.The fast rise of simple Pet cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been compensated, crowned the 2024 Increasing Star honor as portion of the AFL awards night.Dempsey polled 52 ballots to pip North Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 ballots) as well as end up being merely the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership celebrity Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Climbing Superstar award.Dempsey and also Wardlaw were actually effectively ahead of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and also Marsupial Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the leading five.Watch the very best coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional study and also every activity till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE BUYING RATHER. Totally free as well as confidential assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned 5 votes from 9 of the 11 courts, along with just Friary Holmes and also Josh Mahoney certainly not giving the Geelong onward the greatest ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann five votes as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is another Geelong draught deal after being taken as a newbie in 2021. He played only 7 activities and also stopped 2 targets throughout his 1st 2 periods with the club. Yet he is actually ended up being a pillar of the Cats' best 22 this season, kicking 21 objectives and also balancing 17.7 fingertips coming from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Pussy-cats. Picture: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Cycle 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal efficiency versus Street Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the very hot early-season favorite to gain the award after West Shore's Harley Reid and Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy sturdy begin to the year.But the duo became disqualified to win the Increasing Celebrity after they were both appended for occurrences in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were actually at that point catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey completing the period stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins return|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 2 days before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong instructor Chris Scott stated Dempsey would be a deserving yet simple winner." He will recognize that there are a number of really well-performed players that are actually ineligible. However that should not transform the way that he really feels regarding the means he's handled his footy," Scott said to AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I really love that as an instructor when you possess players that change the way you deal with factors, also subtly." Ollie's just some of the most hopeful, happy people you'll encounter." AFL RISING STAR 2024 VOTES AND LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Pussy-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.