The AFL Rising Star Award was instituted in 1993 to recognise and encourage talented young players in the AFL. After each round of the home and away games, a player is nominated and at the end of the season a panel of experts selects the winner. The winner must be under the age of 21 at January 1 of that year, must not have played more than 10 games at the start of the season and must not have been suspended by the AFL or State League tribunals during the season. In 2007, the Rising Star Award was named in memory of former AFL Commission Chairman Ron Evans and the winner receives the Ron Evans Medal. The inaugural award was won by Nathan Buckley in his first season for Brisbane in 1993. The only Magpies to have won it while playing with Collingwood are Jaidyn Stephenson in 2018 and Nick Daicos in 2022. AFL Rising Star Nominations (Note: votes kept in-house prior to 1997)
| Round | 1993 nominees |
|---|---|
| 13 | Saverio Rocca |
| Round | 1994 nominees |
|---|---|
| 8 | Kent Butcher |
| 22 | Jon Hassall |
| Round | 1996 nominees |
|---|---|
| 7 | Andrew Schauble |
| Round | 1997 nominees |
|---|---|
| 18 | Mal Michael |
| Round | 1999 nominees |
|---|---|
| 5 | Nick Davis |
| 18 | Paul Licuria |
| Round | 2000 nominees |
|---|---|
| 3 | Damien Adkins |
| 6 | Josh Fraser - 7 |
| Round | 2001 nominees |
|---|---|
| 4 | Ryan Lonie - 11 |
| Round | 2002 nominees |
|---|---|
| 6 | Jason Cloke - 3 |
| 10 | Mark McGough - 11 |
| 16 | Alan Didak |
| Round | 2003 nominees |
|---|---|
| 17 | Richard Cole |
| 22 | Matthew Lokan |
| Round | 2004 nominees |
|---|---|
| 9 | Guy Richards |
| Round | 2005 nominees |
|---|---|
| 10 | Travis Cloke |
| Round | 2006 nominees |
|---|---|
| 2 | Dale Thomas - 1 |
| 5 | Heath Shaw - 32 |
| Round | 2007 nominees |
|---|---|
| 4 | Scott Pendlebury - 37 |
| 13 | Martin Clarke - 1 |
| 21 | Tyson Goldsack |
| Round | 2008 nominees |
|---|---|
| 10 | Nathan Brown - 3 |
| Round | 2009 nominees |
|---|---|
| 4 | Jaxson Barham |
| 11 | Brad Dick |
| 17 | Dayne Beams - 10 |
| Round | 2010 nominees |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ben Reid |
| Round | 2011 nominees |
|---|---|
| 22 | Alex Fasolo |
| Round | 2012 nominees |
|---|---|
| 11 | Ben Sinclair |
| Round | 2013 nominees |
|---|---|
| 18 | Marley Williams |
| 22 | Brodie Grundy |
| Round | 2014 nominees |
|---|---|
| 7 | Tom Langdon |
| Round | 2015 nominees |
|---|---|
| 11 | Tim Broomhead |
| 20 | Jordan De Goey |
| Round | 2016 nominees |
|---|---|
| 19 | Darcy Moore |
| Round | 2017 nominees |
|---|---|
| 9 | Tom Phillips |
| Round | 2018 nominees |
|---|---|
| 3 | Sam Murray |
| 4 | Jaidyn Stephenson |
| Round | 2020 nominees |
|---|---|
| 17 | Isaac Quaynor |
| Round | 2022 nominees |
|---|---|
| 3 | Nick Daicos |
| 6 | Jack Ginnivan |
| Round | 2024 nominees |
|---|---|
| 11 | Harvey Harrison |
