| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 1997 | St Kilda | ||||||
| 1998 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 1999 | Carlton | Craig Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Melbourne | Darren Jolly | 237 (48) | 122 | 17 | AA40: 2010; Prem: 2005, 2010 | |
| 2001 | Essendon | Adam Winter | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Collingwood | Jason Roe | 50 (0) | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | Collingwood | David Fanning | 14 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2005 | West Coast | Matt Priddis | 240 | 73 | 149 | AA: 2015; Brownlow: 2014; B&F: 2013; Christian: 2011, 2014; Sandover: 2006; AA40: 2011, 2014 | |
| 2006 | West Coast | Llane Spaanderman | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Port Adelaide | Daniel Boyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Geelong | Bryn Weadon | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Carlton | Joe Dare | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Melbourne | Michael Evans | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Sydney | Campbell Heath | 12 (0) | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Gold Coast | ||||||
| 2013 | Geelong | Nick Bourke | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Fremantle | Tanner Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Adelaide | Jonathon Beech | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Hawthorn | Jack Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Adelaide | Cam Ellis-Yolmen | 34 (25) | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Melbourne | ||||||
| 2019 | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2020 | Richmond | ||||||
| 2022 | Sydney | Jaiden Magor | 0 | 0 | 0 |