.The quick ascent of modest Pussy-cat Ollie Dempsey has actually been awarded, crowned the 2024 Climbing Superstar award as aspect of the AFL awards night.Dempsey questioned 52 votes to pip North Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) and also end up being only the 2nd Geelong player after four-time premiership star Joel Selwood (2007) to gain the Increasing Superstar award.Dempsey and Wardlaw were properly in front of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), Street Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) as well as Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), who rounded out the leading five.Watch the very best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional review as well as every video game till the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING RATHER. Completely free as well as discreet support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned five votes from 9 of the 11 judges, with simply Friary Holmes as well as Josh Mahoney certainly not providing the Geelong onward the greatest ballots. Mahoney gave Lohmann 5 ballots and Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is yet another Geelong draught good deal after being actually taken as a novice in 2021. He participated in simply seven activities and also kicked pair of objectives throughout his first pair of times along with the nightclub. However he's become a pillar of the Cats' ideal 22 this time, kicking 21 objectives and also averaging 17.7 fingertips coming from each one of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Felines. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was the Round 1 nominee after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality against St Kilda.Dempsey had not been the warm early-season favourite to win the award after West Coast's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy tough begin to the year.But the duo came to be ineligible to gain the Increasing Celebrity after they were actually both appended for cases in Round 12. Dempsey and also Wardlaw were after that catapulted in to favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the time stronger.Geelong positive on Hawkins return|02:27 Talking on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two times just before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong trainer Chris Scott pointed out Dempsey would certainly be actually a deserving yet modest champion." He will definitely acknowledge that there are actually a couple of definitely well-performed players that are disqualified. However that shouldn't change the way that he really feels concerning the way he is actually gone about his footy," Scott told AFL 360 on Tuesday evening." I love that as a coach when you possess gamers that modify the method you think about things, also discreetly." Ollie's simply some of the best optimistic, happy individuals you'll come across." AFL RISING SUPERSTAR 2024 BALLOTS AND 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.