Introduction:
- Awarded to the club’s best performing player during their debut season
- AFL: Awarded until 2010
- AFL: The Most Improved Player and Best First Year Player awards are no longer awarded as the qualities recognised in the awards are considered covered by the Gavin Wanganeen Medal
Exceptions:
- SANFL: Not awarded in 2017
- SANFL: Not awarded in 2020 due to the club being banned from the SANFL
Season: | Winner: |
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1913 | Alan Maynard |
1955 | Don Thompson |
1968 | Russell Ebert |
1986 | Geoff Phelps |
1987 | Andrew Obst |
1988 | David Brown |
1989 | Adrian Settre |
1990 | Gavin Wanganeen |
1991 | Nathan Buckley |
1992 | Julian Burton |
1993 | Che Cockatoo-Collins |
1994 | Darryl Wakelin |
1995 | Clive Waterhouse |
1996 | Nigel Fiegert |
1997 | Brett Higgins |
1998 | Paul Vines |
1999 | Ricky O’Loughlin |
2000 | Corey Ah Chee |
2001 | James Wilson |
2002 | Brett Ebert |
2003 | Harry Miller |
2004 | Shayne Biacsi |
2005 | Ivan Maric |
2006 | Mark Dolling |
2007 | Levi Greenwood |
2008 | Kerren Hall |
2009 | Daniel Stanley |
2010 | Luke Carey |
2011 | Justin Hoskin |
2012 | Aseri Raikiwasa |
2013 | Jake Johansen |
2014 | Karl Amon |
2015 | Sidney Masters |
2016 | Nathan Rudloff |
2018 | Jack Kluske |
Season: | Winner: |
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1999 | Barnaby French |
2000 | Josh Carr |
2001 | Kane Cornes |
2002 | Shaun Burgoyne |
2003 | Toby Thurstans |
2004 | Brett Ebert |
2005 | Danyle Pearce |
2009 | Hamish Hartlett |
Season: | Winner: |
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7 | Hannah Ewings |
8 | Matilda Scholz |
2024 | Shineah Goody |