| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Adelaide | ||||||
| 1997 | Hawthorn | ||||||
| 1998 | Sydney | Jeremy Jacques | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Adelaide | Jonathan Yerbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Adelaide | James Gallagher | 38 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | Collingwood | Mark Dubyna | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Richmond | ||||||
| 2003 | Melbourne | Joel Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Carlton | Aisake O'hAilpin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Western Bulldogs | ||||||
| 2006 | Geelong | Tom Lonergan | 202 | 49 | 0 | AA40: 2012, 2014; Prem: 2011 | |
| 2007 | Fremantle | Ryley Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Essendon | Kade Klemke | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Geelong | James Podsiadly | 104 (83) | 195 | 23 | Prem: 2011 | |
| 2010 | Port Adelaide | Jarrad Irons | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Carlton | Frazer Dale | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Sydney | Dan Robinson | 25 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Melbourne | Neville Jetta | 118 | 5 | 0 | AA40: 2017 | |
| 2014 | North Melbourne | Max Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Fremantle | Anthony Morabito | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Fremantle | Josh Deluca | 10 (4) | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Richmond |