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.
								
								Essendon
							
																Western Bulldogs
							
								
								Geelong Cats
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																Richmond
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																Collingwood
							
								
								St Kilda
							
																Adelaide Crows
							
								
								Hawthorn
							
																Sydney Swans
							
								
								Carlton
							
																West Coast Eagles
							
								
								Fremantle
							
																North Melbourne
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE | 
| 46 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE | 
| 43 | Luke Hodge | HAW | 
| 37 | Gary Ablett | GEEL | 
| 37 | Lenny Hayes | STK | 
| 37 | Chris Judd | CARL | 
| 36 | David Mundy | FRE | 
| 34 | Paul Chapman | GEEL | 
| 33 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 32 | Dane Swan | COLL | 
| 31 | Ryan Griffen | WB | 
| 28 | Daniel Bradshaw | SYD | 
| 28 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL | 
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | BL | 
| 27 | Dustin Fletcher | ESS | 
| 25 | Luke Ball | COLL | 
| 25 | Adam Cooney | WB | 
| 25 | Nick Dal Santo | STK | 
| 25 | Matt Priddis | WCE | 
| 24 | James McDonald | MELB |