| Year | Player | Height | Weight | Club | Age | Prior Games |
Season Games |
Season Goals |
Drafted | From | Clubs | Career Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Will Ashcroft | 182cm | 78kg | Brisbane | 19 | 18 | 13 | 3 | #2 National 2022 | Southport/Sandringham U18 | Brisbane | 31 |
| 2023 | Bobby Hill | 175cm | 65kg | Collingwood | 22 | 41 | 24 | 33 | #24 National 2018 | Northam Barons JFC/South Perth JFC/Wesley College (WA)/Perth | GWS, Collingwood | 88 |
| 2022 | Isaac Smith | 188cm | 82kg | Geelong | 33 | 234 | 24 | 15 | #19 National 2010 | Temora/East Wagga-Kooringal/Wagga/NSW-ACT U18/Redan/North Ballarat | Hawthorn, Geelong | 280 |
| 2021 | Christian Petracca | 186cm | 94kg | Melbourne | 25 | 102 | 25 | 29 | #2 National 2014 | Park Orchards/Warrandyte/Beverley Hills/Whitefriars College/Eastern U18 | Melbourne | 189 |
| 2020 | Dustin Martin | 187cm | 89kg | Richmond | 28 | 224 | 20 | 22 | #3 National 2009 | Castlemaine/Bendigo U18 | Richmond | 302 |
| 2019 | Dustin Martin | 187cm | 89kg | Richmond | 27 | 201 | 23 | 32 | #3 National 2009 | Castlemaine/Bendigo U18 | Richmond | 302 |
| 2018 | Luke Shuey | 183cm | 88kg | West Coast | 27 | 157 | 20 | 6 | #18 National 2008 | Bulleen-Templestowe/Marcellin College/Oakleigh U18 | West Coast | 248 |
| 2017 | Dustin Martin | 187cm | 89kg | Richmond | 25 | 153 | 25 | 37 | #3 National 2009 | Castlemaine/Bendigo U18 | Richmond | 302 |
| 2016 | Jason Johannisen | 178cm | 77kg | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 47 | 17 | 6 | #39 Rookie 2010 | Willetton/East Fremantle | Western Bulldogs | 196 |
| 2015 | Cyril Rioli | 177cm | 80kg | Hawthorn | 25 | 133 | 24 | 42 | #12 National 2007 | St Marys/Scotch College | Hawthorn | 189 |
| 2014 | Luke Hodge | 185cm | 90kg | Hawthorn | 29 | 228 | 22 | 12 | #1 National 2001 | Colac/Geelong U18 | Hawthorn, Brisbane | 346 |
| 2013 | Brian Lake | 195cm | 100kg | Hawthorn | 30 | 197 | 21 | 2 | #71 National 2001 | Woodville-West Torrens | Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn | 251 |
| 2012 | Ryan O'Keefe | 187cm | 88kg | Sydney | 30 | 233 | 24 | 20 | #56 National 1999 | St Kevin's College/Calder U18 | Sydney | 286 |
| 2011 | Jimmy Bartel | 187cm | 89kg | Geelong | 27 | 181 | 24 | 26 | #8 National 2001 | Bell Park/St Joseph's College/Geelong U18 | Geelong | 305 |
| 2010 | Lenny Hayes | 186cm | 85kg | St Kilda | 29 | 214 | 25 | 9 | #11 National 1998 | Pennant Hills/NSW-ACT U18 | St Kilda | 297 |
| 2010 | Scott Pendlebury | 191cm | 91kg | Collingwood | 22 | 76 | 26 | 17 | #5 National 2005 | Sale/Gippsland U18 | Collingwood | 403 |
| 2009 | Paul Chapman | 179cm | 89kg | Geelong | 27 | 155 | 20 | 37 | #31 National 1999 | North Coburg/Calder U18 | Geelong, Essendon | 280 |
| 2008 | Luke Hodge | 185cm | 90kg | Hawthorn | 23 | 112 | 20 | 20 | #1 National 2001 | Colac/Geelong U18 | Hawthorn, Brisbane | 346 |
| 2007 | Steve Johnson | 189cm | 92kg | Geelong | 23 | 67 | 20 | 49 | #24 National 2001 | Wangaratta Tigers JFC/Wangaratta FC/Murray U18 | Geelong, GWS | 293 |
| 2006 | Andrew Embley | 189cm | 89kg | West Coast | 24 | 109 | 23 | 31 | #57 National 1998 | Bassendean/Trinity College (WA)/Swan Districts | West Coast | 250 |
| 2005 | Chris Judd | 189cm | 88kg | West Coast | 21 | 68 | 24 | 15 | #3 National 2001 | East Sandringham/Caulfield Grammar/Sandringham U18 | West Coast, Carlton | 279 |
