West Coast young gun Tyrell Dewar has been named the round 14 Telstra AFL Rising Star nominee after a standout performance against Carlton on Sunday.

Starting at half-back before shifting to a wing, Dewar racked up a career-best 27 disposals with 24 kicks, seven score involvements and a game-high 843 metres gained.

“It was one of my goals at the start of the year to get a Rising Star,” Dewar told westcoasteagles.com.au.

“I’m stoked that I got it.”

Dewar, 21, has become a major success story from the Eagles’ Naitanui (Next Generation) Academy.

He arrived as a forward and kicked a brilliant long-range goal on debut against Collingwood in round nine last season.

The classy youngster played seven matches in 2024 and has become a regular this campaign, averaging 14.5 disposals in 11 games.

Dewar’s versatility to play multiple positions and attack with his foot skills has been a strength under new coach Andrew McQualter.

“I played as a forward all last year, played seven games and I wanted to come back to pre-season in good nick and impress the new coach, ‘Mini’,” Dewar said.

“He said he saw me on the wing and half-back.

“First half against Carlton I was in the backline and then I got the call up to go to the wing in the second half. That was a good move, I loved it there.

"I tried to pull off a few kicks, some didn’t work but some did. I reckon that’s my main danger - taking on those kicks.”

Last month Dewar re-signed for three more seasons, tying him to the Eagles until at least the end of 2028.

Having ticked off a goal to become a Rising Star nominee – joining current teammates Harley Reid, Reuben Ginbey and Elijah Hewett from the previous two years – the Kalgoorlie kid is keen to keep improving.  

“Just playing more consistent footy," Dewar said of his next goal.

"Keep getting better at training, just getting better with my skills,” he said.