AFL Rising Star Award 2016: Live updates as Callum Mills, Caleb Daniel battle for honour

SYDNEY’S Callum Mills has edged out Bulldog Caleb Daniel for the 2016 Rising Star Award. LIVE UPDATES

WHO will be crowned the AFL’s Rising Star of 2016?

Sydney’s Callum Mills is the clear favourite at $1.18 with TAB. He has played 20 games for the premiership favourite, averaging 19 disposals a game. His main challenger is Bulldog Caleb Daniel, who has defied predictions he couldn’t succeed at the top level because of his height (168cm) to play 20 games, averaging 21 disposals. If any other player wins it will be a massive upset. FOLLOW TODAY’S EVENT LIVE BELOW On the next line of betting are Demon Christian Petracca and Bomber Darcy Parish, ahead of early favourite Carlton’s Jacob Weitering, last year’s No. 1 draft pick. This year’s winner will join names including Joel Selwood (2007), Nathan Buckley (1993), Sam Mitchell (2003) and Jesse Hogan (2015) on the award honour roll. ULTIMATE GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR’S AWARD Ten judges — the nine All-Australian selectors and AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan — vote on a 5-4-3-2-1 format. Sheehan said judges vote purely on how the nominees performed in the home-and-away season — not on future potential. “It’s done on their form, not how they’ll turn out in five years’ time,” he said. “There are no other guidelines. It can be subjective or objective.” THE NOMINEES Round 1: Clayton Oliver (Melb) Round 2: Darcy Parish (Ess) Round 3: Jacob Weitering (Carl) Round 4: Caleb Daniel (WB) Round 5: Tom Papley (Syd) Round 6: Blake Acres (StK) Round 7: James Harmes (Melb) Round 8: Jacob Hopper (GWS) Round 9: Christian Petracca (Melb) Round 10: Darcy Byrne-Jones (PA) Round 11: Connor Blakely (Fre) Round 12: Lachie Weller (Fre) Round 13: James Sicily (Haw) Round 14: Jade Gresham (StK) Round 15: Peter Wright (GC) Round 16: Callum Mills (Syd) Round 17: Orazio Fantasia (Ess) Round 18: Ryan Clarke (NM) Round 19: Darcy Moore (Coll) Round 20: Josh Dunkley (WB) Round 21: Oscar McDonald (Melb) Round 22: Daniel Rioli (Rich) Round 23: Tom Barrass (WC)