Bank’s AFL Rising Star Program, an inspired initiative that identifies emerging young talent and potential superstars of the future, is included in the agreement. As an active supporter of AFL Auskick, Reebok is proud to support an outstanding grass roots initiative that encourages children to keep active and healthy by playing sport. Attendances during the 2004 AFL Premiership season exceeded 5.9 million and with 45,000 AFL members and 9 million Australians currently interested in AFL, Reebok is clearly excited about the opportunity to be closely associated with a sport that is growing exponentially and has such a strong connection with the community. www.reebok.com.au /news.php?id=9   (296 words)

Pearce named rising star - AFL - Fox Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) LIGHTNING-quick Port Adelaide midfield player Danyle Pearce streeted the most open AFL Rising Star field in years today, becoming the first former rookie-listed player to win the award. Pearce, who was overlooked in the 2004 national draft before being thrown a rookie lifeline by Power, earned a maximum five votes from eight of the nine Rising Star judges. Power had four of the 22 nominees for the 2006 Rising Star Award, the most of any club. www.foxsports.com.au /story/0,8659,20363774-23211,00.html   (575 words)

News Display Tim was also selected to play for the Sydney AFL Development side against the Sydney Swans Reserves on the representative weekend, though unfortunately could not participate through injury. His decision to play AFL was vindicated when awarded equal runner up in the Kealey Medal (Sydney AFL under 18 Best and Fairest Award) in 2004 and was part of the 2005 Under 18 premiership winning team for the school. Players nominated by their club must be in their first full season of senior football (less than four senior matches in the Sydney AFL or elsewhere prior to 2006) and must be under 21 years of age. www.sydneyafl.com.au /default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=105762   (3590 words)

JSquad Football - AFL Rising Star - Jarryd Roughead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Hawthorn's emerging key position player Jarryd Roughead has won the round 19 nomination for the 2005 NAB Rising Star Medal, for his performance against the Brisbane Lions on Sunday. The 18-year old made his AFL debut in round three this year against Essendon, and has played 13 games since. Roughead was the number two selection in the 2004 NAB AFL Draft, and was selected as Hawthorn's first pick. www.afljsquad.com.au /?id=560&cid=294   (385 words)

ABC Sport - AFL - Tigers' Deledio wins AFL's rising star award Deledio was the number one draft pick at the beginning of the year and was picked up by the Tigers. The young star played every game this year and proved himself a valuable player for the club. Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews spoke to Grandstand about the 2007 AFL season, and the loss of a number of senior players from the club. www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200508/s1450249.htm   (317 words)

LeCras final Rising Star nominee - AFL - Fox Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) WEST Coast forward Mark LeCras has claimed the round-22 nomination for the AFL Rising Star award as reward for his five-goal haul against Richmond on Saturday. LeCras, playing his fifth senior game, collected 14 kicks, 10 marks and five goals in the 88-point drubbing of the Tigers, all but assuring him of a berth in the Eagles' team for the qualifying final against Sydney on Saturday night. The 2006 Rising Star winner will be announced on Wednesday. www.foxsports.com.au /story/0,8659,20349988-23211,00.html   (277 words)

JSquad Football - AFL Rising Star - Kepler Bradley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Young Essendon big man Kepler Bradley is the round one nominee for the 2005 NAB AFL Rising Star Medal. It was the sixth senior appearance for Bradley, who was taken by the Bombers with the No.6 pick at the 2003 NAB AFL Draft. Young Essendon big man Kepler Bradley is the round one nominee for the 2005 NAB AFL Rising Star award. www.afljsquad.com.au /?id=169&cid=294   (250 words)

The AFL Rising Star Award quiz -- free game Which company was the inaugural sponsor of the Rising Star Award in 1993? Nathan Buckley was appointed captain of Collingwood in 1999, the first Rising Star winner to be awarded the honour. Kilda's Nick Riewoldt, led the AFL in which statistical category in the year of his award, 2002? www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=95650   (229 words)

