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.
Carlton
Brisbane Lions
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Crows
Essendon
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
Geelong Cats
North Melbourne
Richmond
Sydney Swans
St Kilda
Melbourne
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 62 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 61 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 54 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 46 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 42 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 41 | David Mundy | FRE |
| 40 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 40 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 39 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 37 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 35 | Adam Cooney | WB |
| 34 | Michael Barlow | FRE |
| 34 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 34 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 34 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 34 | Jack Riewoldt | RICH |
| 33 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 32 | Luke Ball | COLL |
| 32 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 32 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |