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
							
																Adelaide Crows
							
								
								Port Adelaide
							
																Hawthorn
							
								
								Geelong Cats
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								Richmond
							
																Gold Coast Suns
							
								
								Carlton
							
																St Kilda
							
								
								Brisbane Lions
							
																North Melbourne
							
								
								Sydney Swans
							
																GWS Giants
							
								
								West Coast Eagles
							
																Fremantle
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																Essendon
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Gary Ablett | GCFC | 
| 64 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL | 
| 62 | Kieren Jack | SYD | 
| 60 | Dan Hannebery | SYD | 
| 57 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL | 
| 54 | Joel Selwood | GEEL | 
| 54 | Jobe Watson | ESS | 
| 53 | Jarrad McVeigh | SYD | 
| 50 | Jarryd Roughead | HAW | 
| 47 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE | 
| 47 | Ryan Griffen | WB | 
| 47 | Dane Swan | COLL | 
| 46 | Steve Johnson | GEEL | 
| 42 | Pearce Hanley | BL | 
| 42 | Luke Hodge | HAW | 
| 40 | Chad Wingard | PORT | 
| 39 | Travis Boak | PORT | 
| 39 | Brett Deledio | RICH | 
| 39 | David Mundy | FRE | 
| 39 | Harry Taylor | GEEL |