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.
North Melbourne
Essendon
Collingwood
Carlton
Port Adelaide
Richmond
Brisbane Lions
Adelaide Crows
St Kilda
Sydney Swans
Geelong Cats
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne
Fremantle
Hawthorn
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 40 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 35 | Daniel Kerr | WCE |
| 34 | Andrew McLeod | ADEL |
| 29 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 28 | Brad Sewell | HAW |
| 27 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 24 | Scott Lucas | ESS |
| 23 | Barry Hall | SYD |
| 23 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 22 | Hamish McIntosh | NMFC |
| 22 | Luke Power | BL |
| 21 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 21 | Adam Simpson | NMFC |
| 20 | Campbell Brown | HAW |
| 20 | Tarkyn Lockyer | COLL |
| 20 | Brent Stanton | ESS |
| 20 | Daniel Wells | NMFC |
| 19 | Simon Black | BL |
| 19 | Lance Franklin | HAW |