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.
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
Collingwood
Melbourne
West Coast Eagles
Port Adelaide
St Kilda
North Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Sydney Swans
Essendon
Fremantle
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Geelong Cats
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 19 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 16 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 15 | Michael Barlow | FRE |
| 11 | Shannon Byrnes | GEEL |
| 11 | Kane Cornes | PORT |
| 11 | Ryan O'Keefe | SYD |
| 11 | Heath Scotland | CARL |
| 10 | James Bartel | GEEL |
| 10 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 10 | Jarrad McVeigh | SYD |
| 9 | Jared Brennan | BL |
| 9 | Ricky Petterd | MELB |
| 9 | Heath Shaw | COLL |
| 9 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 8 | Lindsay Gilbee | WB |
| 8 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 8 | Mark Jamar | MELB |
| 8 | Ben McGlynn | SYD |
| 8 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 8 | Cameron Mooney | GEEL |
| 8 | Marc Murphy | CARL |