Chris Masten
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | May 2, 1989 , |
| Recruited from | East Fremantle (WAFL) |
| Height and weight | 179.6cm / 77.3kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 29/03/2008, West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows, at AAMI Stadium |
| Team(s) | West Coast (2008-)
8 games, 1 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 11, 2008 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Chris Masten (born 2nd May, 1989) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. He was chosen as their first round pick (number 3 overall) in the 2007 AFL Draft and looks like a very promising player for the future. He made his senior debut for WAFL team East Fremantle in the Round 1 win against South Fremantle, gathering 17 disposals and kicking 3 goals. Masten went on to play 15 games and average 14 disposals per game while also kicking 6 goals for the season.
Standing at 179.5cm Masten projects as an inside midfielder in the mould of fellow West Australians Paul Hasleby & Simon Black, features of his game include clean hands, good vision, courageous attack on the ball and a very large aerobic capacity. Masten showed strong leadership in the 2007 Under 18 championships, captaining Western Australia to win the tournament and on an individual level winning All-Australian honours averaging 25 disposals and five clearances across the 3 games. He was also a graduate of the AIS/AFL Academy in 2006.
Masten made his debut in round 2 of the 2008 season against Adelaide. While in his debut match he showed glimpses of his future potential gathering 11 possessions, he was dropped for the next match against arch-rivals Fremantle. He returned for the next match against Sydney finishing with 16 possessions, the second highest possession getter for the team in that match. Since then he has played in every match to date for the West Coast Eagles,
He had his first win with the club against the Adelaide Crows in Round 9 of 2008, in that match he also scored his first goal in the AFL.
[edit] Off-field incident
On Australia Day, Masten was arrested for disorderly conduct after drunkenly punching a man to the ground. Masten pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charge and was fined $750 and ordered to pay costs of $110 and received a spent conviction. Chris Masten was also fined $2000 and suspended by the West Coast Eagles from the pre-season NAB cup.
[edit] Trivia
Masten is the godson of West Coast recruiting manager Trevor Woodhouse’s wife and was previously employed at the West Coast Eagles team store. [1]
Masten lists former Eagles Ben Cousins and Glen Jakovich as his football idols.
Masten went to Corpus Christi College in Bateman and graduated in 2006.
[edit] References
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