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.
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Carlton
Collingwood
Fremantle
St Kilda
North Melbourne
Brisbane Lions
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Crows
Sydney Swans
Richmond
Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
Geelong Cats
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Paul Hasleby | FRE |
| 41 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 36 | James Hird | ESS |
| 33 | Mark Ricciuto | ADEL |
| 31 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 30 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 27 | Peter Burgoyne | PORT |
| 26 | David Neitz | MELB |
| 25 | Luke McPharlin | FRE |
| 25 | Scott West | WB |
| 24 | Luke Ball | STK |
| 24 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 23 | Matthew Lappin | CARL |
| 22 | Peter Everitt | HAW |
| 22 | Shannon Grant | NMFC |
| 21 | Adem Yze | MELB |
| 20 | James Kelly | GEEL |
| 19 | Nathan Brown | RICH |
| 19 | Adam Simpson | NMFC |
| 18 | Peter Bell | FRE |