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![]() Ebony Marinoff, winner of the 2017 AFL Women's Rising Star, playing against Melbourne in round 6, 2017
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Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
Date | 28 March 2017 |
Location | Docklands Stadium |
Country | Australia |
Currently held by | Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) |
The NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award is given annually to a stand-out young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW).Ebony Marinoff of Adelaide was the winner with 47 votes ahead of Sabrina Frederick-Traub of Brisbane, who received 41.
Every round, two nominations are given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and not be suspended during the season.