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.
West Coast Eagles
Richmond
Geelong Cats
Fremantle
Hawthorn
Essendon
Carlton
Adelaide Crows
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Brisbane Lions
Melbourne
St Kilda
Collingwood
Western Bulldogs
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 91 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 83 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 82 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 80 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 78 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 72 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 70 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 69 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 67 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 65 | Simon Black | BL |
| 61 | Adam Goodes | SYD |
| 61 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 59 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 59 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 57 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 55 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 53 | Alan Didak | COLL |
| 52 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 52 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |