Rahilly played his early football at South Warrnambool but was recruited from the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup . A defender , he received a 1998 AFL Rising Star nomination in his sixth league game , against Carlton at the MCG , where he had 22 disposals . Although Geelong made it into the final in three of the seasons he was at the club , Rahilly was never selected for a finals game . Rahilly was , however , a member of the Geelong reserves team which won the 2002 Victorian Football League ( VFL ) premiership and was awarded the Norm Goss Memorial Medal for his efforts in the grand final . He also won Geelong 's " Best Clubman " award , in 2003
1998 AFL Rising Star
1998 AFL Rising Star
James Rahilly