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.
								
								Adelaide Crows
							
																Essendon
							
								
								Fremantle
							
																West Coast Eagles
							
								
								Carlton
							
																Richmond
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																Brisbane Lions
							
								
								GWS Giants
							
																Sydney Swans
							
								
								Gold Coast Suns
							
																St Kilda
							
								
								Melbourne
							
																Port Adelaide
							
								
								North Melbourne
							
																Collingwood
							
								
								Hawthorn
							
																Geelong Cats
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gary Ablett | GCFC | 
| 10 | Trent Cotchin | RICH | 
| 10 | Kieren Jack | SYD | 
| 10 | Will Minson | WB | 
| 10 | David Mundy | FRE | 
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL | 
| 10 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 9 | Hamish Hartlett | PORT | 
| 9 | Ben Howlett | ESS | 
| 8 | Tom Liberatore | WB | 
| 8 | Jobe Watson | ESS | 
| 7 | Heath Hocking | ESS | 
| 7 | Andrew Mackie | GEEL | 
| 6 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL | 
| 6 | Josh Kennedy | SYD | 
| 6 | Josh J Kennedy | WCE | 
| 6 | Steele Sidebottom | COLL | 
| 6 | Andrew Swallow | NMFC | 
| 5 | David Armitage | STK | 
| 5 | Sam Mitchell | HAW | 
| 5 | Ryan O'Keefe | SYD | 
| 5 | Jay Schulz | PORT | 
| 5 | Adam Treloar | GWS | 
| 5 | Jackson Trengove | PORT |