| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Carlton | Simon Verbeek | 38 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1989 | North Melbourne | Gavin Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | St Kilda | Darren Davies | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Geelong | Tim McGrath | 219 | 18 | 26 | ||
| 1992 | Essendon | Tim Watson | 25 | 28 | 1 | Prem: 1993 | |
| 1993 | Western Bulldogs | Jason Watts | 57 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Western Bulldogs | Jose Romero | 122 | 71 | 14 | B&F: 1996 | |
| 1995 | Western Bulldogs | Jason Lappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Western Bulldogs | Steven Pitt | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Hawthorn | Haydon Kilmartin | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Adelaide | Darryl Wintle | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Adelaide | Andrew Crowell | 44 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Adelaide | Adam Richardson | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Port Adelaide | Josh Mahoney | 67 | 77 | 2 | Prem: 2004 | |
| 2012 | GWS | Dean Brogan | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | GWS |