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CibbuanoPalmer wins Rising Star
September 3rd 2008 05:49
FREMANTLE midfielder Rhys Palmer has been rewarded for his stellar debut season with the 2008 NAB Rising Star Award.
Palmer topped the vote count with 44 while exciting Hawthorn forward Cyril Rioli finished second with 37 votes.
The 19-year-old received the maximum of five votes from each judge except for AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson who gave him four.
Palmer played 20 matches in 2008 and was Fremantle's leading midfielder, averaging 23 possessions per game.
Richmond's Trent Cotchin finished third with 21 votes, while Carlton ruckman Matthew
Kreuzer (11), Fremantle's Garrick Ibbotson (seven) and West Coast forward Ben McKinley (six) rounded out the top six
Palmer topped the vote count with 44 while exciting Hawthorn forward Cyril Rioli finished second with 37 votes.
The 19-year-old received the maximum of five votes from each judge except for AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson who gave him four.
Palmer played 20 matches in 2008 and was Fremantle's leading midfielder, averaging 23 possessions per game.
Richmond's Trent Cotchin finished third with 21 votes, while Carlton ruckman Matthew
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