title: 1998 AFL Rising Star
text: # 1998 AFL Rising Star
  
  The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1998 medal was won by Kangaroos player Byron Pickett.
  
  ## Eligibility
  
  Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.
  
  ## Nominations
  
  | Round | Player | Club |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michael Braun | West Coast |
  | 2 | Luke Power | Brisbane Lions |
  | 3 | Byron Pickett | North Melbourne |
  | 4 | Jess Sinclair | Fremantle |
  | 5 | Jonathan Hay | Hawthorn |
  | 6 | Evan Hewitt | North Melbourne |
  | 7 | Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide |
  | 8 | Travis Johnstone | Melbourne |
  | 9 | Nick Stevens | Port Adelaide |
  | 10 | Darren Hulme | Carlton |
  | 11 | Jason Saddington | Sydney |
  | 12 | James Rahilly | Geelong |
  | 13 | Stuart Dew | Port Adelaide |
  | 14 | Russell Robertson | Melbourne |
  | 15 | Justin Plapp | Richmond |
  | 16 | Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn |
  | 17 | Jared Crouch | Sydney |
  | 18 | Trent Croad | Hawthorn |
  | 19 | Andrew Eccles | Adelaide |
  | 20 | Kris Massie | Carlton |
  | 21 | Jason Johnson | Essendon |
  | 22 | Darren Milburn | Geelong |
  | Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 |||
  
  ## Final voting
  
  | | Player | Club | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Byron Pickett | North Melbourne | 30 |
  | 2 | Nick Stevens | Port Adelaide | 19 |
  | 3 | Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | 13 |
  | Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 ||||
  