Senior Will Ashcroft (2022-)

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Tempting fate here, but it's pretty cool that we'll have the norm smith medalist from our 2024 premiership team running around for us for the next 13 years.

There'll be a nice little reminder out on the field to this great Lions year/team for a long time to come.

Nice bit of arrogance mixed with professionalism and determination with this guy, reminds me of Chris Judd in that sense (different strengths on field obviously).

 

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Slicker than eels in an oil spill is Ashcroft

 

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On the Cats board someone asked how he compared to Ablett Junior and the response was Will was better at the same age. Scary to think he can get better.

 

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On the Cats board someone asked how he compared to Ablett Junior and the response was Will was better at the same age. Scary to think he can get better.

GAJ was a late bloomer, starting as a small forward before moving into the middle and then becoming truly dominant.

 

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Every AFL club’s 2025 breakout star​

Will Ashcroft

It’s genuinely remarkable to think that a Norm Smith medallist is still yet to have a breakout season, but here we are. Granted, Ashcroft’s first two seasons in the league have hardly been the norm, but 2025 is set to be his first full year at the top level. The 20-year-old played 18 games in his debut season before he ruptured his ACL, returning in Round 16 this season — and hardly skipping a beat, averaging 22.9 disposals per game across 13 senior matches. His 30 disposals and a goal — for already the third time in his short career — gave him best-on-ground honours in the grand final, but if his ceiling is as high as most think it is, that sort of output will become what we expect of him on a weekly basis.

 

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