Presented to the senior coach of the premiership team. First presented in 2001 and awarded retrospectively to earlier premiership coaches.
| 2026 | Chris Fagan | Brisbane Lions |
| 2025 | Chris Fagan | Brisbane Lions |
| 2024 | Chris Fagan | Brisbane Lions |
| 2023 | Craig McRae | Collingwood |
| 2022 | Chris Scott | Geelong Cats |
| 2021 | Simon Goodwin | Melbourne |
| 2020 | Damien Hardwick | Richmond |
| 2019 | Damien Hardwick | Richmond |
| 2018 | Adam Simpson | West Coast Eagles |
| 2017 | Damien Hardwick | Richmond |
| 2016 | Luke Beveridge | Western Bulldogs |
| 2015 | Alastair Clarkson | Hawthorn |
| 2014 | Alastair Clarkson | Hawthorn |
| 2013 | Alastair Clarkson | Hawthorn |
| 2012 | John Longmire | Sydney Swans |
| 2011 | Chris Scott | Geelong Cats |
| 2010 | Mick Malthouse | Collingwood |
| 2009 | Mark Thompson | Geelong Cats |
| 2008 | Alastair Clarkson | Hawthorn |
| 2007 | Mark Thompson | Geelong Cats |
| 2006 | John Worsfold | West Coast Eagles |
| 2005 | Paul Roos | Sydney Swans |
| 2004 | Mark Williams | Port Adelaide |
| 2003 | Leigh Matthews | Brisbane Lions |
| 2002 | Leigh Matthews | Brisbane Lions |
| 2001 | Leigh Matthews | Brisbane Lions |
| 2000 | Kevin Sheedy | Essendon |
| 1999 | Denis Pagan | North Melbourne |
| 1998 | Malcolm Blight | Adelaide Crows |
| 1997 | Malcolm Blight | Adelaide Crows |
| 1996 | Denis Pagan | North Melbourne |
| 1995 | David Parkin | Carlton |
| 1994 | Mick Malthouse | West Coast Eagles |
| 1993 | Kevin Sheedy | Essendon |
| 1992 | Mick Malthouse | West Coast Eagles |
| 1991 | Alan Joyce | Hawthorn |
| 1990 | Leigh Matthews | Collingwood |
| 1989 | Allan Jeans | Hawthorn |
| 1988 | Alan Joyce | Hawthorn |
| 1987 | Robert Walls | Carlton |
| 1986 | Allan Jeans | Hawthorn |
| 1985 | Kevin Sheedy | Essendon |
| 1984 | Kevin Sheedy | Essendon |
| 1983 | Allan Jeans | Hawthorn |
| 1982 | David Parkin | Carlton |
| 1981 | David Parkin | Carlton |
| 1980 | Tony Jewell | Richmond |
| 1979 | Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton |
| 1978 | David Parkin | Hawthorn |
| 1977 | Ron Barassi | North Melbourne |
| 1976 | John Kennedy Sr. | Hawthorn |
| 1975 | Ron Barassi | North Melbourne |
| 1974 | Tom Hafey | Richmond |
| 1973 | Tom Hafey | Richmond |
| 1972 | John Nicholls | Carlton |
| 1971 | John Kennedy Sr. | Hawthorn |
| 1970 | Ron Barassi | Carlton |
| 1969 | Tom Hafey | Richmond |
| 1968 | Ron Barassi | Carlton |
| 1967 | Tom Hafey | Richmond |
| 1966 | Allan Jeans | St Kilda |
| 1965 | John Coleman | Essendon |
| 1964 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1963 | Bob Davis | Geelong Cats |
| 1962 | John Coleman | Essendon |
| 1961 | John Kennedy Sr. | Hawthorn |
| 1960 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1959 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1958 | Phonse Kyne | Collingwood |
| 1957 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1956 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1955 | Norm Smith | Melbourne |
| 1954 | Charlie Sutton | Western Bulldogs |
| 1953 | Phonse Kyne | Collingwood |
| 1952 | Reg Hickey | Geelong Cats |
| 1951 | Reg Hickey | Geelong Cats |
| 1950 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon |
| 1949 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon |
| 1948 | Frank Hughes | Melbourne |
| 1947 | Percy Bentley | Carlton |
| 1946 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon |
| 1945 | Percy Bentley | Carlton |
| 1944 | Fred Hughson | Fitzroy |
| 1943 | Jack Dyer | Richmond |
| 1942 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon |
| 1941 | Frank Hughes | Melbourne |
| 1940 | Frank Hughes | Melbourne |
| 1939 | Frank Hughes | Melbourne |
| 1938 | Brighton Diggins | Carlton |
| 1937 | Reg Hickey | Geelong Cats |
| 1936 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1935 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1934 | Percy Bentley | Richmond |
| 1933 | Jack Bisset | Sydney Swans |
| 1932 | Frank Hughes | Richmond |
| 1931 | Charlie Clymo | Geelong Cats |
| 1930 | Jock McHale (caretaker Bob Rush) | Collingwood |
| 1929 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1928 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1927 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1926 | Albert Chadwick | Melbourne |
| 1925 | Cliff Rankin | Geelong Cats |
| 1924 | Syd Barker | Essendon |
| 1923 | Syd Barker | Essendon |
| 1922 | Vic Belcher | Fitzroy |
| 1921 | Dan Minogue | Richmond |
| 1920 | Dan Minogue | Richmond |
| 1919 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1918 | Henry Elms | Sydney Swans |
| 1918 | Herb Howson | Sydney Swans |
| 1917 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| 1916 | George Holden | Fitzroy |
| 1915 | Norm Clark | Carlton |
| 1914 | Norm Clark | Carlton |
| 1913 | Percy Parratt | Fitzroy |
| 1912 | Jack Worrall | Essendon |
| 1911 | Jack Worrall | Essendon |
| 1910 | George Angus | Collingwood |
| 1909 | Charlie Ricketts | Sydney Swans |
| 1908 | Jack Worrall | Carlton |
| 1907 | Jack Worrall | Carlton |
| 1906 | Jack Worrall | Carlton |
| 1905 | Gerald Brosnan | Fitzroy |
| 1904 | Gerald Brosnan | Fitzroy |
| 1903 | Lardie Tulloch | Collingwood |
| 1902 | Lardie Tulloch | Collingwood |
| 1901 | Tod Collins | Essendon |
| 1900 | Dick Wardill | Melbourne |
| 1899 | Alec Sloan | Fitzroy |
| 1898 | Alec Sloan | Fitzroy |
| 1897 | George Stuckey | Essendon |
From the published honour rolls, matched to footyhome player records. Honour roll data from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.