Hannah Ewings has been crowned the 2022 NAB AFLW Rising Star for Season Seven.
Ewings won the award with 41 votes ahead of teammate Abbey Dowrick (32 votes) and Hawthorn's Jasmine Fleming (17 votes).
As part of the award, Ewings was awarded $20,000 and a dedicated private banker – courtesy of NAB – at the W Awards tonight.
The midfielder played all 10 games in her debut season after being selected with the third pick (first in South Australia) in the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft.
Before being drafted, Ewings played with North Adelaide in the SANFLW and finished fourth in the league's best and fairest.
She played junior football with Roopena Sporting and Football Club in the Whyalla Football League.
Ewings received her NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination in Round Three against Carlton, where she had 21 disposals, 12 contested possessions, five clearances, and four tackles.
In her first season in the AFLW, Ewings led the club in clearances (3.9 per game) and inside 50s (3.7 per game).
The mid-forward also averaged 13.9 disposals, 4.9 tackles, and 298 metres gained per game.
Ewings becomes the first Port Adelaide player to win the award. Port Adelaide became the first AFLW club to have the Rising Star and runner-up in the same season.
The 2022 NAB AFLW Rising Star voting:
Hannah Ewings, Port Adelaide (41 votes)
Abbey Dowrick, Port Adelaide (32 votes)
Jasmine Fleming, Hawthorn (17 votes)
Ella Roberts, West Coast Eagles (15 votes)
Rylie Wilcox, Western Bulldogs (10 votes)
Tarni Evans, GWS GIANTS (9 votes)
Charlotte Thomas, West Coast Eagles (4 votes)
Montana Ham, Sydney Swans (4 votes)
Indy Tahau, Port Adelaide (2 votes)
Paige Scott, Essendon (1 vote)
Nicole Livingstone (Chair)
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Jasmine Fleming
3. Abbey Dowrick
2. Ella Roberts
1. Tarni Evans
Sarah Black
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Ella Roberts
3. Jasmine Fleming
2. Abbey Dowrick
1. Rylie Wilcox
Andrew Dillon
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Jasmine Fleming
3. Abbey Dowrick
2. Charlotte Thomas
1. Montana Ham
Tim Harrington
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Hannah Ewings
3. Montana Ham
2. Ella Roberts
1. Charlotte Thomas
Laura Kane
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Hannah Ewings
3. Ella Roberts
2. Jasmine Fleming
1. Charlotte Thomas
Narelle Smith
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Tarni Evans
3. Hannah Ewings
2. Ella Roberts
1. Paige Scott
Kelli Underwood
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Abbey Dowrick
3. Tarni Evans
2. Rylie Wilcox
1. Jasmine Fleming
Sam Virgo
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Rylie Wilcox
3. Jasmine Fleming
2. Ella Roberts
1. Tarni Evans
Megan Waters
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Abbey Dowrick
3. Rylie Wilcox
2. Indy Tahau
1. Jasmine Fleming
2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven Rising Star nominees
Round One – Abbey Dowrick (Port Adelaide) and Paige Scott (Essendon)
Round Two – Abbie Ballard (Adelaide Crows) and Daisy D'Arcy (Gold Coast SUNS)
Round Three – Hannah Ewings (Port Adelaide) and Rylie Wilcox (Western Bulldogs)
Round Four – Montana Ham (Sydney Swans) and Keeley Skepper (Carlton)
Round Five – Jasmine Fleming (Hawthorn) and Sarah Lakay (West Coast Eagles)
Round Six – Emily Pease (GWS GIANTS) and Ella Roberts (West Coast Eagles)
Round Seven – Charlotte Thomas (West Coast Eagles) and Lucy Wales (Hawthorn)
Round Eight – Tarni Evans (GWS GIANTS) and Steph Wales (Essendon)
Round Nine – Tahlia Gillard (Melbourne) and Sofia Hurley (Sydney Swans)
Round 10 – Cynthia Hamilton (Sydney Swans) and Indy Tahau (Port Adelaide)
National Australia Bank
Each of the 20 NAB AFLW Rising Star nominees throughout the season were awarded $500 prize money from NAB to acknowledge their great achievement.
In addition, NAB continued to support the development of future footy stars by awarding junior clubs of each nominee with a $1,000 cash NAB Club Recognition Award.
Celebrating 20 years in partnership with the AFL, NAB is proud to support the development of female footballers throughout the country from NAB AFL Auskick through to the NAB AFLW Competition
