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.
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Geelong Cats
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
Brisbane Lions
Collingwood
St Kilda
Adelaide Crows
Hawthorn
Sydney Swans
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
Fremantle
North Melbourne
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | FRE |
| 46 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 43 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 37 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 37 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 37 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 36 | David Mundy | FRE |
| 34 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 33 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 32 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 31 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 28 | Daniel Bradshaw | SYD |
| 28 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | BL |
| 27 | Dustin Fletcher | ESS |
| 25 | Luke Ball | COLL |
| 25 | Adam Cooney | WB |
| 25 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 25 | Matt Priddis | WCE |
| 24 | James McDonald | MELB |