.The quick rise of simple Feline Ollie Dempsey has been actually awarded, capped the 2024 Climbing Star honor as component of the AFL awards night.Dempsey surveyed 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being merely the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Climbing Superstar award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually well before Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the best five.Watch the greatest protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro analysis as well as every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ACQUIRING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost and also confidential help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey surveyed five votes from 9 of the 11 judges, with simply Abbey Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney not providing the Geelong ahead maximum votes. Mahoney provided Lohmann five votes as well as Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually one more Geelong draft deal after being taken as a novice in 2021. He played just 7 games and also kicked two goals across his very first two periods with the nightclub. But he's come to be a pillar of the Pussy-cats' finest 22 this time, kicking 21 goals and balancing 17.7 disposals from every one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal performance against Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the scorching early-season much-loved to succeed the award after West Coast's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo became disqualified to win the Rising Star after they were both appended for events in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually then catapulted into favouritism, along with Dempsey completing the time stronger.Geelong confident on Hawkins return|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 times before the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong instructor Chris Scott claimed Dempsey will be actually a deserving however simple champion." He will definitely recognize that there are actually a number of definitely well-performed gamers who are ineligible. However that should not alter the way that he really feels about the way he is actually set about his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I really love that as a coach when you possess players that modify the means you think about points, also discreetly." Ollie's merely among the absolute most confident, delighted guys you'll find." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 VOTES 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.