Andrew McGrath doubles down on history: Canadian | Andrew McGrath
McGrath moved to Australia with his family at the age of five.
Andrew McGrath with his Rising Star Award.
Andrew McGrath has won the 2017 AFL Rising Star Award, becoming Essendon's first winner since Dyson Heppell in 2011.
The all star panel was made up of Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Sheehan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Andrew Dillon, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
Tough-as-nails midfielder Powell-Pepper polled 35 votes from the 11 judges to finish 16 behind runaway winner Andrew McGrath from Essendon and six behind runner-up, Hawthorn's Ryan Burton, the North Adelaide SANFL product who had been favourite.
While McGrath's teammates have the weekend off, he must sweat through a training session today after missing yesterday's main workout to attend the Docklands function.
Nine months after he became the first Canadian-born player drafted first overall into Australian rules football's preeminent league, Andrew McGrath doubled down on that distinctive bit of history.McGrath faced stiff competition to claim the Rising Star award, beating Hawthorn defender Ryan Burton and Port Adelaide midfielder Sam Powell-Pepper in second and third respectively.
The Essendon utility polled maximum votes from nine of the 11 judges to win with 51 votes.
Andrew McGrath took home the 2017 NAB AFL Rising Star on Friday afternoon, with 51 of a possible 55 votes.
While McGrath's teammates have the weekend off, he must sweat through a training session today after missing yesterday's main workout to attend the Docklands function. Andrew McGrath with his Rising Star Award.A national junior high jump champion, he had a natural athleticism ideally suited to Aussie rules.
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With Andrew McGrath named the 2017 Rising Star.
Essendon's top draft pick Andrew McGrath has won the four-way contest for the AFL Rising Star award.
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YOUNG Essendon star Andrew McGrath says he is keen to write his own story in the game after joining a decorated list of players to be crowned the NAB AFL Rising Star.
Essendon recruiting manager Adrian Dodoro said that is typical of McGrath. "He has some really high expectations of himself," Dodoro said.
With Andrew McGrath winning the 2017 Rising Star, Essendon has become the eighth club to produce multiple winners of the award.
No.1 draft picks who have won the Rising Star award.