.The swift ascent of humble Cat Ollie Dempsey has been actually awarded, crowned the 2024 Climbing Star award as part of the AFL honors night.Dempsey questioned 52 votes to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and end up being only the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Rising Celebrity award.Dempsey and Wardlaw were well ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the top five.Watch the very best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with expert evaluation as well as every activity until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and also private help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled five ballots from 9 of the 11 judges, with simply Abbey Holmes and also Josh Mahoney certainly not providing the Geelong forward maximum votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann five votes and Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually one more Geelong draft bargain after being taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in just 7 video games and also kicked pair of targets around his first 2 seasons with the nightclub. However he is actually come to be a pillar of the Kitties' greatest 22 this season, kicking 21 targets and averaging 17.7 disposals coming from all of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Kitties. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality against Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the very hot early-season preferred to gain the honor after West Shoreline's Harley Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy begin to the year.But the duo ended up being unacceptable to gain the Increasing Star after they were actually both hung down for incidents in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were then catapulted into favouritism, with Dempsey finishing the season stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins come back|02:27 Communicating on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two days before the AFL Awards Night, Geelong coach Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey will be actually a deserving yet modest champion." He will certainly acknowledge that there are a number of truly well-performed gamers who are ineligible. But that shouldn't alter the way that he experiences about the technique he's engaged in his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I really love that as a trainer when you have players that change the technique you think about traits, also discreetly." Ollie's simply among the absolute most positive, satisfied individuals you'll come across." AFL RISING STAR 2024 BALLOTS AND ALSO LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Felines)-- 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.