| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Geelong | ||||||
| 1997 | Collingwood | Tarkyn Lockyer | 227 | 149 | 20 | ||
| 1998 | St Kilda | Garth Pickford | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | St Kilda | Olly Trand | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Richmond | Michael Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Collingwood | Andrew Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Hawthorn | Tim Hazell | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Hawthorn | Josh Thurgood | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Fremantle | Ryan Crowley | 196 (188) | 118 | 5 | B&F: 2012 | |
| 2005 | Melbourne | Shane Neaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | St Kilda | Robert Eddy | 33 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | St Kilda | Andrew McQualter | 71 (66) | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Richmond | Andrew Browne | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Sydney | ||||||
| 2010 | Western Bulldogs | Jason Johannisen | 193 | 75 | 25 | Norm Smith: 2016; Prem: 2016 | |
| 2011 | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 2012 | Gold Coast | ||||||
| 2013 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2014 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2015 | Essendon | Will Hams | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Carlton | Andrew Gallucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Adelaide | Jordon Butts | 64 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | West Coast | Hamish Brayshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Collingwood | ||||||
| 2022 | North Melbourne | Kayne Turner | 12 | 2 | 0 |