Crows champion Simon Goodwin and Sydney’s Adam Goodes have shared the AFL Coaches' Association Player of the Year award.

2006 Brownlow Medallist Goodes and Goodwin both polled 90 votes to win from Western Bulldogs forward Brad Johnson, who polled 86 votes. They were followed by Port Adelaide’s Brendon Lade (80) and Shaun Burgoyne (79), West Coast’s Chris Judd (76) and Western Bulldogs’ Scott West (75).

It is the first joint victory in the award's four-year history.

The previous winners were Barry Hall (Sydney, 2005), Warren Tredrea (Port, 2004) and Nathan Buckley (Collingwood, 2003).

Players are awarded votes on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis after each game in the home and away season by both opposing coaches.

Goodwin polled in 14 of his 22 outings, as opposed to just five matches in Brownlow Medal voting.

"It's a great award, and the reason I say that is because it's judged by people involved in footy who I think have a real keen eye for the characteristics that create brilliant performances," Goodwin's coach Neil Craig said.

West Coast coach John Worsfold was named best coach of the 2006 home and away season and Western Bulldogs defender Ryan Griffen was named best young player over the 2005-06 seasons.