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
Collingwood
North Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
Essendon
Sydney Swans
Richmond
Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Geelong Cats
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 19 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 19 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 18 | Ben McGlynn | SYD |
| 15 | Michael Barlow | FRE |
| 15 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 14 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 14 | Sam Gilbert | STK |
| 14 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 13 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 12 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 12 | Mark Jamar | MELB |
| 11 | Shannon Byrnes | GEEL |
| 11 | Adam Cooney | WB |
| 11 | Kane Cornes | PORT |
| 11 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 11 | Ryan O'Keefe | SYD |
| 11 | Heath Scotland | CARL |
| 10 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 10 | Lindsay Gilbee | WB |
| 10 | Jarrad McVeigh | SYD |
| 10 | Michael Rischitelli | BL |