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.
								
								Collingwood
							
																Essendon
							
								
								Fremantle
							
																Geelong Cats
							
								
								Carlton
							
																Adelaide Crows
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																St Kilda
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																West Coast Eagles
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								North Melbourne
							
																Sydney Swans
							
								
								Hawthorn
							
																Richmond
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Lance Franklin | HAW | 
| 29 | Kane Cornes | PORT | 
| 28 | Daniel Cross | WB | 
| 27 | Brendan Fevola | CARL | 
| 25 | Sam Mitchell | HAW | 
| 24 | Gary Ablett | GEEL | 
| 24 | Daniel Bradshaw | BL | 
| 23 | Brent Harvey | NMFC | 
| 23 | Matthew Richardson | RICH | 
| 22 | Adam Cooney | WB | 
| 22 | Kane Johnson | RICH | 
| 22 | Paul Medhurst | COLL | 
| 20 | Nathan Bock | ADEL | 
| 19 | Chance Bateman | HAW | 
| 19 | Jarryd Roughead | HAW | 
| 18 | Chris Judd | CARL | 
| 18 | Tadhg Kennelly | SYD | 
| 18 | Mark McVeigh | ESS | 
| 17 | Simon Black | BL | 
| 17 | Robert Murphy | WB |