.The quick upsurge of modest Pussy-cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been actually compensated, capped the 2024 Increasing Star honor as component of the AFL honors night.Dempsey surveyed 52 ballots to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also become only the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Climbing Superstar award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually properly in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the top five.Watch the most ideal coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with expert study and also every game till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING RATHER. Totally free and also classified help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 votes from nine of the 11 judges, with simply Abbey Holmes and Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong ahead the greatest ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann five votes and Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is yet another Geelong draft discount after being actually taken as a rookie in 2021. He participated in just seven activities and stopped two goals all over his 1st two periods with the nightclub. But he's ended up being a mainstay of the Kitties' ideal 22 this season, kicking 21 objectives and averaging 17.7 disposals coming from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency against Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the warm early-season much-loved to succeed the honor after West Coast's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo came to be ineligible to win the Increasing Superstar after they were actually each appended for happenings in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey finishing the time stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins come back|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 days before the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong train Chris Scott stated Dempsey would certainly be a deserving however humble champion." He is going to acknowledge that there are actually a couple of really well-performed players that are actually ineligible. However that should not modify the manner in which he really feels concerning the method he is actually tackled his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I really love that as a coach when you possess players that modify the means you consider factors, even subtly." Ollie's just among the absolute most confident, delighted individuals you'll find." AFL RISING CELEBRITY 2024 BALLOTS AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pet Cats)-- 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.