.The quick rise of humble Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been rewarded, capped the 2024 Climbing Superstar honor as aspect of the AFL honors night.Dempsey polled 52 ballots to pip Northern Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also come to be merely the second Geelong player after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to win the Climbing Celebrity award.Dempsey and Wardlaw were well in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the top five.Watch the very best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with pro review as well as every activity until the Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Absolutely free and also discreet help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 votes coming from nine of the 11 judges, along with merely Friary Holmes and Josh Mahoney not offering the Geelong onward the greatest ballots. Mahoney offered Lohmann five ballots and Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually yet another Geelong draft discount after being taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in simply 7 activities and also kicked two targets all over his initial two seasons with the club. However he's come to be a mainstay of the Pet cats' ideal 22 this period, booting 21 targets and also averaging 17.7 fingertips from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Kitties. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the very hot early-season favorite to succeed the award after West Shore's Harley davidson Reid and also Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid beginning to the year.But the duo ended up being unacceptable to gain the Increasing Superstar after they were actually both hung down for cases in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted in to favouritism, along with Dempsey completing the time stronger.Geelong self-assured on Hawkins return|02:27 Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of days before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong coach Chris Scott pointed out Dempsey would be a deserving however modest victor." He will certainly acknowledge that there are a couple of definitely well-performed gamers that are actually ineligible. But that should not transform the manner in which he experiences concerning the technique he's set about his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I enjoy that as an instructor when you possess gamers that alter the way you deal with points, also discreetly." Ollie's simply some of the absolute most optimistic, happy fellas you'll come across." AFL RISING STAR 2024 VOTES AND ALSO LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong 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.