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
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
North Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Geelong Cats
Brisbane Lions
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Richmond
Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
St Kilda
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Chris Judd | WCE |
| 59 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 53 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 51 | Chad Cornes | PORT |
| 42 | Daniel Kerr | WCE |
| 40 | Andrew McLeod | ADEL |
| 40 | Brad Sewell | HAW |
| 38 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 37 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 36 | Scott Lucas | ESS |
| 35 | Tarkyn Lockyer | COLL |
| 35 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 34 | Scott West | WB |
| 32 | Brad Johnson | WB |
| 31 | Dustin Fletcher | ESS |
| 29 | James Hird | ESS |
| 29 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 29 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 28 | Hamish McIntosh | NMFC |
| 27 | Simon Black | BL |
| 27 | Lance Franklin | HAW |
| 27 | Shannon Grant | NMFC |
| 27 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 27 | Brett Kirk | SYD |
| 27 | Leigh Montagna | STK |