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
Essendon
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
West Coast Eagles
Sydney Swans
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
St Kilda
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Geelong Cats
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Paul Hasleby | FRE |
| 41 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 38 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 37 | Mark Ricciuto | ADEL |
| 36 | James Hird | ESS |
| 33 | Luke McPharlin | FRE |
| 31 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 29 | Adam Simpson | NMFC |
| 28 | Scott West | WB |
| 27 | Peter Burgoyne | PORT |
| 26 | Peter Everitt | HAW |
| 26 | David Neitz | MELB |
| 26 | Matthew Richardson | RICH |
| 25 | Nathan Brown | RICH |
| 24 | Luke Ball | STK |
| 24 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 24 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 24 | Matthew Lappin | CARL |
| 22 | Shannon Grant | NMFC |
| 21 | Adem Yze | MELB |