Hampton Rovers AFC :: AFL/VFL Players Unable to establish himself as a regular with Essendon after making his AFL debut in 2002, he sought a new club, with Sydney offering him a fresh opportunity to prove himself. An excellent mark and a fine pinch-hitter up forward, he could be just the type of extra ‘tall’ the Swans need to bolster their depth. Draft history: 2000 National AFL Draft 2nd round selection (Essendon) No. 27 overall on-traded by Geelong to West Coast to Essendon for Michael Prior; 2005 NAB AFL Draft traded by Essendon for No. 19 (Courtenay Dempsey) and No. 51 (Sam Lonergan). www.hamptonrovers.com.au /club/afl.php   (182 words)

TRIPLE M   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Dale Thomas from the Collingwood Football Club is the Round Two NAB AFL Rising Star nominee. Thomas was Collingwood's first selection (number two overall) in the 2005 NAB AFL Draft. Thomas was also named All-Australian (half-forward flank) after the 2005 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, in which he represented Vic Country. www.triplemrocks.com.au /shows/football/nab.php?roundnum=2   (158 words)

Philip Murray (1886 - 1952) As president of the CIO, Murray cemented the alliance between the industrial unions and the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. He also created a more amicable relationship with the larger and older American Federation of Labor (AFL), laying the foundation for the merger of the CIO and the AFL in 1955. In 1917, Murray mobilized support on the Executive Board to confirm another rising star in the organization, John L. Lewis, as vice president of the UMW. www.aflcio.org /aboutaflcio/history/history/murray.cfm   (1213 words)

News Display Western Jets graduate Michael Rischitelli was this week's NAB AFL Rising Star Nomination. Michael (seen pictured in his Jets days, right) was drafted from the Western Jets as a seventeen year-old in 2003 by the Brisbane Lions late in the National Draft. Due to his youth and the Lions’ on field success, Michael had not played regular AFL football in 2003-04. westernjets.footballvic.com.au /default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=107022   (147 words)

JSquad Football - AFL Rising Star - Anthony Corrie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Corrie hails from Darwin club Southern Districts and was drafted by the Lions with the 44th selection overall at the 2002 NAB AFL Draft. The 21 year old made his debut in round four last season and won 16 touches on debut against West Coast, and earned plaudits for his courageous act later in the year against Essendon, which left him with a broken jaw after a clash with Dustin Fletcher. He is the fourth Lion to be nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award and will join teammates Justin Sherman, Jed Adcock and Troy Selwood at the awards lunch in Melbourne at the end of August. www.afljsquad.com.au /?id=510&cid=294   (204 words)

AFL SportsReady Newsletter The 2006 AFL SportsReady Graduation was held on Sunday the 26th of February. David McKay, representating the board of AFL SportsReady, officially welcomed guests, congratulated trainees and thanked host employers, Registered Training Organizations, Department of Education Science and Training, CCI Employsfast and the New Apprenticeship Centre. The tough-as-teak 29-year-old is also a field officer for the AFL SportsReady education program, which aims to help young players better prepare for life after football. www.aflsportsready.com.au /email/news.asp?id=34   (1152 words)

Scout.com: Headley named to AFL "Rising Star Showcase" The Arizona Fall League’s inaugural “Rising Stars Showcase” game featuring elite prospects from every organization in Major League Baseball will be played at 7:15 p.m. “We’ve had so many first-round picks and minor league all-stars play in the Fall League, we thought this is a natural way to showcase the tremendous talent rising in baseball. Following the “Rising Stars Showcase,” the six-team Arizona Fall League resumes play on Saturday, October 28 and continues with three games per day, six days per week (Monday-Saturday) through the weekend before Thanksgiving when the championship game will be held at 1 p.m. padres.scout.com /2/582798.html   (430 words)

Elite Sports Properties :: Consulting In 2005, National Australia Bank – proud sponsors of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program – will surpass the half million dollar mark in terms of its direct support of grass roots football clubs across Australia. NAB AFL Rising Stars Program Ambassador, Garry Lyon, said that the NAB Club Recognition Award is an important initiative that the National Australia Bank introduced to complement its sponsorship of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, the AFL’s talent identification and development program. The junior club of each nominee for the 2005 NAB AFL Rising Star Medal will receive a valuable pack of financial and practical resources that will enable them to continue their important role in developing the future champions of tomorrow. www.elitesports.com.au /new/con_media.17.5.05.html   (446 words)

