| Marcus Ashcroft Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best player on the ground in QClash football matches |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | AFL |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Last awarded | Ongoing |
| Currently held by | Touk Miller (Gold Coast) |
The Marcus Ashcroft Medal is awarded to the player judged best on ground in the QClash football match played between Brisbane and Gold Coast.
It is named after former footballer Marcus Ashcroft, who played junior football on the Gold Coast for Surfers Paradise and Southport as well as 318 games for the Brisbane Bears/Lions between 1989 and 2003. He was both an integral member of Brisbane's triple premiership team and the first Queenslander to play 300 AFL games. He is also a member of Queensland's AFL Team of the Century. [1]
Current Gold Coast captain Touk Miller and former Brisbane Lions' captain Dayne Beams have won the medal a record three times, whist Jarryd Lyons and Gary Ablett Jr have won the medal twice.
| Round | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Round 7 | 2011 | Jared Brennan (Gold Coast) |
| Round 21 | 2011 | Simon Black (Brisbane) |
| Round 4 | 2012 | Tom Rockliff (Brisbane) |
| Round 17 | 2012 | Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) |
| Round 3 | 2013 | Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) |
| Round 15 | 2013 | Matthew Leuenberger (Brisbane) |
| Round 3 | 2014 | Gary Ablett (2) (Gold Coast) |
| Round 18 | 2014 | Pearce Hanley (Brisbane) |
| Round 5 | 2015 | Charlie Dixon (Gold Coast) |
| Round 19 | 2015 | Tom Lynch (Gold Coast) |
| Round 4 | 2016 | Pearce Hanley (2) (Brisbane) |
| Round 16 | 2016 | Touk Miller (Gold Coast) |
| Round 1 | 2017 | Dayne Beams (Brisbane) |
| Round 21 | 2017 | Dayne Beams (2) (Brisbane) |
| Round 5 | 2018 | Touk Miller (2) (Gold Coast) |
| Round 22 | 2018 | Dayne Beams (3) (Brisbane) |
| Round 6 | 2019 | Mitch Robinson (Brisbane) |
| Round 21 | 2019 | Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) |
| Round 16 | 2020 | Lachie Neale (Brisbane) |
| Round 9 | 2021 | Jarryd Lyons (Brisbane) |
| Round 19 | 2021 | Jarryd Lyons (2) (Brisbane) |
| Round 6 | 2022 | Zac Bailey (Brisbane) |
| Round 19 | 2022 | Touk Miller (3) (Gold Coast) |
| Round 10 | 2023 | Lachie Neale (2) (Brisbane) |
| ^ | Denotes current player |
| No. | Player | Team | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayne Beams | Brisbane | 3 |
| Touk Miller | Gold Coast | 3 | |
| 3 | Gary Ablett Jr | Gold Coast | 2 |
| Pearce Hanley | Brisbane | 2 | |
| Jarryd Lyons | Brisbane | 2 | |
| Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 2 |
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