The players' most valuable player award, voted by the AFL Players' Association members. First awarded in 1982.
| 2026 | Nick Daicos | Collingwood |
| 2025 | Nick Daicos | Collingwood |
| 2024 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
| 2023 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
| 2022 | Andrew Brayshaw | Fremantle |
| 2021 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
| 2020 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane Lions |
| 2019 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn |
| 2017 | Dustin Martin | Richmond |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong Cats |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 2014 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Gold Coast Suns |
| 2012 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Gold Coast Suns |
| 2011 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 2010 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Geelong Cats |
| 2008 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Geelong Cats |
| 2007 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Geelong Cats |
| 2006 | Chris Judd | West Coast Eagles |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast Eagles |
| 2004 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda |
| 2003 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
| 2002 | Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs |
| 2002 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
| 2001 | Andrew McLeod | Adelaide Crows |
| 2000 | Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton |
| 1999 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn |
| 1998 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
| 1997 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda |
| 1996 | Corey McKernan | North Melbourne |
| 1995 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
| 1994 | Greg Williams | Carlton |
| 1993 | Gary Ablett Sr. | Geelong Cats |
| 1992 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn |
| 1991 | Jim Stynes | Melbourne |
| 1990 | Darren Millane | Collingwood |
| 1989 | Tim Watson | Essendon |
| 1988 | Gerard Healy | Sydney Swans |
| 1987 | Tony Lockett | St Kilda |
| 1986 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy |
| 1985 | Greg Williams | Geelong Cats |
| 1984 | Russell Greene | Hawthorn |
| 1983 | Terry Daniher | Essendon |
| 1982 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn |
From the published honour rolls, matched to footyhome player records. Honour roll data from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.