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.
								
								Essendon
							
																Geelong Cats
							
								
								Collingwood
							
																St Kilda
							
								
								Western Bulldogs
							
																Port Adelaide
							
								
								West Coast Eagles
							
																Brisbane Lions
							
								
								Adelaide Crows
							
																Hawthorn
							
								
								Sydney Swans
							
																Fremantle
							
								
								Carlton
							
																Melbourne
							
								
								Richmond
							
																North Melbourne
							| Votes | Player | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Gary Ablett | GEEL | 
| 65 | Chris Judd | WCE | 
| 59 | Chad Cornes | PORT | 
| 53 | James Bartel | GEEL | 
| 52 | Andrew McLeod | ADEL | 
| 48 | Daniel Kerr | WCE | 
| 44 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE | 
| 44 | Scott Thompson | ADEL | 
| 43 | Tarkyn Lockyer | COLL | 
| 42 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL | 
| 42 | Brett Kirk | SYD | 
| 41 | Brent Harvey | NMFC | 
| 40 | Scott Lucas | ESS | 
| 40 | Brad Sewell | HAW | 
| 37 | James Hird | ESS | 
| 37 | Brad Johnson | WB | 
| 37 | Leigh Montagna | STK | 
| 34 | Matthew Boyd | WB | 
| 34 | Scott West | WB | 
| 33 | Hamish McIntosh | NMFC |