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Will Ashcroft
Will Ashcroft (born 6 May 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken as pick number 2, under the father–son rule. Ashcroft is a two time premiership player and two time Norm Smith Medallist, claiming the distinctions in Brisbane's 2024 and 2025 grand final victories.
Ashcroft began playing football as a child at the age of six. The son of Marcus Ashcroft, a three-time AFL premiership player, Ashcroft's talent as a footballer was identified by the Gold Coast Suns Football Club at the age of ten. He played for various teams in Queensland as a child, before moving to Melbourne in 2019 at the age of 15 where he commenced playing for the Sandringham Dragons. During his time with the Sandringham Dragons, Ashcroft was promoted to captain and received the Larke Medal for best player at the national championships.
At the 2022 AFL Draft, Ashcroft was chosen to play for the Brisbane Lions. Ashcroft was widely considered the best player in the 2022 draft class by AFL club recruiters.
Ashcroft was born on 6 May 2004 on the Gold Coast, to parents Rebekah and Marcus Ashcroft. He has two siblings, one of whom is fellow professional footballer Levi Ashcroft.
Ashcroft attended All Saints Anglican School for most of his youth. His father Marcus Ashcroft, is a three-time AFL premiership player who competed in 318 games for the Brisbane Bears/Lions over the course of his 15-year professional career. His great uncle is former Melbourne Demons player John Townsend, who was part of their 1964 premiership team.
Ashcroft played a variety of sports while growing up on the Gold Coast and was selected to represent Queensland in swimming as well as athletics before focusing on Australian rules football. He played junior football from a young age, and was at 10 years old selected by the Gold Coast Suns to take part in their academy program.
Ashcroft has stated that his personal training standards were inspired by Gary Ablett Jr. and Touk Miller. At 11 years of age, he switched clubs and began playing for Southport in the under-14s Gold Coast AFL competition. Several years later he represented Queensland at the 2018 U15 AFL National Championships, where his performances earned him All-Australian honours as a bottom-ager. He was also awarded the Gold Coast Suns under-14s Academy Player of the Year award after the 2018 season where he played alongside future AFL players Jed Walter, Ethan Read, Jake Rogers and Will Graham. Ashcroft relocated to Melbourne in 2019 where he began attending Brighton Grammar and once again competed in the U15 AFL National Championships, although this time he would captain Victoria to an undefeated gold medal performance.
Ashcroft temporarily moved back to Queensland in 2020 to play in the QAFL junior league for Morningside during the COVID-19 pandemic-affected year which cancelled all junior football competitions within Victoria. In 2021, after moving back to Victoria, Ashcroft was deemed a top draft prospect after performing well for Victoria Metro in the U17 National Championships. Despite spending most of his childhood on the Gold Coast and five years in the Suns academy, the AFL ruled in April 2021 that Ashcroft was ineligible to be academy-drafted by the Gold Coast Suns.
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Will Ashcroft
Will Ashcroft (born 6 May 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken as pick number 2, under the father–son rule. Ashcroft is a two time premiership player and two time Norm Smith Medallist, claiming the distinctions in Brisbane's 2024 and 2025 grand final victories.
Ashcroft began playing football as a child at the age of six. The son of Marcus Ashcroft, a three-time AFL premiership player, Ashcroft's talent as a footballer was identified by the Gold Coast Suns Football Club at the age of ten. He played for various teams in Queensland as a child, before moving to Melbourne in 2019 at the age of 15 where he commenced playing for the Sandringham Dragons. During his time with the Sandringham Dragons, Ashcroft was promoted to captain and received the Larke Medal for best player at the national championships.
At the 2022 AFL Draft, Ashcroft was chosen to play for the Brisbane Lions. Ashcroft was widely considered the best player in the 2022 draft class by AFL club recruiters.
Ashcroft was born on 6 May 2004 on the Gold Coast, to parents Rebekah and Marcus Ashcroft. He has two siblings, one of whom is fellow professional footballer Levi Ashcroft.
Ashcroft attended All Saints Anglican School for most of his youth. His father Marcus Ashcroft, is a three-time AFL premiership player who competed in 318 games for the Brisbane Bears/Lions over the course of his 15-year professional career. His great uncle is former Melbourne Demons player John Townsend, who was part of their 1964 premiership team.
Ashcroft played a variety of sports while growing up on the Gold Coast and was selected to represent Queensland in swimming as well as athletics before focusing on Australian rules football. He played junior football from a young age, and was at 10 years old selected by the Gold Coast Suns to take part in their academy program.
Ashcroft has stated that his personal training standards were inspired by Gary Ablett Jr. and Touk Miller. At 11 years of age, he switched clubs and began playing for Southport in the under-14s Gold Coast AFL competition. Several years later he represented Queensland at the 2018 U15 AFL National Championships, where his performances earned him All-Australian honours as a bottom-ager. He was also awarded the Gold Coast Suns under-14s Academy Player of the Year award after the 2018 season where he played alongside future AFL players Jed Walter, Ethan Read, Jake Rogers and Will Graham. Ashcroft relocated to Melbourne in 2019 where he began attending Brighton Grammar and once again competed in the U15 AFL National Championships, although this time he would captain Victoria to an undefeated gold medal performance.
Ashcroft temporarily moved back to Queensland in 2020 to play in the QAFL junior league for Morningside during the COVID-19 pandemic-affected year which cancelled all junior football competitions within Victoria. In 2021, after moving back to Victoria, Ashcroft was deemed a top draft prospect after performing well for Victoria Metro in the U17 National Championships. Despite spending most of his childhood on the Gold Coast and five years in the Suns academy, the AFL ruled in April 2021 that Ashcroft was ineligible to be academy-drafted by the Gold Coast Suns.
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