2016 AFL rising star nominees:

  • Round 1 - Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
  • Round 2 - Darcy Parish (Essendon)
  • Round 3 - Jacob Weitering (Carlton)
  • Round 4 - Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 5 - Tom Papley (Sydney)
  • Round 6 - Blake Acres (St Kilda)
  • Round 7 - James Harmes (Melbourne)
  • Round 8 - Jacob Hopper (GWS)
  • Round 9 - Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
  • Round 10 - Darcy Byrne-Jones (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 11 - Connor Blakely (Fremantle)
  • Round 12 - Lachie Weller (Fremantle)
  • Round 13 - James Sicily (Hawthorn)
  • Round 14 - Jade Gresham (St Kilda)
  • Round 15 - Peter Wright (GC)
  • Round 16 - Callum Mills (Sydney)
  • Round 17 - Orazio Fantasia (Essendon)
  • Round 18 - Ryan Clarke (North Melbourne)
  • Round 19 - Darcy Moore (Collingwood)
  • Round 20 - Josh Dunkley (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 21 - Oscar McDonald (Melbourne)
  • Round 22 - Daniel Rioli (Richmond)
  • Round 23 - Tom Barrass (West Coast)

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