Levi, the younger brother of Will Ashcroft and the son of three-time premiership winner Marcus Ashcroft, has agreed to join the Lions as a father-son pick during this year’s national draft.
The 17-year-old would have been among the top few picks at the draft if he decided against joining the Lions.
Nick and Josh Daicos are already stars at Collingwood after being snared as father-son picks, but Brisbane could have a sibling pairing to match them in the not-too-distant future.
Will Ashcroft, who arrived at the Lions in 2022 as a father-son selection, has already shown his star potential, despite missing almost a year of action due to an ACL tear.
Levi is being tipped to be a star as well.
“Collingwood have got the Daicoses and the Lions have got the Ashcrofts,” Lions coach Chris Fagan beamed on Thursday.
“We’ve known Levi for a fairly long time, he’s been training with us for a couple of years.
“He’s almost part of the furniture. Him committing to come to us was exciting.
“He’s a good inside, outside midfielder, a hybrid type.
“He can win his own ball, he’s creative, he’s got great skills.
“He’s a good all-round player. That’s why he’s rated so highly, probably similar to his brother.”
Levi said it would be a dream come true to play in the same AFL side as his brother.
“I talk to him most days. He’s one of my best mates in the world,” Levi said.
“I feed off him for advice, whether it’s footy, whether it’s life.
“He’s got a wealth of knowledge to give me over this journey.
“I’ve played with him at school level and Sandringham.
“To hopefully play here in front of the Lions fans at the Gabba will be a dream come true.”
Second-placed Brisbane are the premiership favourites following a nine-match winning run, and they’ll be gunning for revenge when they face the fourth-placed Giants at the Gabba on Saturday.
GWS thrashed Brisbane by 54 points in round seven, but the Lions have lost just one game since then.
“That was probably our low point for the year,” Fagan said.
“Hopefully we can get some redemption.
“I can’t recall a season like this – where there’s still a dozen teams who can make finals.
“It’s exiting for the fans. It’s not good for the old ticker of the coaches. It can put you under a lot of pressure at times.
“Every week leading into the finals is going to be a final of some description.
“We’re probably used to it by now, because when we were 2-5, every week felt like a final.”
