| Marcus Ashcroft Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Thebest on ground inQClash football matches |
| Location | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | AFL |
| First award | 2011 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Currently held by | Matt Rowell (Gold Coast) |
TheMarcus Ashcroft Medal is awarded to the player judged best on ground in theQClashfootball match played betweenBrisbane andGold Coast.
It is named after former footballerMarcus Ashcroft, who played junior football on theGold Coast forSurfers Paradise andSouthport as well as 318 games for theBrisbane 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 playerTouk Miller has won the medal a record four times, whilst former Brisbane Lions' captainDayne Beams has won the medal three times andJarryd Lyons,Gary Ablett Jr andLachie Neale have won the medal twice.
The firstQClash final took place in the semi-finals of2025. The medal was not awarded on this occasion.
Italics indicate that the award was won by a player on the losing team.
| ^ | 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 |
