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
Essendon
Fremantle
North Melbourne
St Kilda
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns
GWS Giants
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide Crows
Richmond
Hawthorn
Port Adelaide
Geelong Cats
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 34 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 30 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 27 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 25 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 24 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 23 | Travis Boak | PORT |
| 23 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 23 | Nathan Jones | MELB |
| 22 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 22 | Matt Priddis | WCE |
| 22 | Cyril Rioli | HAW |
| 21 | Robbie Gray | PORT |
| 21 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 20 | Ben Cunnington | NMFC |
| 20 | Brendon Goddard | ESS |
| 20 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 19 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 19 | Brad Ebert | PORT |
| 19 | Scott Thompson | NMFC |