| Year |
|
Club |
Player |
Original Club |
Height |
Weight |
Games |
Goals |
Coaches
Votes |
Brownlow
Votes |
Honours |
| 1981 |
|
Geelong |
Tony McGuinness |
Brighton HS (SA)/Glenelg |
176cm |
76kg |
222 (0) |
187 |
0 |
93 |
AA: 1988, 1992, 1993; B&F: 1987, 1993; Magarey: 1982 |
| 1982 |
|
Hawthorn |
Rod Lester-Smith |
|
188cm |
89kg |
109 (70) |
38 |
0 |
20 |
AA: 1985 |
| 1986 |
|
Sydney |
John Brinkkotter |
Barooga |
185cm |
80kg |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1987 |
|
Sydney |
Michael Parsons |
Launceston/North Adelaide |
200cm |
99kg |
25 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
|
| 1988 |
|
West Coast |
Peter Higgins |
Claremont |
|
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1989 |
|
Collingwood |
Daryl Groves |
Maryborough FC |
195cm |
96kg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1990 |
|
Brisbane |
David Ogg |
Trinity College (WA)/Swan Districts |
180cm |
70kg |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1991 |
|
Melbourne |
Andrew Lamprill |
Hobart FC |
186cm |
87kg |
36 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1992 |
|
Collingwood |
Brett Chalmers |
Cleve/Port Adelaide (SANFL) |
195cm |
94kg |
75 (0) |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1993 |
|
Melbourne |
Trent Ormond-Allen |
Port Adelaide (SANFL) |
180cm |
82kg |
50 (8) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1994 |
|
Essendon |
Blake Caracella |
St Mary's (NFL)/Parade College/Northern U18 |
186cm |
85kg |
187 (126) |
218 |
13 |
28 |
Prem: 2000, 2003 |
| 1995 |
|
Collingwood |
Simon Prestigiacomo |
Research/Northern U18 |
193cm |
96kg |
233 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
AA40: 2009 |
| 1996 |
|
Western Bulldogs |
Nathan Brown |
Golden Square/Bendigo U18 |
182cm |
80kg |
219 (137) |
349 |
74 |
57 |
AA: 2001, 2002 |
| 1997 |
|
Brisbane |
Shane O'Bree |
North Ballarat U18 |
182cm |
82kg |
246 (19) |
87 |
37 |
33 |
|
| 1998 |
|
West Coast |
Brandon Hill |
Peel |
191cm |
84kg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1999 |
|
Hawthorn |
Luke McPharlin |
Bullcreek Leeming JFC/Christ Church Grammar/East Fremantle |
192cm |
91kg |
256 (12) |
115 |
191 |
18 |
AA: 2012; AA40: 2008, 2011 |
| 2000 |
|
Western Bulldogs |
Jordan McMahon |
Pulteney Grammar/Immanuel College/Glenelg |
186cm |
80kg |
148 (114) |
46 |
31 |
5 |
|
| 2001 |
|
Western Bulldogs |
Sam Power |
Balwyn/Trinity Grammar/Oakleigh U18 |
190cm |
82kg |
123 (84) |
18 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 2002 |
|
Essendon |
Jason Laycock |
East Devonport/Tasmania U18 |
201cm |
105kg |
58 |
36 |
24 |
0 |
|
| 2003 |
|
Fremantle |
Ryley Dunn |
Murray U18 |
182cm |
86kg |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2004 |
|
Collingwood |
Chris Egan |
Rumbalara/Murray U18 |
187cm |
87kg |
27 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2005 |
|
Fremantle |
Marcus Drum |
Notre Dame College (Shepparton)/Murray U18 |
191cm |
87kg |
22 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2006 |
|
Collingwood |
Nathan Brown |
Ballarat FC/St Patrick's College/North Ballarat U18 |
195cm |
101kg |
183 (130) |
7 |
17 |
0 |
Prem: 2010 |
| 2007 |
|
Adelaide |
Patrick Dangerfield |
Anglesea/Geelong U18 |
185cm |
91kg |
337 (154) |
335 |
893 |
251 |
AA: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Brownlow: 2016; MVP: 2016; AFLCA: 2016; B&F: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019; Ayres: 2022; Prem: 2022 |
| 2008 |
|
Adelaide |
Phil Davis |
Marist College (ACT)/St Peter's College (SA)/North Adelaide |
196cm |
96kg |
192 (18) |
7 |
33 |
4 |
|
| 2009 |
|
Essendon |
Jake Melksham |
Oak Park/PEGS/Calder U18 |
186cm |
84kg |
229 (114) |
188 |
75 |
10 |
|
| 2010 |
|
Gold Coast |
Daniel Gorringe |
Tea Tree Gully/Norwood |
200cm |
96kg |
26 (22) |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2011 |
|
GWS |
Liam Sumner |
St Pauls/St Paul's McKinnon/Sandringham U18 |
178cm |
71kg |
32 (12) |
19 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2012 |
FS |
Essendon |
Joe Daniher |
Aberfeldie/St Bernard's College/Calder U18 |
201cm |
94kg |
204 (108) |
395 |
189 |
44 |
AA: 2017; B&F: 2017; AA40: 2023, 2024; Prem: 2024 |
| 2013 |
|
Collingwood |
Nathan Freeman |
Dingley/Haileybury College/Sandringham U18 |
184cm |
85kg |
2 (0) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2014 |
|
Geelong |
Nakia Cockatoo |
Southern Districts/NT Thunder |
185cm |
82kg |
49 (34) |
32 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2015 |
|
Carlton |
Harry McKay |
Warragul/Gippsland U18 |
200cm |
94kg |
128 |
252 |
117 |
26 |
AA: 2021; Coleman: 2021; AA40: 2024 |
| 2016 |
Qld Zone |
Gold Coast |
Jack Bowes |
Manunda/Cairns FC/Surfers Paradise/Queensland U18/Gold Coast (NEAFL) |
187cm |
78kg |
122 (83) |
30 |
37 |
4 |
|
| 2017 |
|
Carlton |
Lochie O'Brien |
South Mildura/Bendigo U18 |
184cm |
77kg |
66 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Sydney |
Nick Blakey |
UNSW-Eastern Suburbs/NSW-ACT U18/Sydney (NEAFL) |
195cm |
82kg |
128 |
39 |
99 |
9 |
AA: 2024; AA40: 2023 |
| 2019 |
|
GWS |
Tom Green |
Eastlake/Marist College (ACT)/Greater Western Sydney (NEAFL) |
191cm |
89kg |
92 |
36 |
138 |
53 |
AA40: 2023 |
| 2020 |
|
Essendon |
Zach Reid |
Wonthaggi SC/Leongatha/Gippsland U18 |
202cm |
82kg |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2021 |
|
Fremantle |
Neil Erasmus |
Sorrento Duncraig JFC/Hale School/Subiaco |
190cm |
82kg |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2022 |
|
St Kilda |
Mattaes Phillipou |
PHOS Camden/Woodville-West Torrens |
190cm |
89kg |
37 |
21 |
12 |
1 |
|
| 2023 |
|
Essendon |
Nate Caddy |
Yarrambat/Parade College/Northern U18 |
193cm |
88kg |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|