{"id":291103,"date":"2023-04-29T08:29:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T08:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291103"},"modified":"2023-04-29T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T10:58:50","slug":"afl-young-guns-unbelievable-goal-of-the-year-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291103","title":{"rendered":"AFL young gun's 'unbelievable' goal of the year contender"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brisbane<\/a> young gun Will Ashcroft<\/a> made a convincing claim for this season's AFL goal of the year honour as he scored a stunner during the Lions' 48-point win over the Dockers<\/a> at the Gabba on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\ufeffIn only his seventh AFL<\/a> game, Ashcroft scored from his own conveniently placed tap after teammate Oscar McInerney nudged the ball towards the forward pocket following a stoppage in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

The \ufeffmidfielder then picked up the ball on the boundary line and slammed it onto his right boot – all in one motion and while cutting through the air.<\/p>\n

The remarkable goal sparked euphoric celebration as Ashcroft was mobbed by his teammates.<\/p>\n

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\ufeff"You are kidding me. Something unbelievable from the kid. That is ridiculous. That is goal of the year," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna said in commentary for Fox Footy.<\/p>\n

"He's just won himself a car," Brisbane legend Jonathan Brown added on Fox Footy.<\/p>\n

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The effort follows teammate \ufeffCharlie Cameron's entry for best goal last round when the star forward soccered the ball through during Brisbane's clash with GWS.<\/p>\n

Asked if Ashcroft had kicked the goal of the year, 2020 Brownlow Medallist Lachie Neale was convinced.<\/p>\n

"It has to be. Game over. He's just stolen it off Charlie last week," he told Fox Footy at half-time.<\/p>\n

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Brisbane got out to a handy lead in the second term and didn't falter against a revitalised \ufeffDockers outfit.<\/p>\n

With the 17.13 (115) to 10.7 (67) victory, Brisbane broke the 100-point barrier for a fourth consecutive week.<\/p>\n

However, the win may have come at a cost with captain Dayne Zorko suffering a hamstring injury and defender Daniel Rich injuring his calf.<\/p>\n

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