no I'm going to say best hands in the comp that's why great Mark and that's what's made the difference for him as you season being big fellow six time all Australia and it's rarified a how have you thought you've gone personally in a team game what a great opening question to Tom by the way there you go thank you thank you let's talk about I worked on that for while uh no look I um I do love coming to these nights because get to celebrate some great and I'm my tip is bond for MVP and um potentially all Australian captain Iron he's an absolute star so I love coming here and um I've lucky enough to be able to come to a few n how great to see you mate I saw you wandering around with your father all Australia night what are your thoughts congratulations on the you've had personally yeah thank you uh yeah pretty special night and uh be here with a few of the swans boys as well and uh yeah brought me dad as my date so yeah good night are you comfortable in the the suit so you don't look that comfortable in it no it's definitely not me I'd rather be uh wearing board short sitting on bond mate good on you mate good luck tonight he's had an unbelievable side this man uh nominated in the back line we just continue to wander our away round through oh now look the the crowd just Parts like they've left him on his own Marcus bondell great to see here Scotty Noom mates over here um you've been to this night many times before um you got multiple Australians only your B what does it mean for the footy community and yourself to come to a night like this and celebrate some some wonderful how good to be to actually playing this team oh I mean that's the the hypo hypothetical always of of what it would drum up it it' be something I think pretty special but um my sense is that year and year I think it's important continues to grow I think um players definitely value the KN um now that it's obviously become more of a combined one and it it brings probably the Players Association and the AFL together so I think that's been a great move um and you really get to see guys outside of playing with against them on the on the weekend so it's a nice way to just naturally sort of cross pass for a little bit of all the blokes that are nominated like most of the 44 nominees are here tonight so we don't know who gets the gig there's one blat that's been nominated that you'd love to play with who would you go with uh I mean it's hard to narrow it down to one I'll just I'll just scan the room um I saw Jeremy McGavin in the room before um he's someone I've always really rated highly um from a from a different team um love the way he plays very courageous player too um and obviously continues to be a star of the competition good on you mate have a great night tonight best of luck enjoy the ceremony thanks all right time to get stuck in welcome to the 2024 AFL Awards and the winner of the 2024 telra AFL rising star is OE Dempsey from the Jong cast je told me earlier today he said I make sure I go up here and thank the tribunal as well for ruling out Harley re in Sam Dary but um so throw that one in there but um no a true blessing to uh be up here and uh give my thanks to God and then also my parents at the back um for all they've done for me and you still yet to miss a game it's in Perth or Melbourne or Adelaide so just thank you guys for all the support you sh me I wouldn't be here without you and um yeah just the AFL telra Phoenix management and Winston Rous um and then yeah last but not least just the Jalan footy club and all the support they show me and Scotty and um and all my teammates and I wouldn't uh be able to have so much fun if it wasn't for that club and the environment so y