Marcus Ashcroft Medal

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Marcus Ashcroft Medal
Awarded forThe best on ground in QClash football matches
Location Queensland
Country Australia
Presented by AFL
First award2011
Final award2025
Currently held by Matt Rowell (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.

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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] His son, Will Ashcroft, won the medal on May 4, 2025 in QClash 28.

Current Gold Coast player Touk Miller has won the medal a record four times, whilst former Brisbane Lions' captain Dayne Beams has won the medal three times and Jarryd Lyons, Gary Ablett Jr and Lachie Neale have won the medal twice.

The first QClash final took place in the semi-finals of 2025. The medal was not awarded on this occasion.

Winners

Italics indicate that the award was won by a player on the losing team.

Touk Miller holds the record for the most times to win the award, with four. Touk Miller, 2021-2.jpg
Touk Miller holds the record for the most times to win the award, with four.
Dayne Beams has won the award three times, the most of any Lion. Dayne Beams 2018.4.jpg
Dayne Beams has won the award three times, the most of any Lion.
YearRoundWinner
2011 7 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Jared Brennan
21 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Simon Black
2012 4 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Tom Rockliff
17 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Gary Ablett Jr.
2013 3 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Jonathan Brown
15 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Matthew Leuenberger
2014 3 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Gary Ablett Jr. (2)
18 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Pearce Hanley
2015 5 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Charlie Dixon
19 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Tom Lynch
2016 4 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Pearce Hanley (2)
16 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Touk Miller
2017 1 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Dayne Beams
21 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Dayne Beams (2)
2018 5 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Touk Miller (2)
22 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Dayne Beams (3)
2019 6 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Mitch Robinson
21 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Charlie Cameron
2020 16 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Lachie Neale
2021 9 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Jarryd Lyons
19 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Jarryd Lyons (2)
2022 6 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Zac Bailey
19 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Touk Miller (3)
2023 10 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Lachie Neale (2)
20 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Touk Miller (4)
2024 8 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Dayne Zorko
20 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Dayne Zorko (2)
2025 8 Brisbanelions fc icon.png Will Ashcroft
20 AFL Gold Coast Icon.jpg Matt Rowell

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
No.PlayerTeamMedals
1 Touk Miller Gold Coast 4
2 Dayne Beams Brisbane 3
3 Gary Ablett Jr Gold Coast 2
Pearce Hanley Brisbane 2
Jarryd Lyons Brisbane 2
Lachie Neale Brisbane 2
Dayne Zorko Brisbane 2

See also

References

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