.The swift upsurge of humble Kitty Ollie Dempsey has been awarded, capped the 2024 Increasing Superstar honor as component of the AFL honors night.Dempsey polled 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and become just the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Increasing Superstar award.Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually effectively before Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that filled out the top five.Watch the most effective insurance coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro analysis as well as every activity up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING RATHER. Totally free and also discreet support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 votes coming from 9 of the 11 courts, with simply Abbey Holmes and also Josh Mahoney not providing the Geelong onward the greatest ballots. Mahoney offered Lohmann 5 votes and Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually an additional Geelong draught deal after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in just 7 activities and also stopped pair of objectives all over his first two seasons along with the club. Yet he's come to be a mainstay of the Pet cats' absolute best 22 this time, kicking 21 objectives and also balancing 17.7 disposals from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pet cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Cycle 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality versus Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the hot early-season favorite to win the award after West Coastline's Harley davidson Reid and Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy start to the year.But the duo ended up being unacceptable to gain the Rising Star after they were each suspended for occurrences in Round 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted into favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the period stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins come back|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two times before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong instructor Chris Scott said Dempsey will be a deserving yet simple winner." He is going to acknowledge that there are actually a couple of really well-performed players who are actually disqualified. But that shouldn't alter the manner in which he really feels about the method he is actually set about his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I enjoy that as an instructor when you possess gamers that change the means you consider points, also subtly." Ollie's only some of the absolute most hopeful, delighted individuals you'll encounter." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 BALLOTS AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong 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.