Year1st2nd3rdMost ConsistentMost ImprovedBest Finals Player 1970M. Thomas 1971B. Day 1972J. Douglas 1973George Schickert 1974Dennis O'Brien 1975J. Douglas 1976Dennis O'Brien 1977Des Horsington 1978Gerard Wilson 1979Wayne Dobson 1980Wayne Dobson 1981Brett Fowler 1982Brett Fowler 1983Wayne Dobson 1984Brett Fowler 1985Glenn Meredith 1986Brett Fowler 1987David Miers 1988Neale Carroll 1989Neil Brindley 1990Neale Carroll 1991Derek Shaw 1992Derek Shaw 1993Neil Brindley 1994Neil Brindley 1995Russell Dickson 1996Russell Dickson 1997Matthew Phelan 1998Paul Smith 1999Brett McCormack 2000Lucas Fleming 2001Darren Leahy 2002Lucas Fleming 2003Lucas Fleming 2004Matthew Phelan 2005Paul Hattenfels 2006Craig Zealley 2007Drew Wilson 2008Damian Toomey 2009Drew Wilson 2010Conlan Gunn 2011Nick Riddle 2012Lachie McQuilken 2013Matthew Hyde 2014Michael Hooper 2015Tristan Stead #2 2016David Ellard 2017Jack Johnston #15 Ricky Mullins #10 Nick Riddle #13 2018NIck Riddle #13 Jacob Ireland #26 Jack Johnston #15 2019Charlie Molyneux #10 225 votes Thomas Bell #28 202 votes Ben Fennell #12 167 votes 2020No award due to Covid pandemicNo award due to Covid pandemicNo award due to Covid pandemicNo award due to Covid pandemicNo award due to Covid pandemic 2021 Max: 324 votes [3 x vote cards, 6->1]Tom Bell 126 votes Chris Clark 102 votes Thomas Brindley 101 votes Michael Croxford Thomas Brindley 2022 Max votes (18 games): 324 votes [3 x vote cards, 6->1]Jack Johnston 112 votes Nick Riddle 105 votes Tom Bell 96 votes __ 2023 Max votes (18 games): 324 [3 x vote cards, 6->1]Jack Johnston 171 votes Harry Andronaco 168 votes Angus Seivers 140 votes -- 2024 Max votes (18 games): 360 [4 x vote cards; 5->1]Jack Johnston 125 votes Brody Glenn 112 votes Ben Fisher 91 votes Best Finals Player: Kristian Ferronato 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030