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
Adelaide Crows
Fremantle
Geelong Cats
Brisbane Lions
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
Richmond
Essendon
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Carlton
Sydney Swans
Collingwood
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 54 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 52 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 48 | Shaun Burgoyne | PORT |
| 48 | Scott West | WB |
| 47 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 47 | Brad Johnson | WB |
| 43 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 40 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 38 | Adam Goodes | SYD |
| 37 | Jude Bolton | SYD |
| 37 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 36 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 36 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 34 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 34 | Lance Whitnall | CARL |
| 33 | Joshua Carr | FRE |
| 32 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 31 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 31 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 31 | Troy Simmonds | RICH |