.The swift upsurge of humble Kitty Ollie Dempsey has actually been compensated, crowned the 2024 Increasing Star award as portion of the AFL honors night.Dempsey surveyed 52 votes to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being just the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Rising Star award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were properly in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the best five.Watch the most ideal coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional evaluation and every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING INSTEAD. Free of charge and also personal help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey surveyed 5 votes from 9 of the 11 judges, with only Abbey Holmes and Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong ahead the greatest votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann 5 ballots as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually another Geelong draft discount after being taken as a newbie in 2021. He played merely seven activities and also kicked 2 goals all over his initial 2 periods with the nightclub. But he's ended up being a mainstay of the Kitties' absolute best 22 this season, kicking 21 objectives and balancing 17.7 fingertips from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Felines. 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 hot early-season favorite to win the award after West Coast's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid start to the year.But the duo ended up being unacceptable to succeed the Increasing Star after they were actually both suspended for occurrences in Cycle 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually then catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey completing the period stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins come back|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two times just before the AFL Awards Night, Geelong trainer Chris Scott pointed out Dempsey would be a deserving however humble champion." He will definitely acknowledge that there are a couple of actually well-performed gamers who are actually disqualified. However that should not change the way that he experiences regarding the technique he is actually handled his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I love that as a trainer when you possess players that alter the way you deal with factors, also subtly." Ollie's merely one of the absolute most optimistic, delighted individuals you'll come across." AFL RISING CELEBRITY 2024 VOTES AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pussy-cats)-- 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 ballots.