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.
North Melbourne
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
Fremantle
Brisbane Lions
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Crows
Sydney Swans
Richmond
Melbourne
Geelong Cats
Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 34 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 32 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 29 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 27 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 25 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 23 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 23 | Aaron Davey | MELB |
| 23 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 21 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 20 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 18 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 17 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 17 | Jarryd Roughead | HAW |
| 17 | Adam Selwood | WCE |
| 17 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 16 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 16 | Peter Burgoyne | PORT |
| 16 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 16 | Rhyce Shaw | SYD |
| 16 | Dane Swan | COLL |