The AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award is an award voted by the 18 coaching panels on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.
St Kilda
Brisbane Lions
Geelong Cats
Hawthorn
West Coast Eagles
Richmond
Carlton
Sydney Swans
Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
North Melbourne
Collingwood
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 23 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 22 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 17 | Scott West | WB |
| 15 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 15 | Robert Murphy | WB |
| 14 | Joshua Carr | FRE |
| 14 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 13 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 13 | Mark Ricciuto | ADEL |
| 12 | Daniel Cross | WB |
| 11 | Jude Bolton | SYD |
| 11 | Brett Burton | ADEL |
| 11 | Adam Hunter | WCE |
| 10 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 10 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 10 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 10 | Christopher Grant | WB |
| 10 | Brad Johnson | WB |
| 10 | Kent Kingsley | GEEL |
| 10 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 10 | Matthew Lloyd | ESS |
| 10 | Anthony Rocca | COLL |