| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Essendon | Rodney Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | St Kilda | Glen Kendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Collingwood | Stephen Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | Gardiner: 1991 | |
| 1991 | Essendon | Glenn Kilpatrick | 146 (26) | 35 | 27 | Magarey: 1995 | |
| 1992 | Richmond | Simon Verbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | Collingwood | Justin Staritski | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Western Bulldogs | Andrew Nichol | 3 | 0 | 0 |