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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mark Ricciuto
He was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1993 and achieved All-Australian selection in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Captain) and 2005 (Captain) and was in the Adelaide Crows 1998 premiership team and 2003 Wizard Cup winning team.
He was the AFL Rising Star for 1993 and achieved All-Australian selection in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 and was in the Adelaide Crows 1998 premiership team and 2003 Wizard Cup winning team.
He was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1993 and achieved All-Australian selection in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 and was in the Adelaide Crows 1998 premiership team and 2003 Wizard Cup winning team.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mark-Ricciuto   (1208 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.
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player.
To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or less senior games and not been suspended during the season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AFL_Rising_Star_award   (168 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL COUNCIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Players found guilty by the AFL Tribunal of an offence and suspended during the home-and-away rounds are ineligible to win.
The award was instituted in 1924 and - except for a break from 1942 to 1945 during World War II - has continued every year.
Awarded to the player judged to be the best on the ground in the Grand Final.
www.iafc.com.au /g_awards.html   (316 words)

  
 National Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It also has by far the highest per-game attendance of any domestic professional sports league in the world; its 2005 attendance of 67,593 per game was over 25,000 higher than the 2005-06 per-game attendance of the league in second place, the Bundesliga in German football (soccer).
The AFL's Denver Broncos were the first modern-era team to have a fl starting quarterback, Marlin Briscoe, who started the fourth game of the 1968 season, and broke pro football rookie records for passing yardage and touchdowns.
The rise of professional football was so fast that by the mid-'60s, it had surpassed baseball as Americans' favorite spectator sport in some surveys.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Football_League   (5734 words)

  
 National Australia Bank - National's Rising Star Club Recognition Award
The National’s Rising Star Club Recognition Award is presented to each of the junior football clubs responsible for the development of the AFL players nominated for the National's AFL Rising Star Medal.
The National's Rising Star Club Recognition Award acknowledges that a player's development is largely attributed to the dedication and commitment of volunteers and staff of local football clubs.
Subject to these rules, and in National's discretion, it is intended that an Award will be made in respect of each AFL player nominated for the 2004 National AFL Rising Star Award (as judged by the AFL), each such player being a "Qualifying Player".
www.national.com.au /Community/0,,46533,00.html   (409 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.
St. 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   (210 words)

  
 AFL News from Johnson- May 29, 2000
AFL spokesman Tony Peek said the league was approached about an Aboriginal carnival about a year ago, but had rejected the proposal.
AFL spokesman Tony Peek said the problem enabling the hackers to change their tips had since been rectified.
Carlton star midfielder Anthony Koutoufides is the round 11 winner for dominating third quarter in the grand final replay against North Melbourne.
www.afana.com /afl/johnson/afl_jl_000529.html   (2297 words)

  
 Nick Riewoldt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was drafted first overall in the 2000 AFL Draft and quickly became one of the league's brightest young stars after his 2001 debut.
He won his first St Kilda Best and Fairest Award in 2002 and was the league's best first year player, winning the National AFL Rising Star Award.
His breakout season was 2004, when Riewoldt lead in the league in total marks and also came in the top ten for both the Coleman and Brownlow medals.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nick_Riewoldt   (615 words)

  
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The winner of the National’s AFL Rising Star Medal was chosen by the All-Australian selectors: Andrew Demetriou, Adrian Anderson, Rod Austin, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy, Neil Kerley, Chris Mainwaring, Kevin Sheehan and Robert Walls.
Looms as the favorite for this year's National's AFL rising star award, Rivers' first half of 2004 was bordering on All-Australian selection such was his impact in the Demons' defence.
Cross was eligible for the award by the narrowest of margins, having entered the season with 10 matches to his name - all in 2002.
www.afana.com /netpaper/sep5-41039.html   (5980 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.
The prestigious National AFL Rising Star award is the final step in the National AFL Pathway Program.
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).
www.national.com.au /About_Us/0,,34213,00.html   (576 words)

  
 Saints Newspaper Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The prestigious National AFL Rising Star award is the final step in the National AFL Pathway Program, which tracks young players from grass roots to the elite playing level.
Riewoldt, this year's favourite to take out the AFL Rising Star, and Koschitzke, the 2001 AFL Rising Star winner, have agreed to two year extensions to their current agreements which run to the end of 2003.
Queenslander Riewoldt slipped through Brisbane's clutches when the AFL ruled his club Southport was outside the 50km radius of Brisbane, stopping the Lions from picking him under their free draft concessional pick in 2000.
members.iinet.net.au /~skewes/saints/newsother.html   (2339 words)

  
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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.
Jackson said the outcome had to be considered in the context of crowds being down this year at the MCG by 168,000 compared to 2002 due to the reconstruction of the stadium.
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)

  
 Ansett Rising Star Award
In order to be eligible for the award, players must be under 21 years of age before December 31st of the previous year.
They may not have played more than 10 games in the AFL before the start of the season, and like the Brownlow, any player suspended during the season is deemed ineligible.
He represented his state in the 2000 AFL National Under 18 Championships and his talent and ability was recognised with selection in the All-Australian side chosen during the course of the carnival.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/aussie_rules_football/79833   (358 words)

  
 AFL News from Johnson- March 20, 2000
He supported the AFL's decisions as the negotiator, but expected his club to be treated "fairly and honestly in all deals" in return.
Launching the new Club 10 to promote the top 10 AFL players in 2000, player manager Ricky Nixon said he hoped the clubs would not forget that the greatest asset they had was their players.
AFL chief executive Wayne Jackson conceded that the difference was that round 2 in 1999 was in the Easter weekend.
www.afana.com /afl/johnson/afl_jl_000320.html   (1784 words)

  
 victorharbor.yourguide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The club was awarded a financial and resource package from the National Australia Bank, as acknowledgement and thanks for their contribution to Griffen's development.
The NAB AFL Rising Stars Program is a talent identification and development program from grassroots through to the AFL level.
Saints President Matt Jamieson believes it is a privilige to be awarded the package from the NAB and to be a recipient for the talent that came from the club.
victorharbor.yourguide.com.au /detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&story_id=410290&category=General+Sport&m=7&y=2005   (511 words)

  
 ABC Sport - AFL - Young Hawk nominated for rising star award
Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis is the round 11 nomination for this year's AFL rising star award.
Lewis was one of the Hawks' better players in their 22-point loss to the Western Bulldogs last weekend gathering 10 kicks, nine handballs and four marks playing in the back line and midfield.
He is the second Hawthorn player to be nominated this season after Lance Franklin received the same honour in round four.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200506/s1386595.htm   (202 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?quiz=95650   (84 words)

  
 The Sports Network - Arena Football League
Harrell is tied for No. 10 in the AFL in scoring with 36 points after he caught three TDs at Chicago last week.
Shelley is tied for the AFL led in first downs (19), tied for No. 2 in scoring (48) and leads the AFL in third-down receptions (8)...
He is also tied for the AFL lead for most points scored in a game with 30...
www.sportsnetwork.com /default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=afoot/news/AIN3072863.htm   (2527 words)

  
 Ben Cousins -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Cousins was drafted in 1995 by the West Coast Eagles under the father-son rule, as his father Bryan (a star player himself in the local West Australian Football League competition) had played 67 games for the Geelong Football Club in the then-VFL.
Cousins made his debut in the AFL in 1996 at the age of 17 - ironically against Geelong - and won the AFL's Rising Star award in his first season.
The season culminated in him winning the 2005 Brownlow Medal by one vote from teammate Daniel Kerr (who is also the current boyfriend of Cousins' younger sister Melanie), and captaining West Coast in the 2005 AFL Grand Final where the team lost to the Sydney Swans by four points.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Ben_Cousins   (565 words)

  
 the under 18s
Most of the 18s players will be eligible for this year's AFL draft and balancing the expectations of the individuals, families and the system can be a delicate operation.
Paul Hasleby - an AFL rising star award winner, established player with Fremantle and twice winner of the Herald Docker Award.
Here are 14 talented juniors from the East Fremantle zone, five of them are established AFL players, one is playing the VFL and not one of the other eight is playing for the Sharks.
www.australianrules.com.au /2005stories/theunder18s.html   (733 words)

