First awarded in 1983, the previous recipients of the 8 Year Award are below:
| 2013 | Alex Hill |
| Bailey Glanville | |
| James Johnston | |
| Ryan Lysaght | |
| Tom Luxton | |
| 2012 | Cameron Taylor |
| Curtis O’Meara | |
| Dean Mcdonnell | |
| Georgia Vos | |
| Harrison Leonard | |
| Harrison Yee | |
| Harry Luxton | |
| Jason Bryan – Premier League | |
| Julian Roberts | |
| Mark Mittiga – Premier League | |
| Matthew Mcdowell – Premier League | |
| Phil Simmons | |
| Simon Oliver | |
| 2011 | Adam Moussa |
| Adrian Todesco | |
| Ben Christie | |
| Ben Eves | |
| Benjamin Mcnee | |
| Christopher Dogulin | |
| Daniel Ah Cann | |
| David Hazell | |
| David Nelson | |
| Georgia Vos | |
| Harrison Leonard | |
| Harrison Simmons | |
| Jeremy Buttsworth | |
| Julian Denner | |
| Manfred Ai | |
| Matthew Eves | |
| Matthew Martinson | |
| Riley Woods | |
| Timothy Lam | |
| Tony Middleman | |
| 2010 | Aaron Downing |
| Alexander Meguid – Premier League | |
| Ben Koschinski | |
| Christian Teng | |
| David Smith | |
| Geraldine Hughes | |
| Glen Robinson | |
| Grant Tracey | |
| Gregory Lenon | |
| James Woods | |
| Kirra-Lee Scott | |
| Leanne Dolan | |
| Mike Carr | |
| Nicholas Becker | |
| Richard Thwaites | |
| Samuel Hill | |
| Sandeep Sadarangani | |
| Sean O’Connor | |
| Slaven Nikolic – Premier League | |
| 2009 | Christopher McLennan |
| Daniel Mezger | |
| Evan Power | |
| Gary May | |
| Hamish Govan | |
| James Asquith | |
| Kelvin McGrath | |
| Luke Bartlett | |
| Mark Bernat | |
| Matthew Turnbull | |
| Ryan Pavey | |
| Simon Gingell | |
| Simon Glanville | |
| Timothy Hill | |
| 2008 | Aleksander Justin |
| Beth Archer | |
| Cameron Mar | |
| Christopher Bendeich | |
| Christopher May | |
| Damien Wright | |
| Erin Glanville | |
| Ian Bell | |
| Jamie Temple | |
| Liam Schutz | |
| Luke Jordison | |
| Matthew Waterson | |
| Melinda Ferguson | |
| Nathan Chee | |
| Nicholas Justin | |
| Nico VDuncan-Gouws | |
| Patrick Lewis | |
| Prasanna Bhaskaran | |
| Stuart Archer | |
| Tyson Roseby | |
| 2007 | Andrew Coen |
| Brett Rushbrook | |
| Callum Robertson | |
| Cameron Taylor | |
| Daniel Stenglin | |
| Eran Medagoda – Premier League | |
| Gary Monahan – Premier League | |
| George Sleiman | |
| Hayden Squires | |
| James Oreshkin | |
| Mark Morrow | |
| Matthew Leung-Harrison | |
| Russell Wellock | |
| 2006 | Adam Meguid – Premier League |
| Adam Woodward – Premier League | |
| Alex Pollock | |
| Andrew Brown | |
| Barry Esber | |
| Bradley Squires | |
| Bradley Waterson | |
| Carl Finocchiaro – Premier League | |
| Craig Steinhoff – Premier League | |
| Hayden Squires | |
| James Solomons – Premier League | |
| Jason Laffer | |
| Jeremy Barnett | |
| Karl Esber | |
| Karl Welsch | |
| Lawrence Temple | |
| Nathan Wasson | |
| Oscar Sikorski – Premier League | |
| Ryan Power | |
| Scott Tunkin | |
| Stephen Alexander – Premier League | |
| Terry Cooney | |
| Thomas Baillie | |
| 2005 | Akbar Zaidi |
| Andrew Barnett | |
| Bradley Perger | |
| Braydon Govan | |
| Campbell Major | |
| Daniel Mathie | |
| Gavin Hilton | |
| Jack Tropea | |
| Jesse Bruneteau | |
| Lincoln Mar | |
| Luke Morrow | |
| Mark Pendlebury | |
| Matthew Ferguson | |
| Nathan Fyffe | |
| Patrick Ebert | |
| Patrick Futcher | |
| Robert Cerulli | |
| Sam Arcuri | |
| Scott Baillie | |
| Scott Laffer | |
