.The fast upsurge of humble Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been compensated, capped the 2024 Climbing Star award as aspect of the AFL awards night.Dempsey surveyed 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and end up being only the second Geelong gamer after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Rising Star award.Dempsey and Wardlaw were effectively in front of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the top five.Watch the greatest insurance coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with expert analysis as well as every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. For Free and private support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned five ballots from 9 of the 11 judges, with simply Abbey Holmes and Josh Mahoney not giving the Geelong ahead maximum votes. Mahoney provided Lohmann 5 ballots as well as Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is an additional Geelong draft good deal after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He played only 7 games as well as stopped two targets across his initial two periods with the club. However he is actually come to be a backbone of the Cats' ideal 22 this time, booting 21 goals and balancing 17.7 disposals from all of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Kitties. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Cycle 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality versus Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the hot early-season preferred to win the award after West Coastline's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong beginning to the year.But the duo became disqualified to succeed the Increasing Celebrity after they were both suspended for occurrences in Cycle 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually then catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey completing the time stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins come back|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two days prior to the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong trainer Chris Scott stated Dempsey would certainly be a deserving yet simple champion." He will definitely acknowledge that there are a couple of definitely well-performed players who are disqualified. However that shouldn't modify the way that he really feels regarding the method he is actually tackled his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I adore that as an instructor when you have gamers that modify the method you consider traits, also subtly." Ollie's only some of the best hopeful, delighted individuals you'll encounter." AFL RISING CELEBRITY 2024 VOTES AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pet 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 votes.