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
West Coast Eagles
Carlton
Melbourne
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide Crows
Collingwood
Sydney Swans
Essendon
Brisbane Lions
Geelong Cats
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
Hawthorn
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 71 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 70 | Brad Johnson | WB |
| 68 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 68 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 64 | Shaun Burgoyne | PORT |
| 58 | Scott West | WB |
| 57 | Daniel Kerr | WCE |
| 53 | Adam Goodes | SYD |
| 53 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 53 | Nathan Thompson | NMFC |
| 52 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 50 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 47 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 45 | Jude Bolton | SYD |
| 45 | Cameron Bruce | MELB |
| 44 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 43 | Simon Black | BL |
| 43 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 43 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |