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.
Geelong Cats
Essendon
Hawthorn
Gold Coast Suns
St Kilda
Richmond
Fremantle
West Coast Eagles
Brisbane Lions
North Melbourne
Sydney Swans
GWS Giants
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Carlton
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Gary Ablett | GCFC |
| 66 | Josh Kennedy | SYD |
| 65 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 60 | Robbie Gray | PORT |
| 59 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 52 | Lance Franklin | SYD |
| 48 | Travis Boak | PORT |
| 45 | Brendon Goddard | ESS |
| 45 | Matt Priddis | WCE |
| 44 | Dyson Heppell | ESS |
| 41 | Brent Harvey | NMFC |
| 41 | Nathan Jones | MELB |
| 41 | Tom Liberatore | WB |
| 40 | Dion Prestia | GCFC |
| 39 | Patrick Dangerfield | ADEL |
| 39 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 38 | Stephen Hill | FRE |
| 37 | Bryce Gibbs | CARL |
| 37 | Aaron Sandilands | FRE |
| 36 | James Bartel | GEEL |