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.
Carlton
Collingwood
Hawthorn
St Kilda
GWS Giants
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Crows
Melbourne
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
North Melbourne
Gold Coast Suns
West Coast Eagles
Fremantle
Geelong Cats
Richmond
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 34 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 33 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 30 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 29 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 27 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 26 | Robbie Gray | PORT |
| 26 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 24 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 23 | Dayne Beams | COLL |
| 23 | Travis Boak | PORT |
| 23 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 23 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 23 | Nathan Jones | MELB |
| 22 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 22 | Matt Priddis | WCE |
| 22 | Cyril Rioli | HAW |
| 22 | Callan Ward | GWS |
| 21 | Ben Cunnington | NMFC |
| 21 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |