The winner was decided by an 11-person panel consisting of
Gillon McLachlan (chair),
Eddie Betts,
Jude Bolton,
Nathan Buckley,
Kane Cornes,
Andrew Dillon,
Glen Jakovich,
Laura Kane,
Cameron Ling,
Matthew Pavlich and
Kevin Sheehan. Each member awarded five votes to the player they determined most deserving, four votes to the second-most deserving, and so on to one vote to the fifth-most deserving. Panellists were unanimous on the top four (
Jye Amiss,
Will Ashcroft,
Mitch Owens and
Harry Sheezel), but not their order.
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