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Award
    2021 AFL Women's Rising Star    
Tyla Hanks, 2021 winner
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date20 April 2021
Venue 2021 W Awards venues
Hosted bySarah Jones
WinnerTyla Hanks (Melbourne)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Footy
← 2020 · AFL Women's Rising Star · 2022 (S6) →

The 2021 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2021 AFL Women's season. Tyla Hanks of the Melbourne Football Club won the award with 48 votes.

Eligibility

Every round, two nominations will be given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, players must have been under 21 years of age on 1 January 2021 and not suspended during the season.

Nominations

Table of nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
1 Belle Dawes Brisbane
Tarni White St Kilda
2 Jess Fitzgerald Western Bulldogs
Tyla Hanks Melbourne
3 Nat Grider Brisbane
Abbie McKay Carlton
4 Tyanna Smith St Kilda
Rebecca Webster Geelong
5 Mikayla Bowen West Coast
Ellie McKenzie Richmond
6 Daisy Bateman North Melbourne
Tarni Brown Collingwood
7 Lauren Bella Gold Coast
Eliza McNamara Melbourne
8 Courtney Hodder Brisbane
Isabella Lewis West Coast
9 Eleanor Brown Western Bulldogs
Tahlia Hickie Brisbane
Table of nominations by club
Number Club Player Nom.
4 Brisbane Belle Dawes 1
Nat Grider 3
Courtney Hodder 8
Tahlia Hickie 9
2 Melbourne Tyla Hanks 2
Eliza McNamara 7
St Kilda Tarni White 1
Tyanna Smith 4
West Coast Mikayla Bowen 5
Isabella Lewis 8
Western Bulldogs Jess Fitzgerald 2
Eleanor Brown 9
1 Carlton Abbie McKay 3
Collingwood Tarni Brown 6
Geelong Rebecca Webster 4
Gold Coast Lauren Bella 7
North Melbourne Daisy Bateman 6
Richmond Ellie McKenzie 5

Final voting

Table of votes
Placing Player Club Nom. Votes
1 Tyla Hanks Melbourne 2 48
2 Ellie McKenzie Richmond 5 32
3 Mikayla Bowen West Coast 5 22
4 Tyanna Smith St Kilda 4 19
5 Nat Grider Brisbane 3 10

References

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  2. ^ Black, Sarah (20 April 2021). "This rise is official: 157cm Demon Tyla Hanks is the NAB AFLW Rising Star". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. Black, Sarah (2 February 2021). "Lions midfielder, comeback Saint share R1 Rising Star honours". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. Black, Sarah (8 February 2021). "Dog, Dee ball-winning mids named R2 Rising Stars". womens.afl. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. Black, Sarah (16 February 2021). "AFLW Rising Star, R3: Father-daughter gets nod, Lions do it again". womens.afl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. Black, Sarah (22 February 2021). "Rising Star, R4: Cat, Saint shine under Friday night lights". womens.afl. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. Black, Sarah (1 March 2021). "Rising Star, R5: Eagles' matchwinner, No.1 gun fire". womens.afl. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. Black, Sarah (8 March 2021). "Rising Star, R6: Historic Pie, Roo get the nod". womens.afl. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. Black, Sarah (16 March 2021). "Rising Star, R7: Running Demon, Suns ruck make the grade". womens.afl. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. Black, Sarah (22 March 2021). "Rising Star, R8: Tough Eagle, electric Lion the latest nominees". womens.afl. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. Black, Sarah (29 March 2021). "Rising Star, R9: Dogs defender, Lions ruck claim final nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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