.The swift upsurge of modest Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been actually rewarded, crowned the 2024 Rising Celebrity award as portion of the AFL awards night.Dempsey surveyed 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also come to be just the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Increasing Superstar award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were well in front of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the leading five.Watch the most effective protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with expert study and every video game till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. Completely free and personal help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 ballots coming from 9 of the 11 courts, along with simply Abbey Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong ahead optimal votes. Mahoney provided Lohmann 5 votes and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually one more Geelong draft bargain after being taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in just 7 games and stopped pair of objectives across his 1st two periods with the club. Yet he's ended up being a mainstay of the Felines' finest 22 this time, kicking 21 goals as well as balancing 17.7 disposals from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pet cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal performance versus St Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the hot early-season favourite to succeed the honor after West Shore's Harley Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong beginning to the year.But the duo ended up being disqualified to win the Rising Superstar after they were actually each appended for occurrences in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were then catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey ending up the time stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins come back|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 times before the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong train Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey would be a deserving however modest winner." He will recognize that there are a couple of truly well-performed gamers that are disqualified. Yet that should not change the manner in which he experiences concerning the technique he is actually handled his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I like that as a coach when you have players that modify the means you consider factors, also subtly." Ollie's merely one of the best optimistic, delighted guys you'll encounter." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 VOTES AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Kitties)-- 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.