Chris Masten

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Chris Masten
Personal information
Full nameChris Masten
Date of birth (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989
Original teamEast Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft3rd overall, 2007 National Draft (West Coast)
Height/Weight179 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubWest Coast
Number7
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2008–West Coast97 (46)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights

Chris Masten (born 2 May 1989) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. He was chosen as the first round pick (number 3 overall) in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Eagles, the team he had supported as a child.[1]

Career

Standing at 179 cm, 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.[citation needed] Masten showed strong leadership in the 2007 Under 18 championships, captaining Western Australia[2] 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.

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.

Masten made his professional debut in round 2 of the 2008 season against Adelaide. While in his debut match he gathered 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, he went to play a further 7 matches of the season including West Coast's win over the Adelaide Crows in Round 9 of 2008, in that match he also scored his first goal in the AFL before being sent away mid-season to have groin surgery for osteitis pubis.

He returned in 2009 and was awarded an AFL rising star nomination in Round 16 against Port Adelaide, with a career-high 38 possession game.[2]

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.[3] Masten was also fined $2000 and suspended by the West Coast Eagles from the pre-season NAB cup.[4]

References

  1. Eagles fan Chris Masten delighted to be picked by West Coast
  2. 2.0 2.1 Masten gets rising star nomination
  3. West Coast Eagle Masten fined $750
  4. Chris Masten in strife over Australia Day allegations

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