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.
St Kilda
Fremantle
Carlton
Essendon
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Crows
GWS Giants
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns
Geelong Cats
Richmond
Sydney Swans
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 28 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 24 | Brent Stanton | ESS |
| 23 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 22 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 20 | Marc Murphy | CARL |
| 20 | Paddy Ryder | ESS |
| 19 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 18 | Scott Selwood | WCE |
| 18 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 17 | Ryan Bastinac | NMFC |
| 17 | Simon Black | BL |
| 17 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 17 | Tom Rockliff | BL |
| 17 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 17 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 16 | Andrew Carrazzo | CARL |
| 16 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 15 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 15 | Stewart Crameri | ESS |
| 15 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 15 | Ted Richards | SYD |
| 15 | Luke Shuey | WCE |