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.
								
								GWS Giants
							
																Sydney Swans
							
								
								Richmond
							
																Carlton
							
								
								Hawthorn
							
																Collingwood
							
								
								Melbourne
							
																Brisbane Lions
							
								
								Gold Coast Suns
							
																Adelaide Crows
							
								
								Fremantle
							
																Geelong Cats
							
								
								North Melbourne
							
																Essendon
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																West Coast Eagles
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																St Kilda
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Simon Black | BL | 
| 10 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE | 
| 10 | Hamish Hartlett | PORT | 
| 10 | Josh Kennedy | SYD | 
| 10 | Josh J Kennedy | WCE | 
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL | 
| 10 | Brent Stanton | ESS | 
| 10 | Scott Thompson | ADEL | 
| 9 | Matthew Kreuzer | CARL | 
| 8 | Gary Ablett | GCFC | 
| 8 | Sam Mitchell | HAW | 
| 8 | Matt Priddis | WCE | 
| 8 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 7 | Ted Richards | SYD | 
| 7 | Tom Rockliff | BL | 
| 7 | Paddy Ryder | ESS | 
| 7 | Matthew Thomas | PORT | 
| 6 | Jed Adcock | BL | 
| 6 | Andrew Carrazzo | CARL | 
| 6 | Kieren Jack | SYD | 
| 6 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE | 
| 6 | Daniel Wells | NMFC |