.The swift ascent of modest Kitty Ollie Dempsey has actually been rewarded, capped the 2024 Increasing Superstar honor as part of the AFL honors night.Dempsey polled 52 votes to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also end up being simply the second Geelong player after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Increasing Celebrity award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually well in front of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), who rounded out the best five.Watch the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with specialist study and also every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING RATHER. Free of cost as well as classified support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey polled 5 votes coming from 9 of the 11 judges, with only Friary Holmes and Josh Mahoney not providing the Geelong onward the greatest votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann 5 ballots and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is yet another Geelong draft good deal after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He played only seven games as well as stopped pair of goals throughout his initial 2 periods with the nightclub. However he is actually come to be an essential of the Kitties' absolute best 22 this time, booting 21 goals and averaging 17.7 disposals from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pussy-cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality against Street Kilda.Dempsey had not been the warm early-season much-loved to succeed the award after West Coastline's Harley Reid and Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy start to the year.But the duo became unacceptable to gain the Rising Superstar after they were each hung down for cases in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted right into favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the time stronger.Geelong confident on Hawkins return|02:27 Communicating on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two days before the AFL Awards Evening, Geelong coach Chris Scott mentioned Dempsey would certainly be a deserving yet humble victor." He will certainly acknowledge that there are a couple of definitely well-performed gamers that are disqualified. However that should not alter the manner in which he really feels concerning the means he's gone about his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I adore that as a trainer when you possess gamers that alter the technique you think about points, even discreetly." Ollie's merely one of one of the most optimistic, happy guys you'll meet." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 BALLOTS AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pussy-cats)-- 52 votes2. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)-- 43 votes3. Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)-- 21 votes4. Darcy Wilson (Street Kilda)-- 15 votes5. Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)-- 12 ballots.