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.
								
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																Hawthorn
							
								
								Adelaide Crows
							
																Richmond
							
								
								Collingwood
							
																Fremantle
							
								
								West Coast Eagles
							
																Gold Coast Suns
							
								
								Essendon
							
																Western Bulldogs
							
								
								Sydney Swans
							
																GWS Giants
							
								
								Geelong Cats
							
																Port Adelaide
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								St Kilda
							
																North Melbourne
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Jobe Watson | ESS | 
| 59 | Trent Cotchin | RICH | 
| 59 | Scott Thompson | ADEL | 
| 58 | Matthew Boyd | WB | 
| 55 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL | 
| 52 | Dayne Beams | COLL | 
| 49 | Brent Stanton | ESS | 
| 47 | Gary Ablett | GCFC | 
| 47 | Lance Franklin | HAW | 
| 47 | Dane Swan | COLL | 
| 45 | Kieren Jack | SYD | 
| 44 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 42 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL | 
| 42 | Josh Kennedy | SYD | 
| 42 | Sam Mitchell | HAW | 
| 41 | Scott Selwood | WCE | 
| 40 | Brett Deledio | RICH | 
| 40 | Brad Sewell | HAW | 
| 38 | Luke Shuey | WCE | 
| 38 | Rory Sloane | ADEL |