Power's Pearce scoops rising star award Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce was voted the winner of the 2006 AFL Rising Star Award on Wednesday. Pearce received a maximum five votes from eight of the nine judges to finish with a total of 43 votes. Police organise a benefit for a brave girl who lost her family in a fire. news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=94290   (219 words)

JSquad Football - AFL Rising Star - Ryan Griffen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Griffen was selected by the Bulldogs with their first pick in the 2004 NAB AFL Draft, and was chosen at number three overall. After overcoming a minor pre-season knee injury, Griffen made his AFL debut in round four against West Coast, where he amassed 12 possessions, took two marks, and kicked two goals. Most recently, Griffen was a standout performer in the Bulldogs' Darwin clash with the Blues, where his 13 possessions and one goal won him the Rising Star nomination. www.afljsquad.com.au /?id=489&cid=294   (248 words)

eBay Australia - rising star, AFL VFL, Records, Comic Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) AFL OFFICIAL RISING STAR CARD 2005 - WILL MINSON AFL OFFICIAL RISING STAR CARD 2005 - ADAM BENTICK AFL 05 Mark Seaby Herald Sun West Coast Rising Star Ins search.ebay.com.au /rising-star   (505 words)

LisaJ's Indigenous AFL Players homepge - Indigenous Team of the Century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) On the 3rd of August 2005, at Crown Casino the AFL announced the Indigenous Team of the Century. The time frame that this team covers is from 1904 to 2004, the 24 men who were chosen for this team are the best of the best. As stated on the AFL webpage, the selection panel comprised of AFL Indigenous Foundation Board Member Pat Dodson, prominent AFL fan and media personality Ernie Dingo, former AFL umpire Glenn James, Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan, senior journalists Mike Sheahan and Michelangelo Rucci and AFL historian Col Hutchison. afl.lisaj.id.au /teamofcentury.htm   (612 words)

News Display Brisbane Lions youngster Michael Rischitelli has been rewarded for a consistent month of football with a nomination for this year's NAB Rising Star award. The past four weeks for Rischitelli have been the 20-year-old's best at AFL level, averaging nearly 21 touches a match. Selected with pick 61 in the 2003 NAB AFL Draft from the Western Jets in the TAC Cup competition, Rischitelli made his AFL debut in 2004 and now has 12 games under his belt. taccup.footballvic.com.au /default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=107002   (153 words)

Injuries shuffle AFL Rising Star lineups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The first-of-its-kind game features the top 50 prospects from the Arizona Fall League, which is midway through a 15th season of bringing together the most-promising minor league players from all 30 major league teams. The best of the best for tonight's game were chosen by some of the top evaluators of talent, professional scouting directors and player development experts. Left-hander Giovany Gonzalez, a top prospect in the Phillies' organization, was selected to play in the Futures' Game at the All-Star break in Pittsburgh last summer and was the only pitcher on the U.S. roster to throw a perfect inning. azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/1027risingstars1027.html   (425 words)

2003 AFL To many of them, these cards are their FIRST AFL Trading cards. Featuring the most promising young guns who made a dramastic impact on the game during the Season 2002 from Round 1 to Round 22—The AFL RISING STAR NOMINEES. An additional series to the "1996 AFL Inaugural Hall Of Fame" series. www.cardzone.com.au /AflVfl/2003.html   (577 words)

Hawthorn Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell is the National AFL Rising Star winner for 2003. The 20-year-old midfielder polled 33 votes in the award, seven clear of his nearest rival, Fremantle defender Graham Polak. St Kilda midfielder Luke Ball finished third on 17 votes, ending the Saints’ run that had produced the last two Rising Stars in Nick Riewoldt and Justin Koschitzke. www.geocities.com /jakehikki/Hawthorn.html   (75 words)

The AFL Rising Star Award - AFL Awards Quiz The AFL Rising Star Award - AFL Awards Quiz The AFL Rising Star Award has honoured the best young player each year since 1993. Here is a short quiz to test your knowledge of the games rising stars. www.funtrivia.com /quizdetails.cfm?id=95650   (99 words)

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