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.
North Melbourne
Carlton
Geelong Cats
Adelaide Crows
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Collingwood
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
St Kilda
Melbourne
Richmond
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
West Coast Eagles
Essendon
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 79 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 75 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 72 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 72 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 71 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 66 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 62 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 61 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 58 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 54 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 52 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 52 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 49 | Simon Black | BL |
| 49 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 45 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 44 | Alan Didak | COLL |
| 40 | Jason Akermanis | WB |
| 40 | Brendan Fevola | CARL |
| 40 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 40 | Kurt Tippett | ADEL |