| Year | Player | Height | Weight | Club | Age | Prior Games | Season Games | Season Goals | Drafted | From | Clubs | Career Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harry Sheezel | 185cm | 80kg | North Melbourne | 18 | 23 | 3 | #3 National 2022 | Ajax/Sandringham U18 | North Melbourne | 23 | |
| 2022 | Nick Daicos | 183cm | 73kg | Collingwood | 19 | 25 | 7 | #4 National 2021 | Balwyn Greythorn/Kew Rovers/Carey Grammar/Oakleigh U18 | Collingwood | 47 | |
| 2021 | Errol Gulden | 175cm | 75kg | Sydney | 18 | 18 | 14 | #32 National 2020 | Maroubra | Sydney | 67 | |
| 2020 | Caleb Serong | 179cm | 88kg | Fremantle | 18 | 14 | 2 | #8 National 2019 | Warragul/Geelong Grammar/Gippsland U18 | Fremantle | 80 | |
| 2019 | Sam Walsh | 184cm | 77kg | Carlton | 18 | 22 | 6 | #1 National 2018 | St Joseph's/Geelong U18 | Carlton | 99 | |
| 2018 | Tim Kelly | 182cm | 82kg | Geelong | 23 | 23 | 24 | #24 National 2017 | Palmyra JFC/South Fremantle | Geelong, West Coast | 124 | |
| 2017 | Andrew McGrath | 178cm | 78kg | Essendon | 18 | 21 | 1 | #1 National 2016 | Brighton Grammar/East Brighton/Sandringham U18 | Essendon | 134 | |
| 2016 | Callum Mills | 186cm | 80kg | Sydney | 18 | 22 | 1 | #3 National 2015 | Mosman/North Shore (NSW)/NSW-ACT U18/Sydney (NEAFL) | Sydney | 155 | |
| 2015 | Isaac Heeney | 184cm | 80kg | Sydney | 18 | 14 | 16 | #18 National 2014 | Cardiff/NSW-ACT U18/Sydney (NEAFL) | Sydney | 177 | |
| 2014 | Marcus Bontempelli | 194cm | 84kg | Western Bulldogs | 18 | 16 | 15 | #4 National 2013 | Eltham/Marcellin College/Northern U18 | Western Bulldogs | 216 | |
| 2013 | Jaeger O'Meara | 182cm | 82kg | Gold Coast | 18 | 22 | 16 | #1 Mini-Draft 2011 | Dongara/Perth | Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Fremantle | 164 | |
| 2012 | Jeremy Cameron | 194cm | 91kg | GWS | 18 | 16 | 29 | GWS Underage 2010 | Dartmoor/North Ballarat U18 | Greater Western Sydney, Geelong | 230 | |
| 2011 | Dyson Heppell | 189cm | 85kg | Essendon | 18 | 23 | 3 | #8 National 2010 | Leongatha/Gippsland U18 | Essendon | 235 | |
| 2010 | Michael Barlow | 189cm | 91kg | Fremantle | 22 | 13 | 15 | #8 Rookie 2009 | Assumption College/Shepparton United/Werribee | Fremantle, Gold Coast | 141 | |
| 2009 | Daniel Rich | 183cm | 83kg | Brisbane | 18 | 24 | 14 | #7 National 2008 | Sorrento Duncraig JFC/Sacred Heart College (WA)/Subiaco | Brisbane | 275 | |
| 2008 | Rhys Palmer | 181cm | 79kg | Fremantle | 18 | 20 | 10 | #7 National 2007 | Bullcreek Leeming JFC/East Fremantle | Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney, Carlton | 123 | |
| 2007 | Joel Selwood | 182cm | 87kg | Geelong | 18 | 21 | 7 | #7 National 2006 | Sandhurst/Catholic College Bendigo/Bendigo U18 | Geelong | 355 | |
| 2006 | Marc Murphy | 180cm | 82kg | Carlton | 18 | 13 | 8 | #1 National 2005 | Beverley Hills/Doncaster/Whitefriars College/Oakleigh U18 | Carlton | 300 | |
| 2005 | Brett Deledio | 188cm | 88kg | Richmond | 17 | 22 | 14 | #1 National 2004 | Kyabram/Murray U18 | Richmond, Greater Western Sydney | 275 | |
| 2004 | Aaron Davey | 177cm | 73kg | Melbourne | 20 | 19 | 28 | #3 Rookie 2003 | Port Melbourne | Melbourne | 178 | |
| 2003 | Daniel Wells | 181cm | 79kg | North Melbourne | 17 | 18 | 10 | #2 National 2002 | Kwinana/Peel | North Melbourne, Collingwood | 258 | |
| 2002 | Chris Judd | 189cm | 88kg | West Coast | 18 | 22 | 21 | #3 National 2001 | East Sandringham/Caulfield Grammar/Sandringham U18 | West Coast, Carlton | 279 | |
| 2001 | Daniel Kerr | 178cm | 80kg | West Coast | 17 | 19 | 7 | #18 National 2000 | Melville JFC/Aquinas College (WA) | West Coast | 220 | |
| 2000 | Paul Hasleby | 182cm | 87kg | Fremantle | 18 | 21 | 15 | #2 National 1999 | Northampton/Mazenod College (WA)/East Fremantle | Fremantle | 208 | |
| 1999 | Adam Goodes | 191cm | 100kg | Sydney | 18 | 20 | 19 | #43 National 1997 | Horsham FC/North Ballarat U18 | Sydney | 372 | |
| 1998 | Nick Stevens | 182cm | 85kg | Port Adelaide | 18 | 17 | 14 | #25 National 1997 | St Mary's (NFL)/Northern U18 | Port Adelaide, Carlton | 231 |