Hogan was one of the early favourites to win the 2015 AFL Rising Star alongside Isaac Heeney of , however , a seven-week knee injury to Heeney led many to believe the Rising Star winner would be decided between Hogan and Patrick Cripps of . In what was predicted to be one of the closest vote counts for the Rising Star , Hogan was the eventual winner of the Ron Evans Medal , earning the maximum five votes from nine of the ten judges , with Kevin Sheehan awarding him four out of five votes . He ultimately finished with 49 votes out of a possible 50 . He became the first key forward to win the award since Nick Riewoldt won in 2002 , and the second Melbourne player overall to receive the award after Jared Rivers won in 2004 . His season was later assessed by journalists at '' AFL Media '' as the third best by any rising star winner since 2000 . In addition , he was recognised as the best young player at Melbourne by winning the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy , along with placing fourth in the best and fairest count , finishing with 286 votes . He was also one of the three Melbourne players nominated for the AFLPA MVP award , alongside Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince . Furthermore , he was recognised as one of the best young players in the league when he was named as the centre half-forward in the 22under22 team
2015 AFL Rising Star
2015 AFL Rising Star
Jesse Hogan