Richmond livewire forward Emelia Yassir is the Round 7 AFLW Rising Star nominee. 

Yassir kicked a career-high three goals in the Dreamtime clash against Essendon on Saturday night, including the opening major of the game within the first 20 seconds of play.

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Yassir awarded AFLW Rising Star nomination

Emelia Yassir finds out she has been nominated as the AFLW Rising Star for Round 7

In addition to kicking the bulk of the Tigers' score, she also had four score involvements and laid four tackles, the 20-year-old impressing with her energy and work-rate around goals.

A fierce competitor, Yassir has been in fine form all season, averaging one goal and two score involvements per game in the opening seven rounds of the season.

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KFC Player of the Match: Round 7

Emelia Yassir has been awarded the KFC Round 7 Player of the Match.

The 20-year old was selected by the Tigers with pick No. 16 in the 2021 AFLW Draft and was named the Club's best first-year player in her inaugural season.

She made her debut in Round 1 of the 2022 Season 6, going on to play 26 games and kicking 14 goals for the Tigers, including two goals in the Season 7 Semi Final against North Melbourne.

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'Gives us another reason to bounce back' - Yassir

Emelia Yassir joins Richmond Media following the sides loss to Essendon.

Yassir was drafted from the Calder Cannons and played juniors with the Pascoe Vale Football Club in the Eastern District Football League

She is the Tigers' first AFLW Rising Star nomination since Ellie McKenzie in 2021.