Will Crippa win the rising star?

[Amers]

That is correct correct.

I think I read that the same same ten judges vote 5,4,3,2,1 each week for each rounds nomination, the highest ranked qualified player who is not yet already nominated gets a nod. So they end up with no duplicates.

Then they vote again 5,4,3,2,1 after the last round to decide the winner from all the nominations.

Cheers for the confirmation LP.

Looking at the list of previous winners, Wayne Carey played the sympathy card that KPP or KPF rarely win these awards as a reason why Hogan should get the nod.

But looking at the list of winners, in the last 22 years, 2 KPD's (Rivers & Talia) have won the award and Hogan is the 4th KPF (along with Kosi, Riewoldt and Nick Holland) to have won the award and that doesn't include Goodes, who is also a previous winner.

Now in a team of 22, you will normally find 1 ruck, 2 KPD's, 2 KPF's and the rest (17) are smalls. Give or take.
So you could argue that over a 22 year period, awards such as Brownlow's and Rising Stars positionally would come out with similar numbers, true?

Well in the Rising Star award, 4 KPF winners (5 if you include Goodes) in a list of 22 means they are actually over represented.

That's my blow torch on Wayne Carey.