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.
								
								Fremantle
							
																Collingwood
							
								
								Melbourne
							
																West Coast Eagles
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																Sydney Swans
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																Geelong Cats
							
								
								North Melbourne
							
																Adelaide Crows
							
								
								Richmond
							
																Hawthorn
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																Carlton
							
								
								St Kilda
							
																Essendon
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE | 
| 37 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE | 
| 35 | Luke Hodge | HAW | 
| 33 | Gary Ablett | GEEL | 
| 33 | Chris Judd | CARL | 
| 32 | Dane Swan | COLL | 
| 28 | Daniel Bradshaw | SYD | 
| 28 | Ryan Griffen | WB | 
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | BL | 
| 27 | Paul Chapman | GEEL | 
| 25 | Dustin Fletcher | ESS | 
| 24 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 23 | Lenny Hayes | STK | 
| 23 | Nic Naitanui | WCE | 
| 22 | Luke Ball | COLL | 
| 21 | Steve Johnson | GEEL | 
| 21 | Matt Priddis | WCE | 
| 21 | Daniel Wells | NMFC | 
| 20 | Andrew Carrazzo | CARL | 
| 20 | Lindsay Gilbee | WB | 
| 20 | Ryan O'Keefe | SYD |