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.
Richmond
Collingwood
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn
Adelaide Crows
GWS Giants
Gold Coast Suns
West Coast Eagles
St Kilda
Brisbane Lions
Essendon
Geelong Cats
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Carlton
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Zach Merrett | ESS |
| 18 | Ollie Wines | PORT |
| 17 | Clayton Oliver | MELB |
| 15 | Elliot Yeo | WCE |
| 13 | Dayne Beams | BL |
| 13 | Shaun Higgins | NMFC |
| 13 | Dustin Martin | RICH |
| 12 | Orazio Fantasia | ESS |
| 12 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 11 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 11 | Patrick Dangerfield | GEEL |
| 10 | Marcus Bontempelli | WB |
| 10 | Robbie Gray | PORT |
| 10 | Sam Jacobs | ADEL |
| 10 | Josh J Kennedy | WCE |
| 10 | Rory Laird | ADEL |
| 10 | Christian Salem | MELB |
| 9 | Dyson Heppell | ESS |
| 9 | Andrew Mackie | GEEL |
| 9 | Scott Pendlebury | COLL |
| 9 | Sam Reid | SYD |
| 9 | Luke Shuey | WCE |