.The fast ascent of modest Cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been awarded, crowned the 2024 Increasing Celebrity honor as aspect of the AFL awards night.Dempsey polled 52 ballots to pip N. Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) and also become just the second Geelong gamer after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Climbing Celebrity award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were well ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), who filled out the best five.Watch the very best coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with pro review and also every activity up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of charge and private assistance telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey surveyed 5 votes from nine of the 11 courts, with only Abbey Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong forward the greatest votes. Mahoney gave Lohmann 5 votes and also Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually another Geelong draft deal after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in only 7 games and also kicked pair of objectives throughout his initial 2 periods along with the nightclub. Yet he's come to be a mainstay of the Pet cats' absolute best 22 this period, booting 21 objectives as well as averaging 17.7 disposals coming from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pussy-cats. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the scorching early-season preferred to win the honor after West Shore's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy start to the year.But the duo came to be unacceptable to win the Climbing Star after they were actually both hung down for happenings in Cycle 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually after that catapulted right into favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the season stronger.Geelong confident on Hawkins return|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 pair of times before the AFL Awards Night, Geelong trainer Chris Scott claimed Dempsey will be actually a deserving however humble victor." He is going to recognize that there are actually a couple of really well-performed gamers who are unacceptable. However that should not alter the way that he really feels about the means he is actually handled his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I love that as a trainer when you possess gamers that transform the means you consider points, also subtly." Ollie's simply some of the absolute most hopeful, satisfied men you'll meet." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 VOTES AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pet Cats)-- 52 votes2. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)-- 43 votes3. Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)-- 21 votes4. Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)-- 15 votes5. Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)-- 12 ballots.