Sydney's son of a gun Daniel Hannebery crowned AFL's NAB Rising Star of 2010

Sydney's budding champ and the AFL's NAB Rising Star of 2010 Daniel Hannebery is a class act on and off the field.

The young gun delivered a superb speech after topping the votes in the prestigious award held at the Palladium Room at Crown Casino.

The son of Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) winger of the late 1980s Matthew Hannebery described his win as "a massive honour , a bit of a surprise".

"It's something I'm really honoured by and humbled by at the same time," the Kew Rovers product added,

Hannebery, who managed seven games in 2009,  polled 45 votes to beat Melbourne's first year young gun Tom Scully on 35.

Brisbane's Tom Rockliff was third on 24 votes.

Hannebery praised the support he's received from development coach Stuart Maxfield (a former captain of the Swans).

"He's been a real rock for me up in Sydney," he said.

Hannebery can't wait to strut his stuff against Carlton in a cut-throat elimination final at ANZ Stadium this Sunday.

"There's a really good feeling in the air," he said.

Hannebery thanked his loving family for all of their support throughout his footy career, especially his parents.

"I'll be forever indebted to them," he said.