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.
Carlton
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Geelong Cats
Fremantle
Adelaide Crows
Brisbane Lions
Richmond
North Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Sydney Swans
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
St Kilda
Collingwood
Essendon
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 27 | Scott West | WB |
| 23 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 22 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 21 | Adam Hunter | WCE |
| 18 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 18 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 15 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 15 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 15 | Robert Murphy | WB |
| 14 | Joshua Carr | FRE |
| 14 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 13 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 13 | Brett Burton | ADEL |
| 13 | Joel Corey | GEEL |
| 13 | Trent Croad | HAW |
| 13 | Ben Johnson | COLL |
| 13 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 13 | Mark Ricciuto | ADEL |
| 12 | Shaun Burgoyne | PORT |
| 12 | Daniel Cross | WB |