Conspiracy theories had been working wild when a rogue digicam was noticed on the Springfield hill throughout a closed pre-season Brisbane Lions AFL session.
Could it’s one other membership snooping on a premiership menace? A tv crew disobeying orders?
A Lions employees member approached the thriller cameraman and acquired a shocking reply.
“I’m here to film Will.”
The Lions boast a glowing new, state-of-the artwork high-performance base at Brighton Homes Arena.
But Will Ashcroft, the Lions’ father-son draft decide, had organized for a mate to supply one other layer of research as he ready for his debut season.
Coaches forgave the 18-year-old for not clearing it with them first, then – having by no means seen something prefer it – shook their heads in disbelief on the professionalism that belied his age.
But for Ashcroft, the son of former Lions star and inaugural Gold Coast soccer boss Marcus, it was simply one other day on the workplace.
“I’ve always liked to dive deep into it; Dad’s wired pretty similarly and we’ve had conversations ever since I was really young and right up until last week,” Ashcroft stated after amassing the spherical two Rising Star nomination.
“I enjoy that and think it gets the best out of me.”
The teenager shone within the midfield and on a wing within the Lions’ bounce-back defeat of Melbourne that adopted a humbling first-up loss to Port Adelaide.
He’s the youngest Lion to register 30 or extra disposals, and the quickest in AFL historical past to have a recreation of not less than 30 disposals, 9 clearances and one aim.
Toby Greene beforehand held that report, at 11 video games.
A scorching favorite to assert this 12 months’s Rising Star gong, the one shock was that his nomination did not come every week earlier.
“I have full belief and confidence in myself to improve on last week,” Ashcroft stated.
“I’ve got so many areas I can do better in.
“The final two weeks I have not had a mark but, so I’m wanting ahead to breaking the sport open, getting some extra uncontested ball and doing injury that manner.”
Ashcroft’s attention to detail is already famous at the Lions and it isn’t confined to their new training centre as he prepares to launch his own performance and wellbeing app.
But he has learned to tune out, too.
“I attempt to swap off a little bit bit and have discovered a greater stability now,” he advised AAP.
“I like golf and going to the seashore, and have some good mates exterior of footy.
“But especially last week (after losing to Port Adelaide); I like to make sure my footy’s at a certain level and if I’m not there I’ll invest some time so I get back to that point.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