  
 JSquad Football - AFL Rising Star - Brett Deledio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The votes were cast in a 5-4-3-2-1 format by nine judges with Deledio and Griffen getting the nod as the top two players from each judge except former Richmond champion Kevin Bartlett, who gave Deledio the maximum five votes but did not give Griffen a single vote.
Deledio becomes the first number one draft pick to win the award in his debut season although St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt, the number one pick in the 2000 draft, won the award in his second season in 2002 after an injury-marred first season in 2001 meant he was still eligible.
The Brisbane Lions headed the list of nominations for this year's award with four while the Hawks had three with reigning premiers Port Adelaide, minor premiers Adelaide, Sydney and the Kangaroos the only clubs not to earn a Rising Star nominee this season.
www.afljsquad.com.au /?id=165&cid=294   (635 words)

  
 penny-stock-blog.com stock blog: July 2005 Archives
He repeated the Fed's mantra that rates may rise ``at a pace that's likely to be measured,'' suggesting that the nine consecutive increases since June 2004 that have driven the overnight lending rate to 3.25 percent are far from being the last.
The 4.8 percent rise in autos and auto parts sales was the biggest since May 2004, as buyers took advantage of employee-discount incentives launched by manufacturers to cut down bloated inventories.
STARS was designed to meet the needs of investors looking to put their investment decisions in perspective.
penny-stock-blog.com /archives/2005/07/index.html   (19926 words)

  
 Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board :: View topic - Rising Star?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The AFL Rising Star Award was instituted in 1993 to recognise and encourage talented young players in the AFL.
Because it is an award targeted at young players they have to set some sort of cut off.
Josh Drummond is already a star in the Brisbane Lions team and has played only 4 games since being elevated off the Rookie list yet he misses out because he is 4 months too old.
www.magpies.org.au /nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=23729   (622 words)

  
 The Advertiser: Griffen looms as rising star of the AFL [ 31aug05 ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Advertiser: Griffen looms as rising star of the AFL [ 31aug05 ]
Griffen looms as rising star of the AFL
One of the catalysts of the Western Bulldogs' resurgence in 2005, Griffen is widely considered as one of the favourites, his main rival being Richmond's Brett Deledio.
www.theadvertiser.news.com.au /footy/story_page/0,8747,16441738^21546,00.html   (266 words)

  
 Ozeform.com - AFL News & Betting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
AFL footy kicks off on tonight with the Richmond Tigers looking to cement their place in the top 4 when they take on the Melbourne Demons at the Telstra Dome.
Carlton lost Brendan Fevola for Friday night’s clash against Hawthorn after the star full forward was suspended for two matches by the tribunal on Wednesday night.
Round 5 of AFL action gets underway on Friday night with the Geelong Cats heading to AAMI Stadium looking to snap a seven game losing streak at the venue when they tackle reigning premier Port Adelaide Power.
www.ozeform.com /site/sports_news/AFLnews.aspx?category=AFL&description=Australian   (1052 words)

  
 Melbourne Football Club: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The AFL's current TV deal requires a 16-team competition and thus it is highly unlikely a team will be allowed to fold in the next few years.
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/melbourne_football_club.htm   (2824 words)

  
 MWBrising.html
Jarryd Roughead is Hawthorn's third Rising star nominee for the season – this follows on from 1998 and 2002 when they also had 3 nominees.
The National AFL Rising Star award for 2004 was announced at a luncheon held at Melbourne's Crown Casino complex on Thursday.
The National AFL Rising Star award was judged by seven football identities, who allocated votes on a 5–4–3–2–1 basis.
footystats.freeservers.com /Daily/MWBrising.html   (1430 words)

  
 blue reply
A new board, a new president, the most members in the history of the club, their own ground, a top coach, and a crop of excellent young players (Trent Sporn, Jarrad Waite and Brad Fisher are nominations for the AFL rising star award just this year.)
We will be back - and the low-life currently rejoicing in our misery will have to crawl back into their holes for the next 100 odd years.
Editor's note: Readers may be interested to know that prior to this year the last Carlton player to be nominated for the AFL rising star award was Ryan Houlihan in round 20 of 2000.
www.australianrules.com.au /2003stories/bluereply.html   (485 words)

  
 Sportal.com.au - AFL Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Brent Moloney is the third Geelong player to be nominated for National's AFL Rising Star Award in 10 weeks of the 2004 AFL season.
He was a Vic Country representative at under 16 and under 18 level, but because of a knee injury was not selected at the 2002 National AFL Draft.
The Cats took him with the fourth selection overall at the 2003 pre-season draft, although he was training with West Coast at the time.
www.sportal.com.au /football.asp?i=news&id=51731   (227 words)

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