.The swift ascent of humble Cat Ollie Dempsey has been actually rewarded, capped the 2024 Climbing Star award as part of the AFL honors night.Dempsey surveyed 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being only the 2nd Geelong gamer after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Rising Celebrity award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were well in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that filled out the top five.Watch the greatest protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with pro evaluation as well as every video game up until the Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ACQUIRING RATHER. Free of charge and discreet support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled five votes coming from 9 of the 11 judges, with just Friary Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney not giving the Geelong onward optimal votes. Mahoney offered Lohmann five ballots as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is an additional Geelong draft discount after being actually taken as a rookie in 2021. He played simply seven video games as well as kicked 2 targets throughout his initial two seasons along with the club. But he's ended up being an essential of the Kitties' finest 22 this time, booting 21 objectives and averaging 17.7 disposals coming from every one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Cycle 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the scorching early-season favorite to succeed the award after West Shore's Harley davidson Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid beginning to the year.But the duo came to be unacceptable to gain the Increasing Star after they were actually each suspended for events in Round 12. Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were at that point catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the period stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins come back|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two times before the AFL Awards Night, Geelong trainer Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey will be actually a deserving however modest victor." He will certainly acknowledge that there are a number of definitely well-performed players who are actually unacceptable. However that should not transform the manner in which he feels regarding the means he's set about his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I adore that as a coach when you have gamers that alter the means you deal with points, also discreetly." Ollie's just one of the most positive, delighted men you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND ALSO 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 votes.