2025 AFL Women's Rising Star
| 2025 AFL Women's Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Date | 24 November 2025 |
| Venue | Crown Melbourne |
| Hosted by | Brihony Dawson Lauren Wood |
| Winner | Zippy Fish (Sydney) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy |
The 2025 AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2025 AFL Women's season. Sydney's Zippy Fish won the award with the maximum 50 votes.[1]
Eligibility
To be eligible for nomination, players must be under 21 years of age on 31 December, have not previously been nominated for the award (unless they have played ten or fewer matches at the beginning of the season) and have not previously won the award.[2]
Nominations
| Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Painter | West Coast | [3] |
| 2 | Zippy Fish | Sydney | [4] |
| 3 | Havana Harris | Gold Coast | [5] |
| 4 | Sophie McKay | Carlton | [6] |
| 5 | Ash Centra | Collingwood | [7] |
| 6 | Poppy Scholz | Carlton | [8] |
| 7 | Brooke Boileau | Adelaide | [9] |
| 8 | Kaitlyn Srhoj | Greater Western Sydney | [10] |
| 9 | Jess Rentsch | West Coast | [11] |
| 10 | Emma McDonald | Western Bulldogs | [12] |
| 11 | India Rasheed | Adelaide | [13] |
| 12 | Sarah Poustie | Western Bulldogs | [14] |
| Number | Club | Player | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Adelaide | Brooke Boileau | 7 |
| India Rasheed | 11 | ||
| Carlton | Sophie McKay | 4 | |
| Poppy Scholz | 6 | ||
| West Coast | Lucia Painter | 1 | |
| Jess Rentsch | 9 | ||
| Western Bulldogs | Emma McDonald | 10 | |
| Sarah Poustie | 12 | ||
| 1 | Collingwood | Ash Centra | 5 |
| Gold Coast | Havana Harris | 3 | |
| Greater Western Sydney | Kaitlyn Srhoj | 8 | |
| Sydney | Zippy Fish | 2 |
Final voting
| Placing | Player | Club | Nom. | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zippy Fish | Sydney | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | Lucia Painter | West Coast | 1 | 23 |
| Poppy Scholz | Carlton | 6 | 23 | |
| 4 | Havana Harris | Gold Coast | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Sophie McKay | Carlton | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Kaitlin Srhoj | Greater Western Sydney | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Jess Rentsch | West Coast | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Ash Centra | Collingwood | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Emma McDonald | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | Sarah Poustie | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | Brooke Boileau | Adelaide | 7 | 0 |
| India Rasheed | Adelaide | 11 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ Cross, Jared (24 November 2025). "50 out of 50: Fish claims AFLW Rising Star with ease after stellar debut season". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "League names AFLW AA selection panel, confirms changes to Rising Star criteria". AFL Women's. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (18 August 2025). "'Just out there to have fun': Eagle rewarded for thrilling burst with Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (25 August 2025). "Ball-winning Swan earns well-deserved Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Footy unicorn nabs Rising Star nom, applauds Shaw's 'fun' approach". afl.com.au. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (8 September 2025). "Father-daughter Blue earns Rising Star nod after impressive start". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (15 September 2025). "Take Centra stage: Pies young gun earns Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (22 September 2025). "The pre-game shot that sparked Blue's Rising Star performance". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (29 September 2025). "At Boileau point: Crows young gun nabs Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (6 October 2025). "Giants young gun earns second Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Bolch, Dylan (13 October 2025). "Eagles young gun lands Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ Bolch, Dylan (20 October 2025). "Dog lands Rising Star nom after three-goal display". afl.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (27 October 2025). "Crows forward earns Rising Star nod after impressive Showdown display". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (3 November 2025). "Young Dog's day out earns her a Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Zippy Fish named 2025 Telstra AFLW Rising Star". www.afl.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.