| 2004 | Byron Pickett | 179cm | 86kg | Port Adelaide | 26 | 145 | 15 | 20 | #67 National 1996 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Melbourne | 204 |
| 2003 | Simon Black | 185cm | 81kg | Brisbane | 23 | 100 | 26 | 16 | #31 National 1997 | East Fremantle | Brisbane | 322 |
| 2002 | Nathan Buckley | 186cm | 92kg | Collingwood | 29 | 183 | 21 | 15 | Zone 1992 | Southern Districts/Ainslie/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Brisbane, Collingwood | 280 |
| 2001 | Shaun Hart | 175cm | 74kg | Brisbane | 29 | 186 | 19 | 8 | #33 National 1989 | Shepparton United | Brisbane | 273 |
| 2000 | James Hird | 188cm | 90kg | Essendon | 26 | 110 | 20 | 36 | #79 National 1990 | Ainslie | Essendon | 253 |
| 1999 | Shannon Grant | 180cm | 85kg | North Melbourne | 21 | 83 | 24 | 37 | #3 National 1994 | Flemington/St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/Western U18 | Sydney, North Melbourne | 301 |
| 1998 | Andrew McLeod | 181cm | 82kg | Adelaide | 21 | 60 | 19 | 30 | Foundation 1994 | Darwin FC/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Adelaide, Fremantle | 340 |
| 1997 | Andrew McLeod | 181cm | 82kg | Adelaide | 20 | 34 | 26 | 10 | Foundation 1994 | Darwin FC/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Adelaide, Fremantle | 340 |
| 1996 | Glenn Archer | 182cm | 92kg | North Melbourne | 22 | 72 | 24 | 24 | Noble Park | North Melbourne | 311 | |
| 1995 | Greg Williams | 176cm | 86kg | Carlton | 31 | 202 | 17 | 29 | Golden Square | Geelong, Sydney, Carlton | 250 | |
| 1994 | Dean Kemp | 182cm | 81kg | West Coast | 24 | 88 | 22 | 19 | #119 National 1989 | Subiaco | West Coast | 243 |
| 1993 | Michael Long | 178cm | 80kg | Essendon | 23 | 84 | 18 | 12 | #23 National 1988 | St Marys/West Torrens | Essendon | 190 |
| 1992 | Peter Matera | 183cm | 89kg | West Coast | 22 | 31 | 23 | 31 | #4 National 1989 | South Fremantle | West Coast | 253 |
| 1991 | Paul Dear | 188cm | 105kg | Hawthorn | 24 | 37 | 23 | 23 | Churchill | Hawthorn | 123 | |
| 1990 | Tony Shaw | 170cm | 80kg | Collingwood | 29 | 220 | 26 | 7 | Reservoir Lakeside | Collingwood | 313 | |
| 1989 | Gary Ablett | 185cm | 97kg | Geelong | 27 | 94 | 23 | 87 | Drouin | Hawthorn, Geelong | 248 | |
| 1988 | Gary Ayres | 187cm | 95kg | Hawthorn | 27 | 148 | 22 | 1 | Hawthorn | 269 | ||
| 1987 | David Rhys-Jones | 187cm | 84kg | Carlton | 24 | 112 | 20 | 7 | Oakleigh District | South Melbourne, Sydney, Carlton | 182 | |
| 1986 | Gary Ayres | 187cm | 95kg | Hawthorn | 25 | 99 | 25 | 5 | Hawthorn | 269 | ||
| 1985 | Simon Madden | 198cm | 99kg | Essendon | 27 | 221 | 20 | 19 | St Bernard's College | Essendon | 378 | |
| 1984 | Bill Duckworth | 187cm | 85kg | Essendon | 24 | 31 | 24 | 3 | Essendon | 126 | ||
| 1983 | Colin Robertson | 182cm | 81kg | Hawthorn | 25 | 48 | 17 | 3 | Hawthorn | 116 | ||
| 1982 | Maurice Rioli | 175cm | 76kg | Richmond | 24 | 21 | 18 | Richmond | 118 | |||
| 1981 | Bruce Doull | 185cm | 85kg | Carlton | 30 | 232 | 24 | 3 | Carlton | 356 | ||
| 1980 | Kevin Bartlett | 177cm | 71kg | Richmond | 32 | 314 | 25 | 84 | Richmond | 403 | ||
| 1979 | Wayne Harmes | 177cm | 85kg | Carlton | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | Carlton | 169 |