.The rapid upsurge of modest Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been actually awarded, capped the 2024 Climbing Superstar honor as part of the AFL awards night.Dempsey polled 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) as well as become merely the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Increasing Celebrity award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were properly before Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the leading five.Watch the very best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional study as well as every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING RATHER. Free of charge and confidential support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled five ballots from 9 of the 11 courts, with only Friary Holmes and also Josh Mahoney certainly not offering the Geelong onward optimal votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann five ballots and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is yet another Geelong draft bargain after being taken as a rookie in 2021. He participated in only 7 activities and stopped two goals all over his initial 2 periods with the club. But he's come to be a pillar of the Felines' best 22 this season, booting 21 objectives and also balancing 17.7 disposals coming from every one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pet cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal performance against St Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the scorching early-season preferred to succeed the award after West Coastline's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo became disqualified to succeed the Increasing Celebrity after they were actually each appended for incidents in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were at that point catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey completing the period stronger.Geelong positive on Hawkins profits|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of times prior to the AFL Honors Evening, Geelong train Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey would be a deserving yet modest victor." He will certainly recognize that there are actually a couple of really well-performed gamers who are ineligible. However that should not alter the manner in which he experiences regarding the way he's handled his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I enjoy that as a trainer when you have players that transform the technique you consider factors, also subtly." Ollie's just among the absolute most optimistic, delighted fellas you'll meet." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AS WELL AS 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.