Marcus Ashcroft Medal
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Marcus Ashcroft Medal
| image =
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| caption =
| current_awards =
| awarded_for = The best player on the ground in QClash football matches
| presenter = AFL
| country = Australia
| network =
| location = Queensland
| year = 2011
| year2 = 2025
| holder = Will Ashcroft ({{AFL BL}})
| website =
}}
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.[http://www.lions.com.au/tabid/5085/default.aspx?newsid=112838 QClash 1: Marcus Ashcroft Medal announced] (1 May 2011) 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.
Winners
Italics indicate that the award was won by a player on the losing team.
File:Touk Miller, 2021-2.jpg holds the record for the most times to win the award, with four.]]
File:Dayne Beams 2018.4.jpg has won the award three times, the most of any Lion.]]
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Round !Winner |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|7 |16x16px {{sortname|Jared|Brennan}} |
| 21
|16x16px {{sortname|Simon|Black}} |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|4 |16x16px {{sortname|Tom|Rockliff}} |
| 17
|16x16px {{sortname|Gary|Ablett Jr.}} |
| rowspan="2" |2013
|3 |16x16px {{sortname|Jonathan|Brown|dab=Australian footballer}} |
| 15
|16x16px {{sortname|Matthew|Leuenberger}} |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|3 |16x16px {{sortname|Gary|Ablett Jr.}} (2) |
| 18
|16x16px {{sortname|Pearce|Hanley}} |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|5 |16x16px {{sortname|Charlie|Dixon|dab=Australian footballer}} |
| 19
|16x16px {{sortname|Tom|Lynch|dab=Australian footballer born 1992}} |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|4 |16x16px {{sortname|Pearce|Hanley}} (2) |
| 16
|16x16px {{sortname|Touk|Miller}} |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|1 |16x16px {{sortname|Dayne|Beams}} |
| 21
|16x16px {{sortname|Dayne|Beams}} (2) |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|5 |16x16px {{sortname|Touk|Miller}} (2) |
| 22
|16x16px {{sortname|Dayne|Beams}} (3) |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|6 |16x16px {{sortname|Mitch|Robinson}} |
| 21
|16x16px {{sortname|Charlie|Cameron|dab=footballer, born 1994}} |
| 2020
|16 |16x16px {{sortname|Lachie|Neale}} |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|9 |16x16px {{sortname|Jarryd|Lyons}} |
| 19
|16x16px {{sortname|Jarryd|Lyons}} (2) |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|6 |16x16px {{sortname|Zac|Bailey}} |
| 19
|16x16px {{sortname|Touk|Miller}} (3) |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|10 |16x16px {{sortname|Lachie|Neale}} (2) |
| 20
|16x16px {{sortname|Touk|Miller}} (4) |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|8 |16x16px {{sortname|Dayne|Zorko}} |
| 20
|16x16px {{sortname|Dayne|Zorko}} (2) |
| rowspan="2" |2025
|8 |16x16px {{sortname|Will|Ashcroft}} |
Multiple winners
| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|^ |Denotes current player |
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| No.
! Player ! Team ! Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;" | {{sortname|Touk|Miller}} | Gold Coast | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | |
| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | ||
| rowspan=5| 3 | {{sortname|Gary|Ablett Jr}} | Gold Coast | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |
| {{sortname|Pearce|Hanley}} | Brisbane | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | |
| style="text-align:left;| {{sortname|Jarryd|Lyons}} | Brisbane | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | |
| style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Lachie|Neale}} | Brisbane | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | |
| style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Dayne|Zorko}} | Brisbane | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |
See also
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References
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External links
{{Marcus Ashcroft Medal}}
{{Brisbane Lions}}
{{Gold Coast Suns}}
{{AFL BOG medals}}
Category:Australian Football League awards