2003 AFL Rising Star
# 2003 AFL Rising Star

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2003 medal was awarded to Hawthorn player, Sam Mitchell.

## Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out 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.

## Nominations

| Round | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn |
| 2 | Luke Ball | St Kilda |
| 3 | Trent Sporn | Carlton |
| 4 | Jared Brennan | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | Adam Schneider | Sydney |
| 6 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn |
| 7 | Brendon Goddard | St Kilda |
| 8 | Ashley Sampi | West Coast |
| 9 | Graham Polak | Fremantle |
| 10 | Jarrad Waite | Carlton |
| 11 | Daniel Wells | Kangaroos |
| 12 | Brad Fisher | Carlton |
| 13 | Byron Schammer | Fremantle |
| 14 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 15 | Ted Richards | Essendon |
| 16 | Daniel Motlop | Kangaroos |
| 17 | Richard Cole | Collingwood |
| 18 | Lewis Roberts-Thomson | Sydney |
| 19 | Marc Bullen | Essendon |
| 20 | Leigh Montagna | St Kilda |
| 21 | Andrew McDougall | West Coast |
| 22 | Ashley McGrath | Brisbane Lions |
| 22 | Matthew Lokan | Collingwood |

## Final voting

| | Player | Club | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn | 33 |
| 2 | Graham Polak | Fremantle | 26 |
| 3 | Luke Ball | St Kilda | 17 |
| 4 | Daniel Wells | North Melbourne | 12 |
| 5 | Adam Schneider | Sydney | 8 |
| 6 | Ashley Sampi | West Coast | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn | 3 |
| 8 | Marc Bullen | Essendon | 1 |
| 8 | Brad Fisher | Carlton | 1 |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 ||||
