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
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Melbourne
Fremantle
Richmond
Gold Coast Suns
Geelong Cats
Collingwood
Brisbane Lions
St Kilda
GWS Giants
Adelaide Crows
West Coast Eagles
Sydney Swans
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 70 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 68 | Scott Thompson | ADEL |
| 66 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 63 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 60 | Dayne Beams | COLL |
| 55 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 52 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 52 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 50 | Kieren Jack | SYD |
| 50 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 49 | Brent Stanton | ESS |
| 47 | Lance Franklin | HAW |
| 47 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 47 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 46 | Brett Deledio | RICH |
| 45 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 42 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 41 | Scott Selwood | WCE |
| 41 | Brad Sewell | HAW |