Leigh Matthews Trophy

Recipient List

Season Recipient Team(s)
1982 VFL Season Leigh Matthews Hawthorn
1983 VFL Season Terry Daniher Essendon
1984 VFL Season Russell Greene Hawthorn
1985 VFL Season Greg Williams Geelong
1986 VFL Season Paul Roos Fitzroy
1987 VFL Season Tony Lockett^ St Kilda
1988 VFL Season Gerard Healy^ Sydney
1989 VFL Season Tim Watson Essendon
1990 AFL Season Darren Millane Collingwood
1991 AFL Season Jim Stynes^ Melbourne
1992 AFL Season Jason Dunstall Hawthorn
1993 AFL Season Gary Ablett Geelong
1994 AFL Season Greg Williams^ Carlton
1995 AFL Season Wayne Carey North Melbourne
1996 AFL Season Corey McKernan North Melbourne
1997 AFL Season Robert Harvey^ St Kilda
1998 AFL Season Wayne Carey North Melbourne
1999 AFL Season Shane Crawford^ Hawthorn
2000 AFL Season Anthony Koutoufides Carlton
2001 AFL Season Andrew McLeod Adelaide
2002 AFL Season Luke Darcy Western Bulldogs
Michael Voss Brisbane Lions
2003 AFL Season Michael Voss Brisbane Lions
2004 AFL Season Nick Riewoldt St Kilda
2005 AFL Season Ben Cousins^ West Coast
2006 AFL Season Chris Judd West Coast
2007 AFL Season Gary Ablett Geelong
2008 AFL Season Gary Ablett Geelong
2009 AFL Season Gary Ablett^ Geelong
2010 AFL Season Dane Swan Collingwood
2011 AFL Season Chris Judd Carlton
2012 AFL Season Gary Ablett Gold Coast
2013 AFL Season Gary Ablett^ Gold Coast
2014 AFL Season Nat Fyfe Fremantle
2015 AFL Season Nat Fyfe^ Fremantle
2016 AFL Season Patrick Dangerfield^ Geelong
2017 AFL Season Dustin Martin^ Richmond
2018 AFL Season Tom Mitchell^ Hawthorn
2019 AFL Season Patrick Cripps Carlton
2020 AFL Season Lachie Neale^ Brisbane Lions
2021 AFL Season Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs
2022 AFL Season Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle

^: Player also received the Brownlow Medal in the same season.

Multiple Trophy Recipient List

Recipient(s) Trophies Team(s) Season(s)
Gary Ablett 5 Geelong 2007, 2008, 2009
Gold Coast 2012, 2013
Greg Williams 2 Geelong 1985
Carlton 1994
Wayne Carey 2 North Melbourne 1995, 1998
Michael Voss 2 Brisbane Lions 2002, 2003
Chris Judd 2 West Coast 2006
Carlton 2011
Nat Fyfe 2 Fremantle 2014, 2015