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.
Melbourne
Geelong Cats
Fremantle
West Coast Eagles
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide Crows
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Richmond
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
Carlton
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 27 | Scott West | WB |
| 26 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 25 | Jude Bolton | SYD |
| 25 | Joshua Carr | FRE |
| 24 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 24 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 24 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 24 | Brendon Lade | PORT |
| 23 | Lance Whitnall | CARL |
| 22 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 22 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 21 | Adam Hunter | WCE |
| 20 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 20 | Shaun Burgoyne | PORT |
| 20 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 20 | Matthew Richardson | RICH |
| 19 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 19 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 19 | Byron Pickett | MELB |