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.
West Coast Eagles
North Melbourne
Essendon
Brisbane Lions
Hawthorn
GWS Giants
Gold Coast Suns
Western Bulldogs
Collingwood
Geelong Cats
Sydney Swans
Fremantle
Carlton
Port Adelaide
Richmond
Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
St Kilda
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 38 | Dan Hannebery | SYD |
| 35 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 35 | Kieren Jack | SYD |
| 35 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 30 | Travis Boak | PORT |
| 30 | Hamish Hartlett | PORT |
| 29 | Pearce Hanley | BL |
| 29 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 28 | Rory Sloane | ADEL |
| 27 | Luke Hodge | HAW |
| 27 | Justin Westhoff | PORT |
| 25 | Luke McPharlin | FRE |
| 23 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 23 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 23 | Andrew Swallow | NMFC |
| 23 | Harry Taylor | GEEL |
| 23 | David Zaharakis | ESS |
| 22 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 22 | Jarrad McVeigh | SYD |
| 22 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |