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The Rookie of the Year Award has been given out every year since the club's inception. In 2018 it was renamed the Emerging Talent Award. The inaugural winner was Chris Mainwaring.
Honour Board[]
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner | Year | Winner | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Chris Mainwaring | 2002 | Chris Judd | 2017 | Liam Duggan | |||||||
| 1988 | Guy McKenna | 2003 | Ashley Sampi | 2018 | Willie Rioli | |||||||
| 1989 | Peter Sumich | 2004 | Mark Seaby | 2019 | Oscar Allen | |||||||
| 1990 | Dean Kemp | 2005 | Ashley Hansen | 2020 | Josh Rotham | |||||||
| 1991 | Glen Jakovich | 2006 | Jaymie Graham | 2021 | Harry Edwards | |||||||
| 1992 | Matt Clape | 2007 | Matt Priddis | 2022 | Brady Hough | |||||||
| 1993 | Drew Banfield | 2008 | Ben McKinley | 2023 | Reuben Ginbey | |||||||
| 1994 | Shane Bond | 2009 | Chris Masten | 2024 | Harley Reid | |||||||
| 1995 | Fraser Gehrig | 2010 | Nic Naitanui | |||||||||
| 1996 | Andrew Donnelly | 2011 | Luke Shuey | |||||||||
| 1997 | Josh Wooden | 2012 | Jacob Brennan | |||||||||
| 1998 | Phil Read | 2013 | Scott Lycett | |||||||||
| 1999 | Laurie Bellotti | 2014 | Jeremy McGovern | |||||||||
| 2000 | Darren Glass | 2015 | Dom Sheed | |||||||||
| 2001 | Daniel Kerr | 2016 | Tom Barrass |