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
							
																Geelong Cats
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																North Melbourne
							
								
								Hawthorn
							
																Fremantle
							
								
								Sydney Swans
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																Gold Coast Suns
							
								
								Essendon
							
																Richmond
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																GWS Giants
							
								
								West Coast Eagles
							
																St Kilda
							
								
								Carlton
							
																Adelaide Crows
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL | 
| 47 | Brent Stanton | ESS | 
| 42 | Matthew Boyd | WB | 
| 42 | Scott Thompson | ADEL | 
| 40 | Josh Kennedy | SYD | 
| 40 | Jobe Watson | ESS | 
| 35 | Ryan Griffen | WB | 
| 31 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL | 
| 31 | Brett Deledio | RICH | 
| 31 | Scott Selwood | WCE | 
| 30 | Gary Ablett | GCFC | 
| 28 | Trent Cotchin | RICH | 
| 28 | Lenny Hayes | STK | 
| 28 | Rory Sloane | ADEL | 
| 28 | Dane Swan | COLL | 
| 27 | Tom Rockliff | BL | 
| 26 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 26 | Andrew Swallow | NMFC | 
| 23 | Sam Mitchell | HAW | 
| 23 | Marc Murphy | CARL | 
| 23 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |