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.
Adelaide Crows
St Kilda
Collingwood
Melbourne
Geelong Cats
Richmond
Carlton
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn
Essendon
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
North Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Port Adelaide
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 18 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 15 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 15 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 15 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 13 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 10 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 10 | Josh Fraser | COLL |
| 10 | Travis Johnstone | BL |
| 10 | Darren Jolly | SYD |
| 10 | Hamish McIntosh | NMFC |
| 10 | Andrew McLeod | ADEL |
| 10 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 9 | Richard Hadley | CARL |
| 9 | Daniel Kerr | WCE |
| 9 | Danyle Pearce | PORT |
| 9 | Adam Selwood | WCE |
| 9 | Jason Winderlich | ESS |
| 8 | Peter Burgoyne | PORT |
| 8 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 8 | Leigh Harding | NMFC |
| 8 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 8 | Justin Koschitzke | STK |
| 8 | Luke Power | BL |
| 8 | Jobe Watson | ESS |