Year		First		Second		Third
1982-83	5000mW	Alan MUIR (NSW) 22:07.11		Michael DE CLIFFORD (ACT) 22:47.98		Trevor NANCARROW (Vic) 23:12.30
1983-84	5000mW	Alan MUIR (NSW) 21:54.30		Trevor NANCARROW (Vic) 22:07.60		Steve RICHARDSON (Vic) 23:04.88
1984-85	5000mW	Nicholas AHERN (NSW) 22:38.02		Grant SAUNDERS (Vic) 22:59.51		Robert MCFADDEN (SA) 23:23.23
1985-86	5000mW	Paul COPELAND (Vic) 21:18.10		Robert MCFADDEN (SA) 22:13.01		Craig BRILL (Vic) 22:57.69
1986-87	5000mW	Nicholas AHERN (NSW) 20:53.45		Paul COPELAND (Vic) 21:23.05		Craig TOPPERWIEN (SA) 22:24.60
1987-88	5000mW	Nicholas AHERN (NSW) 21:01.00		Mark LANG-NIPPERESS (Qld) 22:40.70		Julian WELLER (Qld) 22:43.30
1988-89	5000mW	Greg ROBERTSON (Tas) 21:15.74		Steve BEECROFT (Vic) 21:23.31		Richard MCPHERSON (WA) 22:46.52
1989-90	5000mW	Steve BEECROFT (Vic) 21:22.96		Mark FLETCHER (Vic) 21:37.35		Dean NIPPERESS (Qld) 22:00.18
1990-91	5000mW	Anthony MILES (Qld) 21:19.17		Daniel ANDRIKIS (ACT) 21:52.84		Garry VOGLER (ACT) 21:59.69
1991-92	5000mW	Dion RUSSELL (Vic) 21:16.52		Daniel ANDRIKIS (ACT) 21:28.13		Matthew O'DONNELL (NSW) 21:38.72
1992-93	5000mW	Dion RUSSELL (Vic) 21:23.47		Matthew O'DONNELL (NSW) 21:39.00		Jason MOORE (Qld) 21:49.72
1993-94	5000mW	Dion RUSSELL (Vic) 20:23.07		Matthew O'DONNELL (NSW) 20:39.83		Darren BOWN (SA) 21:22.91
1994-95	5000mW	Dion RUSSELL (Vic) 21:10.24		Damien O'MARA (NSW) 22:00.08		Luke COLLIS (NSW) 22:08.46
1995-96	5000mW	Luke ADAMS (NSW) 20:39.41		Nathan DEAKES (Vic) 20:53.85		Troy SUNDSTROM (NSW) 21:17.84
1996-97	5000mW	Troy SUNDSTROM (NSW) 21:10.90		Marcus DWYER (Vic) 22:11.37		Matthew GRIGGS (ACT) 22:36.70
1997-98	5000mW	Troy SUNDSTROM (NSW) 20:45.08		Brad MALCOLM (Vic) 21:18.58		Trenton HAWKINS (Vic) 21:28.11

The first three Australian athletes (as well as first three overall) are in the respective columns.
Rank in brackets ( ) indicate the overall rank of the Australian athlete where that athlete was beaten into that place by an international.