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.
Collingwood
Essendon
Fremantle
Carlton
GWS Giants
Western Bulldogs
North Melbourne
Gold Coast Suns
Melbourne
St Kilda
Brisbane Lions
Geelong Cats
Hawthorn
Sydney Swans
Richmond
West Coast Eagles
Adelaide Crows
Port Adelaide
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 31 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 28 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 28 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 24 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 24 | Brent Stanton | ESS |
| 24 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 23 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 22 | Tom Hawkins | GEEL |
| 20 | Paddy Ryder | ESS |
| 19 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 19 | Daniel Kerr | WCE |
| 19 | Ted Richards | SYD |
| 19 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 18 | Tom Rockliff | BL |
| 18 | Scott Selwood | WCE |
| 18 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 17 | Ryan Bastinac | NMFC |
| 17 | Simon Black | BL |
| 17 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 17 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 17 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |