Marcus Ashcroft

Marcus Ashcroft
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Ashcroft
Date of birth	25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) (age 40)
Place of birth	Gold Coast, Queensland[1]
Original team	Southport Sharks
Draft	TBC Brisbane Bears
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1989 – 1996 1997 – 2003	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions Totals	152 0(84) 166 0(61) 318 (145)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2003 season .
Career highlights
Brisbane Lions premiership side 2001, 2002, 2003

Marcus Ashcroft (born 25 September 1971 Gold Coast, Queensland)^[1] is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who holds the records for the most games for the Brisbane Bears/Brisbane Lions. He is currently on the coaching panel of the Gold Coast Football Club.

Early life

Ashcroft was born on the Gold Coast to a family from Melbourne. As a child he lived in Victoria until the age of 3 when he moved permanently to the Gold Coast with his family.

His junior football career began at the Southport Australian Rules Football Club.

AFL career

Ashcroft was recruited to join the Brisbane Bears in 1989 when the club was in its darkest period.

He made his debut in Round 9 of that year against North Melbourne at the MCG.

Ashcroft played over 150 consecutive games amongst his 318 career appearances (including 145 goals). He was at various points a key part of the leadership group although he never captained the club.

A three time premiership player with the Brisbane Lions, Ashcroft retired at the end of 2003, fittingly with an AFL premiership medallion.

Coaching career

Following the formation of the Gold Coast Football Club, Ashcroft was appointed an assistant coaching role.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Gold Coast". http://www.gc17.com.au/index.php?. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Ashcroft, Marcus
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Date of birth	25 September 1971
Place of birth	Gold Coast, Queensland
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