The AFL's Rising Star winner doesn't always result in being the best player from their draft class or even among the fellow young guns who are eligible for the award the same year.

Taking a broader look at the best Rising Star vote-getters this century, we've broken down the top five finishers from each year to see how well clubs have fared in developing fast-starting stars.

Brisbane have had the most top five Rising Star finishers since 2000 with 12, with two Lions going on to win the award, while Melbourne are the next best with 11.

The Demons have the equal most players to win the Rising Star this century with three, tied with Fremantle, who have had a total of eight players finish in the top five.

At the other end of the leaderboard, GWS have managed just three top-five Rising Star finishers in their short history with no overall winners.

The Giants join West Coast and the Western Bulldogs in being without a Rising Star winner since the turn of the century, with those clubs having six and seven players manage top-five finishes, respectively however.

Here's every Rising Star top five since 2000, with a club-by-club breakdown below.

2000

Player Club Votes
Paul Hasleby Fremantle 33
Adam Ramanauskas Essendon 30
Beau McDonald Brisbane Lions 13
Brad Green Melbourne 12
Josh Fraser Collingwood 7

 

2001

Player Club Votes
Justin Koschitzke St Kilda 31
Daniel Kerr West Coast 27
Mark McVeigh Essendon 23
Danny Jacobs Essendon 11
Ryan Lonie Collingwood 11

 

2002

Player Club Votes
Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 34
Chris Judd West Coast 29
Luke Hodge Hawthorn 12
Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide 10
Mark Coughlan Richmond 5

 

2003

Player Club Votes
Sam Mitchell Hawthorn 33
Graham Polak Fremantle 26
Luke Ball St Kilda 17
Daniel Wells North Melbourne 12
Adam Schneider Sydney 8

 

2004

Player Club Votes
Jared Rivers Melbourne 45
Aaron Davey Melbourne 26
Richard Hadley Brisbane Lions 20
Paul Bevan Sydney 17
Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 17

 

2005

Player Club Votes
Brett Deledio Richmond 43
Ryan Griffen Western Bulldogs 34
David Mundy Fremantle 19
Brock McLean Melbourne 15
Jed Adcock Brisbane Lions 14

 

2006

Player Club Votes
Danyle Pearce Port Adelaide 43
Andrew Raines Richmond 33
Heath Shaw Collingwood 32
Marc Murphy Carlton 13
Clint Bartram Melbourne 7

 

2007

Player Club Votes
Joel Selwood Geelong 44
Scott Pendlebury Collingwood 37
Nathan Jones Melbourne 17
Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide 10
Shannon Hurn West Coast 9

 

2008

Player Club Votes
Rhys Palmer Fremantle 44
Cyril Rioli Hawthorn 37
Trent Cotchin Richmond 21
Matthew Kreuzer Carlton 11
Garrick Ibbotson Fremantle 7

 

2009

Player Club Votes
Daniel Rich Brisbane Lions 45
Andy Otten Adelaide 30
Tayte Pears Essendon 28
Dayne Beams Collingwood 10
Stephen Hill Fremantle 9
Callan Ward Western Bulldogs 9

 

2010

Player Club Votes
Dan Hannebery Sydney 45
Tom Scully Melbourne 35
Tom Rockliff Brisbane Lions 24
Jack Trengove Melbourne 11
Ryan Bastinac North Melbourne 6

 

2011

Player Club Votes
Dyson Heppell Essendon 44
Luke Shuey West Coast 37
Zac Smith Gold Coast 21
David Swallow Gold Coast 18
Jack Darling West Coast 6

 

2012

Player Club Votes
Daniel Talia Adelaide 43
Jeremy Cameron Greater Western Sydney 35
Mitch Wallis Western Bulldogs 19
Adam Treloar Greater Western Sydney 15
Steven Motlop Geelong 11

 

2013

Player Club Votes
Jaeger O'Meara Gold Coast 44
Brad Crouch Adelaide 31
Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 26
Tom Mitchell Sydney 11
Aaron Mullett North Melbourne 11

 

2014

Player Club Votes
Lewis Taylor Brisbane Lions 39
Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 38
Luke McDonald North Melbourne 32
James Aish Brisbane Lions 19
Kade Kolodjashnij Gold Coast 7

 

2015

Player Club Votes
Jesse Hogan Melbourne 49
Patrick Cripps Carlton 41
Dom Sheed West Coast 27
Isaac Heeney Sydney 12
Angus Brayshaw Melbourne 8

 

2016

Player Club Votes
Callum Mills Sydney 49
Caleb Daniel Western Bulldogs 41
Carlton 26
Darcy Parish Essendon 19
Darcy Moore Collingwood 9

 

2017

Player Club Votes
Andrew McGrath Essendon 51
Ryan Burton Hawthorn 41
Sam Powell-Pepper Port Adelaide 35
Charlie Curnow Carlton 27
Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions 6

 

2018

Player Club Votes
Jaidyn Stephenson Collingwood 52
Tom Doedee Adelaide 42
Alex Witherden Brisbane Lions 35
Jack Higgins Richmond 11
Oliver Florent Sydney 10
Jack Henry Geelong 10

 

2019

Player Club Votes
Sam Walsh Carlton 54
Connor Rozee Port Adelaide 42
Sydney Stack Richmond 28
Bailey Smith Western Bulldogs 20
Jordan Clark Geelong 5
Gryan Miers Geelong 5

 

2020

Player Club Votes
Caleb Serong Fremantle 48
Noah Anderson Gold Coast 39
Max King St Kilda 28
Izak Rankine Gold Coast 16
Will Day Hawthorn 12

 

2021

Player Club Votes
Luke Jackson Melbourne 51
Tom Green Greater Western Sydney 38
Mitch Georgiades Port Adelaide 28
Justin McInerney Sydney 16
Errol Gulden Sydney 11

 

2022

Player Club Votes
Nick Daicos Collingwood 60
Sam De Koning Geelong 48
Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 35
Jack Ginnivan Collingwood 21
Nic Martin Essendon 12

 

2023

Player Club Votes
Harry Sheezel North Melbourne 54
Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 39
Mitch Owens St Kilda 33
Jye Amiss Fremantle 28
Darcy Wilmot Brisbane Lions 4

 

2024

Player Club Votes
Oliver Dempsey Geelong 52
George Wardlaw North Melbourne 43
Kai Lohmann Brisbane Lions 21
Darcy Wilson St Kilda 15
Colby McKercher North Melbourne 12

 

Rising Star Club Breakdown*

Club Rising Star Winners Top 5 Finishers
Adelaide 1 4
Brisbane 2 12
Carlton 1 6
Collingwood 2 9
Essendon 2 8
Fremantle 3 8
Geelong 2 7
Gold Coast 1 6
GWS 0 3
Hawthorn 1 6
Melbourne 3 11
North Melbourne 1 7
Port Adelaide 1 7
Richmond 1 6
St Kilda 2 6
Sydney 2 9
West Coast 0 6
Western Bulldogs 0 7

*From 2000