.The fast upsurge of humble Pet cat Ollie Dempsey has been rewarded, crowned the 2024 Increasing Star honor as component of the AFL honors night.Dempsey polled 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being just the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Climbing Celebrity award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually well ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that completed the top five.Watch the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with expert study as well as every activity till the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING RATHER. Free of charge and discreet assistance ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled 5 votes from 9 of the 11 courts, with merely Abbey Holmes and also Josh Mahoney not giving the Geelong ahead maximum votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann five ballots and Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually another Geelong draught deal after being taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in simply seven video games as well as kicked 2 objectives around his 1st two periods along with the club. However he's come to be a backbone of the Pussy-cats' greatest 22 this time, kicking 21 targets as well as averaging 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 functionality versus St Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the scorching early-season favourite to gain the award after West Coastline's Harley Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo came to be disqualified to succeed the Rising Star after they were both suspended for occurrences in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were at that point catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey completing the season stronger.Geelong positive on Hawkins profits|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 times before the AFL Honors Evening, Geelong instructor Chris Scott claimed Dempsey would be a deserving yet simple victor." He will certainly recognize that there are a number of truly well-performed gamers who are disqualified. However that shouldn't modify the manner in which he really feels concerning the technique he's set about his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I really love that as a coach when you possess gamers that modify the technique you deal with points, also discreetly." Ollie's only some of the best positive, satisfied fellas you'll meet." AFL RISING STAR 2024 VOTES AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Kitties)-- 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.