| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 1997 | Sydney | ||||||
| 1998 | Adelaide | Linden Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Essendon | James Podsiadly | 104 (0) | 195 | 23 | Liston: 2008; Prem: 2011 | |
| 2000 | Melbourne | Ben Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Collingwood | Leith Teakle | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Adelaide | Michael Bratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 2004 | Melbourne | ||||||
| 2005 | Sydney | Kieren Jack | 256 | 166 | 61 | AA: 2013; B&F: 2010; AA40: 2012; Prem: 2012 | |
| 2006 | St Kilda | Jarryn Geary | 207 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | Sydney | Aaron Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | St Kilda | Steven Gaertner | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | NSW Upg | Adelaide | Aidan Riley | 25 (12) | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Collingwood | Jack Perham | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Adelaide | Will Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Sydney | Sam Naismith | 33 (30) | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | GWS | ||||||
| 2014 | Unreg | Carlton | Fraser Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Unreg | Adelaide | Alex Keath | 105 (30) | 5 | 6 |