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
Adelaide Crows
North Melbourne
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Carlton
Gold Coast Suns
Collingwood
Geelong Cats
Richmond
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Fremantle
West Coast Eagles
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 70 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 63 | Daniel Wells | NMFC |
| 61 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 60 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 58 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 58 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 58 | Ryan O'Keefe | SYD |
| 57 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 55 | Dale Thomas | COLL |
| 50 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 50 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 46 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 45 | Brent Moloney | MELB |
| 44 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 44 | Lance Franklin | HAW |
| 44 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 43 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 42 | Travis Cloke | COLL |
| 42 | James Kelly | GEEL |