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
Geelong Cats
St Kilda
Carlton
Hawthorn
Brisbane Lions
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast Suns
Essendon
GWS Giants
Richmond
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
Sydney Swans
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Max Gawn | MELB |
| 68 | Patrick Cripps | CARL |
| 62 | Shaun Higgins | NMFC |
| 59 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 58 | Tom Mitchell | HAW |
| 53 | Andrew Gaff | WCE |
| 53 | Steele Sidebottom | COLL |
| 51 | Dayne Beams | BL |
| 50 | Dyson Heppell | ESS |
| 46 | Brodie Grundy | COLL |
| 46 | Rory Laird | ADEL |
| 46 | Dustin Martin | RICH |
| 45 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 45 | Clayton Oliver | MELB |
| 43 | Kane Lambert | RICH |
| 42 | Ben Cunnington | NMFC |
| 42 | Jack Darling | WCE |
| 42 | Jack Macrae | WB |
| 42 | Lachie Whitfield | GWS |
| 41 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |