.The fast upsurge of modest Pet cat Ollie Dempsey has been actually rewarded, crowned the 2024 Increasing Star honor as part of the AFL honors night.Dempsey questioned 52 votes to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) as well as come to be only the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Increasing Superstar award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually effectively before Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the leading five.Watch the greatest coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro analysis and also every activity up until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING RATHER. Absolutely free as well as discreet assistance ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled five votes coming from nine of the 11 judges, along with merely Abbey Holmes and Josh Mahoney certainly not offering the Geelong forward the greatest votes. Mahoney provided Lohmann five ballots and Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually an additional Geelong draught bargain after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He played only 7 activities and also stopped two goals throughout his very first two seasons with the nightclub. However he is actually become a mainstay of the Cats' ideal 22 this period, booting 21 goals as well as balancing 17.7 disposals coming from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the hot early-season favourite to succeed the award after West Shoreline's Harley Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo ended up being ineligible to succeed the Increasing Star after they were each suspended for accidents in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually then catapulted into favouritism, along with Dempsey ending up the period stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins come back|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 days prior to the AFL Honors Evening, Geelong instructor Chris Scott claimed Dempsey would be actually a deserving yet humble winner." He will recognize that there are actually a couple of definitely well-performed players that are actually unacceptable. But that shouldn't alter the way that he really feels concerning the means he is actually gone about his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I really love that as an instructor when you have gamers that alter the technique you consider points, also subtly." Ollie's only one of the best optimistic, pleased guys you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pussy-cats)-- 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.