| Shane Hunter | |
| Tom Hartman | |
| 2004 | Alex Major |
| Bradley Sproule | |
| Cameron Arnold | |
| Fernando Mustafa | |
| Jeremy Portelli | |
| John Gold | |
| Jon Richards | |
| Matthew Ross | |
| Michael Morrow | |
| Michael Reynolds | |
| Nick Hartman | |
| Sam Lauman | |
| Steve Mulligan | |
| 2003 | Alister Buckingham |
| Braydon Govan | |
| Carl Finocciaro – Premier League | |
| Matin Cawley | |
| Matthew Ross | |
| Matthew Fergusan | |
| 2002 | Bryce Marsden |
| Guy Bartlett | |
| Luke MacNab | |
| 1995 | Tim Deane – AA6 |
| 1994 | Jason Fairweather – U16/1 |
| Paul Hutchinson – U13/3 | |
| Todd Johnson – U13/3 | |
| 1993 | Ben Laarhoven – U12/3 |
| Grant Bowry – Premier League | |
| Marc Stephans – U13/2 | |
| Nathan McElveney – U13/2 | |
| Steven Young – U15/2 | |
| 1992 | Adam Bennett – U14/2 |
| Phillip McKenzie – U14/3 | |
| Shane Hunter – U14/2 | |
| Stuart Murray – U14/2 | |
| 1991 | Andrew Ryan – U15/1 |
| Benjamin Fuller – U13/3 | |
| Christian McGill – U11/3 | |
| Iain Ross – U17/1 | |
| Joel McElveney – U13/1 | |
| Mark Westbury – U13/3 | |
| 1990 | Adam Murray – U14/2 |
| Bradley Forbes – U13/1 | |
| Geoffrey Young – U13/1 | |
| John Aiton – U12/2 | |
| John Boyd – U14/2 | |
| Lloyd Bickford – Premier League | |
| Luke Przydacz – U13/1 | |
| Mark Fox – U13/1 | |
| Nigel Willoughby – U16/2 | |
| Samuel Willoughby – U14/2 | |
| Simon Przydacz – U16/2 | |
| Victor Wooley – U11/1 | |
| 1989 | David Gostelow – Premier League |
| Jeremy Davis – | |
| Paul Brown – U12/1 | |
| Paul McKenzie – U15/2 | |
| Philip Brincat – U13/1 | |
| Scott Woodhead – U16/1 | |
| Troy Williamson – U17/1 | |
| 1988 | Andrew Bool – U16/1 |
| Christopher Lambert – U15/3 | |
| David Wilson – U15/3 | |
| Dean Gavan – U16/1 | |
| Glyn Baker – U14/2 | |
| Mark Gibson – AA | |
| Mathew Schultz – U14 | |
| Michael Mayhew – AA | |
| Richard Crowne – U14/2 | |
| Ron Pratt – Premier League | |
| Scott Taylor – U16/1 | |
| Warwick Gard – Premier League | |
| 1987 | Adam Tracey – U12/2 |
| Brett Burwood – U15 | |
| Cameron Happ – U15 | |
| Christopher Jackson – U15 | |
| Daniel Hayes – U14/2 | |
| Karl Glaesel – U16/1 | |
| Nathan Brown – U15/1 | |
| Peter Short – U17/1 | |
| Scott Woodhead – U14/2 | |
| Simon Brown – U17/1 | |
| Stephen Schultz – U14/2 | |
| 1986 | Craig McCready – U16 |
| David Carson – U16 | |
| Frank Hopmann – U16 | |
| John Ellis – Premier League | |
| Mark O’Brien – A5 | |
| Stuart Irving – U16 | |
| 1983 | Andrew Kew – U13/1 |
| Brett Hibbert – Premier League | |
| Colin Barker – U18/1 | |
| Colin Bickford – Premier League | |
| Craig Fitton – Premier League | |
| Craig Furini – U14/1A | |
| Darren Corby – U14/1B | |
| David Armstrong – AA4 | |
| David Keen – U15/3 | |
| David Watson – U15/3 | |
| Glen James – Premier League | |
| Glen Maskell – U15/1 | |
| Glenn Barringham – U17/1B | |
| Graham Nieass – Premier League | |
| Jason Bassett – U13/3 | |
| John Walder – AA4 | |
| Mark Greenwood – Premier League | |
| Matthew Hegarty – U14/1B | |
| Maxwell Nieass – Premier League | |
| Michael Caddey – Premier League | |
| Murray Curtis – U15/3 | |
| Nigel Paul – U14/1B | |
| Paul Davis – U17/1B | |
| Peter Hall – U12 | |
| Peter Mills – U17 | |
| Ross Sleigh – U13/1 | |
| Scott Paul – U16/2 | |
| Shaun Powell – U13/1 | |
| Stephen Nieass – Premier League | |
| Warwick Biggs – U17/1B |