John Gastev
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| John Gastev | |||
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| Full name | John Gastev | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1964 | ||
| Original team | West Perth | ||
| Draft | 2nd overall, 1989 Pre-season Draft | ||
| Height/Weight | 180 cm / 76 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1988 1989–1994 Total |
West Coast Brisbane Bears |
30 (31) 113 (41) 143 (72) |
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| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
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| International team honours | |||
| 1990 | Australia | 3 (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1994 season .
2 State and International statistics correct as of 1990.
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John Gastev (born 11 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.
A cult figure and "crowd favourite" standing at only 177 cm and weighing just 73 kg, Gastev debuted with the West Coast Eagles in their inaugural season in 1987 after playing for West Perth. After only two seasons and 30 games, Gastev was dumped and joined the Brisbane Bears in 1989.[1]
In his first year at the Bears he won the best and fairest, repeating the feat in 1992. His other honours include playing for Western Australia in State of Origin. Gastev's main roles were as a tagger, and he played 113 games for the Bears before retiring in 1994.
[edit] References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 223. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
[edit] External links
- John Gastev's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- John Gastev's statistics from AFL Tables
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