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.
Richmond
Carlton
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Western Bulldogs
West Coast Eagles
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
Geelong Cats
St Kilda
Fremantle
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
Essendon
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 27 | Scott West | WB |
| 24 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 24 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 22 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 22 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 21 | Adam Hunter | WCE |
| 20 | Jude Bolton | SYD |
| 20 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 20 | Matthew Richardson | RICH |
| 19 | Byron Pickett | MELB |
| 18 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 17 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 17 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 17 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 16 | Joshua Carr | FRE |
| 15 | Shaun Burgoyne | PORT |
| 15 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 15 | Robert Murphy | WB |
| 15 | Anthony Rocca | COLL |