| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | North Melbourne | Chris Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | Essendon | Ian McMullin | 29 (24) | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | North Melbourne | Peter Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Sydney | Allan McKellar | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | St Kilda | Martin Heppell | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | Carlton | Brad Pearce | 77 | 151 | 6 | Prem: 1995 | |
| 1994 | Fitzroy | Simon Atkins | 41 | 13 | 7 |