.The swift rise of simple Pet cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been compensated, capped the 2024 Rising Superstar honor as component of the AFL awards night.Dempsey polled 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) as well as become merely the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Climbing Star award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually properly before Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the top five.Watch the best insurance coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with specialist evaluation and every video game till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING RATHER. Completely free and also personal support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled five ballots from nine of the 11 courts, with just Abbey Holmes and also Josh Mahoney not offering the Geelong onward maximum votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann five ballots and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is yet another Geelong draft bargain after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in just seven activities and also stopped pair of targets across his 1st pair of seasons with the nightclub. Yet he's become a backbone of the Kitties' absolute best 22 this season, kicking 21 objectives and averaging 17.7 disposals from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pussy-cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the hot early-season much-loved to gain the honor after West Shore's Harley davidson Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong beginning to the year.But the duo became unacceptable to win the Climbing Celebrity after they were actually both hung down for incidents in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted right into favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the time stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins return|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 days prior to the AFL Honors Night, Geelong train Chris Scott said Dempsey will be a deserving yet humble champion." He is going to recognize that there are actually a couple of actually well-performed gamers who are unacceptable. However that shouldn't alter the manner in which he really feels regarding the technique he is actually dealt with his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I like that as a trainer when you have players that modify the technique you consider points, also subtly." Ollie's just among the best confident, satisfied men you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND ALSO LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Felines)-- 52 votes2. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)-- 43 votes3. Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)-- 21 votes4. Darcy Wilson (Street Kilda)-- 15 votes5. Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)-- 12 votes.