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1. Which company was the inaugural sponsor of the Rising Star Award in 1993?
2. The very first winner, Nathan Buckley, won which prestigious medal in 1992, the year before his entry into the AFL?
3. Which player won the AFL Rising Star award in 1997?
4. Nathan Buckley was appointed captain of Collingwood in 1999, the first Rising Star winner to be awarded the honour. Who was the second winner to be appointed captain of their club?
5. Which of these players was not a Rising Star nominee in 1993?
6. Sydney Swan Adam Goodes, winner of the 1999 award, was recruited from which state (or territory)?
7. Which player was runner-up to Justin Koschitzke in the 2001 award?
8. Other than Nathan Buckley and Ben Cousins, who is the only other Rising Star winner to be named in the AFL All-Australian team?
9. St. Kilda's Nick Riewoldt, led the AFL in which statistical category in the year of his award, 2002?
10. Finally, a straightforward question: Who won the award in 1995?
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