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.
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Richmond
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Melbourne
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
Collingwood
Sydney Swans
Geelong Cats
North Melbourne
St Kilda
Adelaide Crows
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Lance Franklin | HAW |
| 85 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 81 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 75 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 73 | Adam Cooney | WB |
| 70 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 65 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 61 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 59 | Joel Corey | GEEL |
| 58 | Matthew Richardson | RICH |
| 56 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 53 | Simon Black | BL |
| 53 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 50 | Brett Kirk | SYD |
| 47 | Nicholas Stevens | CARL |
| 46 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 46 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 46 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 45 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 44 | Dean Cox | WCE |