| Year | Player | Height | Weight | Age | Drafted | From | Clubs | Career Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Deven Robertson | 182cm | 80kg | 17 | #22 National 2019 | Manning JFC/Aquinas College (WA)/Perth | Brisbane | 43 |
| 2018 | Sam Walsh | 184cm | 77kg | 17 | #1 National 2018 | St Joseph's/Geelong U18 | Carlton | 101 |
| 2017 | Oscar Allen | 191cm | 83kg | 17 | #21 National 2017 | Whitford JFC/West Perth | West Coast | 83 |
| 2016 | Jack Graham | 183cm | 83kg | 17 | #53 National 2016 | Tea Tree Gully/North Adelaide | Richmond | 119 |
| 2015 | Josh Schache | 199cm | 98kg | 17 | #2 National 2015 | Seymour/Murray U18 | Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne | 76 |
| 2014 | Christian Petracca | 186cm | 94kg | 18 | #2 National 2014 | Park Orchards/Warrandyte/Beverley Hills/Whitefriars College/Eastern U18 | Melbourne | 182 |
| 2013 | Dom Sheed | 185cm | 83kg | 17 | #11 National 2013 | Mines Rovers/Subiaco | West Coast | 158 |
| 2012 | Lachie Whitfield | 187cm | 75kg | 17 | #1 National 2012 | Mornington/Mount Martha/Peninsula Grammar/Dandenong U18 | Greater Western Sydney | 215 |
| 2011 | Stephen Coniglio | 182cm | 81kg | 17 | #2 National 2011 | Upper Swan/Swan Districts | Greater Western Sydney | 207 |
| 2010 | Harley Bennell | 185cm | 82kg | 17 | #2 National 2010 | Pinjarra/Peel | Gold Coast, Fremantle, Melbourne | 88 |
| 2009 | David Swallow | 186cm | 86kg | 16 | #1 National 2010 | Rossmoyne JFC/East Fremantle | Gold Coast | 226 |
| 2009 | Andrew Hooper | 172cm | 83kg | 17 | #35 Rookie 2009 | North Ballarat U18 | Western Bulldogs | 7 |
| 2008 | Jack Watts | 196cm | 88kg | 16 | #1 National 2008 | East Sandringham/Brighton Grammar/Sandringham U18 | Melbourne, Port Adelaide | 174 |
| 2007 | Cale Morton | 192cm | 88kg | 16 | #4 National 2007 | Lake Grace-Pingrup/Hale School/Claremont | Melbourne, West Coast | 76 |
| 2006 | Tom Hawkins | 197cm | 105kg | 17 | #41 National 2006 | Finley/Melbourne Grammar/Sandringham U18 | Geelong | 347 |
| 2005 | Marc Murphy | 180cm | 82kg | 17 | #1 National 2005 | Beverley Hills/Doncaster/Whitefriars College/Oakleigh U18 | Carlton | 300 |
| 2004 | Jesse Smith | 191cm | 83kg | 17 | #42 National 2004 | Calder U18 | North Melbourne, St Kilda | 27 |
| 2003 | Kepler Bradley | 198cm | 100kg | 17 | #6 National 2003 | Kingsley JFC/West Perth | Essendon, Fremantle | 117 |
| 2002 | Byron Schammer | 176cm | 79kg | 16 | #13 National 2002 | West Adelaide | Fremantle | 129 |
| 2001 | Steven Armstrong | 180cm | 83kg | 16 | #25 National 2001 | Perth | Melbourne, West Coast | 79 |
| 2001 | Sam Power | 190cm | 82kg | 17 | #10 National 2001 | Balwyn/Trinity Grammar/Oakleigh U18 | Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne | 123 |
| 2000 | Kayne Pettifer | 183cm | 84kg | 17 | #9 National 2000 | Kyabram/Murray U18 | Richmond | 113 |
| 1999 | Paul Hasleby | 182cm | 87kg | 17 | #2 National 1999 | Northampton/Mazenod College (WA)/East Fremantle | Fremantle | 208 |
| 1998 | Garth Taylor | 169cm | 74kg | 17 | #49 National 1998 | Swan Districts | Fremantle, Richmond | 15 |
| 1997 | Tim Finocchiaro | 177cm | 84kg | 17 | #61 National 1997 | Warrandyte/Eastern U18 | Geelong | 10 |
| 1996 | Paddy Steinfort | 197cm | 95kg | 16 | #16 National 1996 | Mazenod Old Collegians/Oakleigh U18 | Richmond | 0 |
| 1995 | Ben Setchell | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | Luke Godden | 180cm | 80kg | 16 | #40 National 1995 | Yarrambat/Northern U18 | Collingwood | 36 |
| 1994 | Daniel Harford | 177cm | 81kg | 16 | #8 National 1994 | St Mary's (NFL)/Parade College/Northern U18 | Hawthorn, Carlton | 162 |
| 1993 | Shaun McManus | 181cm | 81kg | 16 | Foundation 1994 | East Fremantle | Fremantle | 228 |
| 1992 | Daniel Southern | 188cm | 91kg | 17 | #92 National 1992 | Claremont | Western Bulldogs | 103 |
| 1991 | Robert Neill | 184cm | 90kg | 17 | Zone 1990 | Southern District (ACT) | Sydney, St Kilda | 44 |
| 1990 | Paul Williams | 177cm | 83kg | 16 | #70 National 1989 | North Hobart | Collingwood, Sydney | 306 |
| 1989 | Ray Windsor | 190cm | 87kg | 16 | Western Districts | Brisbane | 23 | |
| 1988 | Robbie Wright | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | Steven Kolyniuk | 174cm | 84kg | 16 | St Albans (WRFL) | Western Bulldogs | 177 | |
| 1986 | Stephen Lawrence | 200cm | 100kg | 16 | Morningside | Hawthorn | 146 | |
| 1985 | Jason Kerr | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 | David Condon | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 | Greg Anderson | 188cm | 92kg | 16 | #18 National 1982 | St Michael's College (SA)/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Sydney, Essendon, Adelaide | 162 |
| 1982 | Michael Phyland | 181cm | 80kg | 16 | Sydney | 22 | ||
| 1981 | Paul Salmon | 205cm | 112kg | 15 | North Ringwood | Essendon, Hawthorn | 324 | |
| 1980 | Darryl Murphy | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | Grant Campbell | #3 National 1981 | St Kilda | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | Mark Weideman | 188cm | 92kg | 16 | Collingwood | 28 | ||
| 1977 | Rodney Watts | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 | Mick Woods | 0 |