Marcus Ashcroft Medal Explained

Marcus Ashcroft Medal
Awarded For:The best player on the ground in QClash football matches
Presenter:AFL
Country:Australia
Location:Queensland
Year:2011
Year2:2024
Holder:Dayne Zorko

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 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

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
No.PlayerTeamMedals
14
2Dayne BeamsBrisbane3
3 2
2
2
2
2

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lions.com.au/tabid/5085/default.aspx?newsid=112838 QClash 1: Marcus Ashcroft Medal announced