Marcus Ashcroft Medal
| Marcus Ashcroft Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best player on the ground in QClash football matches |
| Location | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | AFL |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Currently held by | Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) |
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
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
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| 19 | Touk Miller (3)
| |
| 2023 | 10 | Lachie Neale (2)
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| 20 | Touk Miller (4)
| |
| 2024 | 8 | Dayne Zorko
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| 20 | Dayne Zorko (2)
|
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)