Lions to get a boost with son of greats
Will Ashcroft, son of triple premiership Lion Marcus Ashcroft, is lined-up to follow in his father’s bootsteps and join Brisbane as a father-son selection at this year’s national draft.
He’s confident he can make an immediate impact at the Lions, as reported by Peter Ryan.
“I place some pretty high expectations on myself. I always credit back my performance to my preparation and everything that goes on behind the scenes, so if I can continue to do that I think I have an impact straight away,” Ashcroft said.
Will Ashcroft, the son of Brisbane great Marcus.Credit:AFL Photos
He’s not the only one who thinks this either, as Roy Ward reported yesterday, Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Zorko is so impressed with Ashcroft and fellow father-son player Jaspa Fletcher, son of Adrian Fletcher, that he has backed both to play senior football for the Lions in 2023.
“I firmly believe that Will is definitely [ready for senior football next year] and I trained with Jasper the other day and if Will wasn’t there, you would be saying Jaspa is going to be the number one pick,” Zorko told SEN Queensland on Friday.
“This kid is incredible. Will is a cut above, at the moment, but Jaspa has the work ethic and capability to go toe-to-toe with him.”
Real Footy podcast
In case you missed the latest special trade period episode of the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan and Scott Spits discuss the state of play midway through trade time as negotiations slow down ahead of next week’s frantic final days.
They also answer your questions, on topics ranging from Sydney’s academy to the idea of a brother-brother draft rule.
Get up to date here.
Weid out a solution: Dees-Dons trade could set off dominoes
By Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson reported last night key forward Sam Weideman is poised to move to Essendon for a pick that will enter discussions to try to finalise the Luke Jackson to Fremantle trade and have a cascading effect on a range of other deals.
As the trade period enters its final days the Demons and Bombers are close to a deal over the former top-10 draft pick for a future third-round selection.
Read full story here.
Forward Sam Weideman.Credit:Getty Images
Good morning!
Good morning footy fans and welcome to our AFL trade week live blog for day six of the trade period, Friday October 7 2022.
There’s a lot to play out as we get down to the business end of the period, with just three days to go, and we’ll be keeping you updated with rolling coverage of all the ins and outs.
Will Jason Horne-Francis be able to secure a move home to South Australia and join the ranks at Port Adelaide?
And what’s going to happen with Josh Dunkley’s desired move from the Western Bulldogs to the Brisbane Lions?
As the trade period enters its final days, clubs will be trying to finalise deals, such as Melbourne and Essendon over former top-10 draft pick Sam Weideman.
Leave a comment at any time letting us know your thoughts on the trades so far and what’s to come.
A busy day ahead no doubt, here we go!
Jason Horne-Francis wants to be traded to Port Adelaide.Credit:Getty Images
