| Year | Player | Height | Weight | Age | Drafted | From | Clubs | Career Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harry Boyd | 198cm | 108kg | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Will Snelling | 175cm | 70kg | 26 | #10 Rookie 2015 | Goodwood/West Adelaide | Port Adelaide, Essendon | 65 |
| 2023 | Harry Grant | 173cm | 73kg | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Aaron Young | 188cm | 80kg | 29 | #36 National 2010 | Wantirna South/Yarra Valley Grammar/Eastern U18 | Port Adelaide, Gold Coast | 100 |
| 2021 | Bryce Gibbs | 188cm | 86kg | 31 | #1 National 2006 | Plympton/Glenelg | Carlton, Adelaide | 268 |
| 2021 | James Tsitas | 180cm | 78kg | 25 | SSP 2021 | Grovedale/Geelong U18 | Gold Coast | 5 |
| 2020 | Campbell Combe | 178cm | 84kg | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Luke Partington | 181cm | 77kg | 21 | #28 National 2015 | Tumby Bay/Immanuel College/Port Adelaide (SANFL)/Norwood | West Coast | 6 |
| 2018 | Mitch Grigg | 182cm | 82kg | 25 | #41 National 2011 | Athelstone/Norwood | Adelaide | 20 |
| 2017 | Mitch Grigg | 182cm | 82kg | 24 | #41 National 2011 | Athelstone/Norwood | Adelaide | 20 |
| 2016 | Zane Kirkwood | 179cm | 82kg | 24 | Pooraka | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Joel Cross | 181cm | 80kg | 27 | Kew Rovers | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Zane Kirkwood | 179cm | 82kg | 22 | Pooraka | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Matt Thomas | 186cm | 87kg | 25 | #8 Pre-Season 2005 | Melbourne Grammar/Sandringham U18 | Port Adelaide, Richmond | 102 |
| 2012 | Brad Symes | 186cm | 84kg | 26 | #30 National 2003 | Trinity College (SA)/Central District | Port Adelaide, Adelaide | 80 |
| 2012 | Joel Cross | 181cm | 80kg | 24 | Kew Rovers | 0 | ||
| 2011 | James Allan | 176cm | 25 | #21 Rookie 2003 | Geelong U18 | Geelong | 0 | |
| 2010 | James Allan | 176cm | 24 | #21 Rookie 2003 | Geelong U18 | Geelong | 0 | |
| 2009 | James Ezard | 179cm | 77kg | 22 | #34 National 2004 | Calder U18 | Port Adelaide | 4 |
| 2008 | Luke Crane | 170cm | 70kg | 22 | George Town | 0 | ||
| 2007 | James Allan | 176cm | 21 | #21 Rookie 2003 | Geelong U18 | Geelong | 0 | |
| 2006 | Brett Backwell | 175cm | 78kg | 25 | #67 National 1998 | Zillmere | Carlton | 18 |
| 2005 | Jeremy Clayton | 175cm | 76kg | 23 | #26 Rookie 2002 | Warracknabeal/North Ballarat U18 | North Melbourne | 8 |
| 2004 | Paul Thomas | 182cm | 80kg | 21 | #9 Rookie 2001 | Central District | Adelaide, Essendon | 8 |
| 2003 | Brett Ebert | 179cm | 88kg | 19 | #42 National 2002 | St Michael's College (SA)/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Port Adelaide | 166 |
| 2002 | Tim Weatherald | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | Jade Sheedy | 181cm | 78kg | 22 | Mildura Imperials | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Tony Brown | 175cm | 79kg | 23 | #7 National 1994 | Leopold/Geelong U18 | St Kilda | 108 |
| 2001 | Ryan O'Connor | 192cm | 107kg | 26 | #37 National 1991 | Ulverstone | Essendon, Sydney | 87 |
| 2000 | Damian Squire | 180cm | 80kg | 26 | Foundation 1996 | North Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 5 |
| 1999 | Damian Squire | 180cm | 80kg | 25 | Foundation 1996 | North Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 5 |
| 1998 | Andrew Osborn | 175cm | 75kg | 25 | #48 National 1992 | Reynella/Cardjin College/South Adelaide | Geelong, Port Adelaide | 0 |
| 1997 | Brodie Atkinson | 177cm | 80kg | 24 | #16 National 1992 | Risdon/North Adelaide | St Kilda, Adelaide | 7 |
| 1997 | Andrew Jarman | 177cm | 91kg | 30 | #15 National 1987 | Gaza/North Adelaide | Brisbane, Adelaide | 110 |
| 1996 | Josh Francou | 185cm | 83kg | 21 | Foundation 1996 | Pulteney Grammar/North Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 156 |
| 1995 | Garry McIntosh | 30 | #21 National 1982 | Hope Valley/Norwood | North Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Glenn Kilpatrick | 184cm | 85kg | 22 | #37 Pre-Season 1991 | Studfield | Essendon, Geelong | 146 |
| 1994 | Garry McIntosh | 29 | #21 National 1982 | Hope Valley/Norwood | North Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 1993 | Brenton Phillips | 180cm | 83kg | 30 | #8 National 1982 | Gepps Cross/North Adelaide | Essendon, Brisbane | 71 |
| 1992 | Nathan Buckley | 186cm | 92kg | 19 | Zone 1992 | Southern Districts/Ainslie/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Brisbane, Collingwood | 280 |
| 1991 | Mark Naley | 177cm | 80kg | 29 | #4 National 1981 | Colonel Light Gardens/Sacred Heart College/South Adelaide | Sydney, Carlton, Western Bulldogs | 65 |
| 1990 | Scott Hodges | 188cm | 92kg | 21 | Foundation 1990 | Salisbury West JFC/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Adelaide, Port Adelaide | 38 |
| 1989 | Gilbert McAdam | 180cm | 76kg | 21 | #17 National 1989 | South Alice Springs/Central District | St Kilda, Brisbane | 111 |
| 1988 | Gregory Whittlesea | 183cm | 86kg | 24 | #56 National 1986 | Yankalilla/Sturt | Richmond, Hawthorn | 4 |
| 1987 | Andrew Jarman | 177cm | 91kg | 20 | #15 National 1987 | Gaza/North Adelaide | Brisbane, Adelaide | 110 |
| 1986 | Greg Anderson | 188cm | 92kg | 19 | #18 National 1982 | St Michael's College (SA)/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Sydney, Essendon, Adelaide | 162 |
| 1985 | Grantley Fielke | 178cm | 78kg | 22 | #19 National 1982 | Loxton/West Adelaide | Fitzroy, Collingwood, Adelaide | 40 |
| 1984 | John Platten | 170cm | 70kg | 20 | #19 National 1981 | Elizabeth/Central District | Hawthorn | 258 |
| 1983 | Tony Antrobus | 174cm | 72kg | 20 | #20 National 1982 | Ingle Farm/North Adelaide | Essendon, St Kilda | 28 |
| 1982 | Tony McGuinness | 176cm | 76kg | 17 | #10 National 1981 | Brighton HS (SA)/Glenelg | Geelong, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide | 222 |
| 1981 | Michael Aish | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 | Russell Ebert | 183cm | 90kg | 30 | North Melbourne | 25 |