Overview

• AFL coaches named Ashcroft the best player of the 2025 finals series with 26.5 points across Brisbane’s four matches.
• Grand Final voting awarded Ashcroft 13.5 coaches’ votes with the 1.5x weighting in effect, while Andrews received 10.5.
• Andrews finished runner-up on 22.5 points, with Hawthorn’s Jai Newcombe third on 18 after three finals.
• At 21, Ashcroft became the youngest recipient of the Gary Ayres Award, adding to his Norm Smith Medal.
• Commentators including Alastair Lynch and Brent Costelloe argued Andrews was best on ground, citing his 100% time on ground, 18 disposals, 11 intercepts and nine marks.