| 1997 Norwich AFL Rising Star | ||||
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Michael Wilson, winner of the 1997 AFL Rising Star award
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| Sponsored by | Norwich | |||
| Country | Australia | |||
| Rising Star | Michael Wilson (Port Adelaide) | |||
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The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1997 medal was won by Port Adelaide player Michael Wilson.[1]
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.
| Round | Player | Club | |
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| 1 | Lance Whitnall | Carlton | |
| 2 | Joel Bowden | Richmond | |
| 3 | Bowen Lockwood | Port Adelaide | |
| 4 | Michael Wilson | Port Adelaide | |
| 5 | Heath Black | Fremantle | |
| 6 | Adam Houlihan | Geelong | |
| 7 | Brendon Lade | Port Adelaide | |
| 8 | Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Lions | |
| 9 | Stefan Carey | Sydney | |
| 10 | Shane Woewodin | Melbourne | |
| 11 | Troy Cook | Sydney | |
| 12 | Kane Johnson | Adelaide | |
| 13 | Blake Caracella | Essendon | |
| 14 | Michael Braun | West Coast | |
| 15 | Peter Vardy | Adelaide | |
| 16 | Carl Steinfort | Geelong | |
| 17 | Brad Scott | Hawthorn | |
| 18 | Mal Michael | Collingwood | |
| 19 | Michael Gardiner | West Coast | |
| 20 | Robert Powell | Richmond | |
| 21 | Nathan Eagleton | Port Adelaide | |
| 22 | Angelo Lekkas | Hawthorn | |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[2] | |||
| Player | Club | Votes | |
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| 1 | Michael Wilson | Port Adelaide | 27 |
| 2 | Blake Caracella | Essendon | 15 |
| Stefan Carey | Sydney | 15 | |
| 4 | Joel Bowden | Richmond | 10 |
| 5 | Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Lions | 7 |
| Peter Vardy | Adelaide | 7 | |
| 7 | Troy Cook | Sydney | 3 |
| Michael Gardiner | West Coast | 3 | |
| 9 | Shane Woewodin | Melbourne | 2 |
| 10 | Brendon Lade | Port Adelaide | 1 |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 | |||
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1997 AFL Rising Star nominees
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Italics denote winner |
