.The swift rise of simple Pussy-cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been rewarded, capped the 2024 Climbing Celebrity award as aspect of the AFL honors night.Dempsey polled 52 ballots to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also become merely the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Rising Celebrity award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were effectively ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the top five.Watch the very best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with professional review and also every video game up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and also discreet support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled 5 ballots coming from 9 of the 11 courts, with merely Friary Holmes and Josh Mahoney not offering the Geelong forward optimal ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann 5 ballots as well as Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually an additional Geelong draft deal after being taken as a rookie in 2021. He played only 7 games and also kicked pair of objectives across his 1st pair of times along with the club. Yet he is actually become a backbone of the Felines' ideal 22 this time, booting 21 goals and also balancing 17.7 fingertips coming from every one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pussy-cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal performance against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the warm early-season favourite to gain the honor after West Coastline's Harley Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy powerful beginning to the year.But the duo came to be unacceptable to succeed the Climbing Celebrity after they were each suspended for accidents in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually then catapulted right into favouritism, with Dempsey finishing the period stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins come back|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two days just before the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong trainer Chris Scott claimed Dempsey would certainly be actually a deserving yet simple winner." He is going to recognize that there are actually a number of truly well-performed gamers who are actually ineligible. Yet that shouldn't modify the way that he experiences concerning the way he's tackled his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I love that as a coach when you possess players that modify the way you deal with factors, even discreetly." Ollie's simply one of one of the most confident, pleased guys you'll come across." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pussy-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 ballots.