Marcus Ashcroft Medal
| Marcus Ashcroft Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best on ground in QClash football matches |
| Location | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | AFL |
| First award | 2011 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Currently held by | Matt Rowell (Gold Coast) |
The Marcus Ashcroft Medal is awarded to the player judged best on ground in the QClashfootball 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] 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.
| Year | Round | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 |  Jared Brennan |
| 21 |  Simon Black | |
| 2012 | 4 | Tom Rockliff |
| 17 | Gary Ablett Jr. | |
| 2013 | 3 | Jonathan Brown |
| 15 | Matthew Leuenberger | |
| 2014 | 3 | Gary Ablett Jr.(2) |
| 18 | Pearce Hanley | |
| 2015 | 5 | Charlie Dixon |
| 19 | Tom Lynch | |
| 2016 | 4 | Pearce Hanley(2) |
| 16 | Touk Miller | |
| 2017 | 1 | Dayne Beams |
| 21 | Dayne Beams(2) | |
| 2018 | 5 | Touk Miller(2) |
| 22 | Dayne Beams(3) | |
| 2019 | 6 | Mitch Robinson |
| 21 | Charlie Cameron | |
| 2020 | 16 | Lachie Neale |
| 2021 | 9 | Jarryd Lyons |
| 19 | Jarryd Lyons(2) | |
| 2022 | 6 | Zac Bailey |
| 19 | Touk Miller(3) | |
| 2023 | 10 | Lachie Neale(2) |
| 20 | Touk Miller(4) | |
| 2024 | 8 | Dayne Zorko |
| 20 | Dayne Zorko(2) | |
| 2025 | 8 | Will Ashcroft |
| 20 | Matt Rowell |
Multiple winners
| ^ | Denotes current player |
| No. | Player | Team | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^QClash 1: Marcus Ashcroft Medal announced (1 May 2011)
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