Not sure if you guys understand the rising star rules:
First you have to have a great game and get ignored
Then you have to have another great game and get ignored
Then you have to be just a little above average for a while
Then you have a bit of an average game
AND THEN you get nominated
Oddly enough, I think he’d be an even better matchup for Tom Mitchell, maybe next year.
Hawthorn don’t really have an over reliance on any midfielder to win the ball, so Clarke will probably be given a head2head on Worplesdon.
You forgot the step where BT gives you a nickname
Or you have play for FCFC and the AFL needs something to sell to their supporters.
Laughed when he kicked it back to a defender as the safe option. Defender, not sure who it was butchered it 10m wide of someone on the switch.
Brendon lee, muscles marigliani and Sam lonergan all loved the contest. Doesn’t mean they were great afl footballers.
Lonergan will forever be an Essendon legend for that Carrazzo tackle/smashing
Feels like that game was the last time we genuinely beat Carlton at the g.
Rising star nomination would be a great reward for a great all round performance, arguably our most important player today. So happy to see him get reward for effort and hopefully can cement he’s spot for the near future. Been screaming out for this type of player, who’d have thought we had one in the twos 
I reckon he goes to JOM next. Like Cripps Hawthorn have been struggling a little in recent weeks now that he’s been tagged heavily.
Hurley as usual
*red marks are players with nominations already
Sydney Stack will win the nomination this round. Surprised he hasn’t got one already.
And he even then, the panel will want to see more than just one game. Someone like Jordan Clark might have a better chance right.
Dylan will need to back it up against the Hawks when conditions won’t be as ideal for him.
O’Meara next
He plays for Launceston now and is a blue.
I’m sure I’ve made a point there somewhere
It was a Cameron Ling type performance.
Maybe stack gets the nom when they win.
Has to be our man. Surely. He made the competitions best player look like a potato to go along with 10 tackles. Shouldn’t be a discussion. Omeara will be a tougher test, a lot more leg speed and spread
Based on that game alone I’d have to give it to Clark considering who he played on plus the 10 tackles
I do understand though that they’d wanna see more then one good game.
Outstanding game regardless
