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
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Richmond
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
Brisbane Lions
Adelaide Crows
North Melbourne
Essendon
Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Collingwood
Fremantle
Geelong Cats
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 55 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 54 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 52 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 52 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 44 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 44 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 40 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 39 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 36 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 36 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 35 | Adam Goodes | SYD |
| 34 | Dean Cox | WCE |
| 33 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 32 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 31 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 31 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 29 | Jason Akermanis | WB |
| 29 | Aaron Davey | MELB |
| 28 | Tyson Edwards | ADEL |
| 28 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |