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.
Sydney Swans
Adelaide Crows
St Kilda
GWS Giants
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Geelong Cats
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns
Melbourne
Richmond
Collingwood
Essendon
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Steele Sidebottom | COLL |
| 28 | Nathan Fyfe | FRE |
| 26 | Tom Mitchell | HAW |
| 25 | Brodie Grundy | COLL |
| 24 | Rory Laird | ADEL |
| 24 | Dustin Martin | RICH |
| 23 | Ben Brown | NMFC |
| 20 | Patrick Cripps | CARL |
| 19 | Max Gawn | MELB |
| 18 | Stephen Coniglio | GWS |
| 18 | Trent Cotchin | RICH |
| 18 | Lance Franklin | SYD |
| 17 | Paul Seedsman | ADEL |
| 16 | Luke Breust | HAW |
| 16 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 15 | Patrick Dangerfield | GEEL |
| 15 | Brett Deledio | GWS |
| 15 | Jesse Hogan | MELB |
| 15 | Kane Lambert | RICH |
| 15 | Stefan Martin | BL |
| 15 | Sebastian Ross | STK |
| 15 | Nathan Wilson | FRE |