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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Chris Masten | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1989 | ||
| Original team | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | #3, 2007 National Draft, West Coast | ||
| Height/Weight | 179cm / 77kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008– | West Coast | 54 (17) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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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]
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[edit] 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 a AFL rising star nomination in Round 16 against Port Adelaide, with a career-high 38 possession game.[2]
[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.[3] Masten was also fined $2000 and suspended by the West Coast Eagles from the pre-season NAB cup.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Eagles fan Chris Masten delighted to be picked by West Coast
- ^ a b Masten gets rising star nomination
- ^ West Coast Eagle Masten fined $750
- ^ Chris Masten in strife over Australia Day allegations
[edit] External links
- Chris Masten's statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Westcoasteagles.com.au
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