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.
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Adelaide Crows
Geelong Cats
GWS Giants
Gold Coast Suns
Richmond
Sydney Swans
Essendon
West Coast Eagles
Brisbane Lions
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
St Kilda
Carlton
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Brent Stanton | ESS |
| 39 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 38 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 35 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 34 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 34 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 31 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 30 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 28 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 28 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 27 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 27 | Scott Selwood | WCE |
| 23 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 23 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 23 | Rory Sloane | ADEL |
| 22 | Brett Deledio | RICH |
| 22 | Tom Hawkins | GEEL |
| 22 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 22 | Paddy Ryder | ESS |
| 21 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 21 | Lance Franklin | HAW |