.The quick rise of modest Kitty Ollie Dempsey has been awarded, crowned the 2024 Climbing Celebrity award as component of the AFL awards night.Dempsey surveyed 52 votes to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) as well as come to be simply the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Rising Star award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually effectively in front of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who rounded out the top five.Watch the most ideal protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional analysis and every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and also confidential assistance phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled 5 ballots coming from 9 of the 11 judges, along with just Friary Holmes and also Josh Mahoney not giving the Geelong forward maximum votes. Mahoney provided Lohmann five votes and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is another Geelong draught discount after being taken as a newbie in 2021. He participated in just seven activities as well as stopped two goals across his first two periods with the nightclub. But he is actually become a mainstay of the Pet cats' finest 22 this time, kicking 21 targets and averaging 17.7 disposals from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the very hot early-season preferred to win the honor after West Shore's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy tough begin to the year.But the duo came to be unacceptable to succeed the Increasing Superstar after they were both appended for happenings in Round 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually then catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the time stronger.Geelong confident on Hawkins come back|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of days before the AFL Honors Evening, Geelong coach Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey will be a deserving yet simple winner." He is going to recognize that there are a couple of definitely well-performed players that are actually ineligible. But that should not modify the manner in which he really feels about the way he is actually dealt with his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I enjoy that as a trainer when you have players that alter the technique you consider points, also subtly." Ollie's simply among one of the most confident, satisfied men you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Cats)-- 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 ballots.