| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Essendon | Luke Trew | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 1998 | St Kilda | ||||||
| 1999 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2000 | North Melbourne | David Teague | 83 (33) | 6 | 11 | B&F: 2004 | |
| 2001 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2002 | Essendon | Toby McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Adelaide | Matthew Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | North Melbourne | ||||||
| 2005 | Brisbane | Colm Begley | 30 (29) | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Brisbane | Joel Tippett | 9 (0) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Geelong | Shane Mumford | 216 (21) | 57 | 33 | B&F: 2014; AA40: 2010; Prem: 2012 | |
| 2008 | Sydney | Mike Pyke | 110 | 48 | 0 | Prem: 2012 | |
| 2009 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2010 | St Kilda | Robert Eddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | NSW Upg | Brisbane | Richard Newell | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sydney | Brandon Jack | 28 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Hawthorn | Ben Ross | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Western Bulldogs | Brett Goodes | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Port Adelaide | Kane Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0 |