.The fast ascent of humble Kitty Ollie Dempsey has actually been compensated, capped the 2024 Increasing Superstar award as aspect of the AFL honors night.Dempsey questioned 52 ballots to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and end up being simply the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Increasing Star award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were properly in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who rounded out the top five.Watch the most ideal insurance coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with expert review and also every video game till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING INSTEAD. Free of cost as well as classified help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey surveyed five ballots from 9 of the 11 courts, along with just Abbey Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong onward maximum ballots. Mahoney offered Lohmann 5 ballots and Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is an additional Geelong draught good deal after being actually taken as a rookie in 2021. He participated in merely seven video games and kicked 2 targets throughout his first two times along with the club. Yet he's ended up being an essential of the Pussy-cats' greatest 22 this season, booting 21 targets as well as balancing 17.7 disposals from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Kitties. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the warm early-season favourite to win the award after West Shore's Harley Reid and Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid begin to the year.But the duo came to be unacceptable to win the Climbing Superstar after they were both hung down for happenings in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually then catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey completing the time stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins profits|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of times before the AFL Awards Night, Geelong instructor Chris Scott said Dempsey would certainly be a deserving yet humble champion." He is going to recognize that there are actually a couple of truly well-performed players that are actually ineligible. Yet that shouldn't change the way that he experiences concerning the way he's set about his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I love that as an instructor when you possess gamers that alter the method you think of factors, also discreetly." Ollie's simply among the most positive, pleased men you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND 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 ballots.