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
Essendon
North Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Geelong Cats
Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
St Kilda
Fremantle
Collingwood
Adelaide Crows
Hawthorn
Richmond
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cameron Bruce | MELB |
| 15 | Andrew Embley | WCE |
| 14 | Aaron Hamill | STK |
| 11 | Anthony Koutoufides | CARL |
| 10 | Matthew Carr | FRE |
| 10 | Adam Cooney | WB |
| 10 | Brad Green | MELB |
| 10 | Andrew McLeod | ADEL |
| 10 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 9 | Glenn Archer | NMFC |
| 9 | Leigh Brown | NMFC |
| 9 | Nathan Brown | RICH |
| 9 | Barnaby French | CARL |
| 9 | Ashley Hansen | WCE |
| 9 | Scott Lucas | ESS |
| 9 | Brent Moloney | MELB |
| 8 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 8 | Corey Enright | GEEL |
| 8 | Peter Everitt | HAW |
| 8 | Shannon Grant | NMFC |
| 8 | Brad Johnson | WB |
| 8 | Justin Longmuir | FRE |