.The swift ascent of modest Kitty Ollie Dempsey has actually been actually compensated, crowned the 2024 Climbing Celebrity honor as component of the AFL honors night.Dempsey surveyed 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) as well as end up being merely the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Rising Superstar award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually effectively in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), that filled out the leading five.Watch the very best coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with expert review and also every game up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. Totally free and personal assistance ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 votes coming from nine of the 11 courts, along with merely Abbey Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney not offering the Geelong onward the greatest ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann 5 votes and also Wardlaw four.An item of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually yet another Geelong draft deal after being actually taken as a rookie in 2021. He participated in merely seven games as well as kicked 2 goals all over his initial two seasons along with the nightclub. Yet he is actually ended up being a pillar of the Pet cats' ideal 22 this season, booting 21 objectives and averaging 17.7 fingertips coming from every one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pet cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality versus Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the hot early-season much-loved to win the award after West Coastline's Harley davidson Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy strong begin to the year.But the duo became disqualified to gain the Climbing Star after they were actually each suspended for cases in Round 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted right into favouritism, along with Dempsey ending up the period stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins profits|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 days just before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong coach Chris Scott stated Dempsey would be a deserving however modest champion." He is going to recognize that there are a number of truly well-performed players who are unacceptable. But that shouldn't modify the manner in which he feels about the way he is actually gone about his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I adore that as a trainer when you possess gamers that transform the means you think of traits, even subtly." Ollie's merely among one of the most optimistic, delighted individuals you'll come across." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 VOTES 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.