- Kris Massie
Infobox afl player
firstname = Kris
lastname = Massie
birthdate = Birth date and age|1980|5|30|df=y
birthplace =Sweden
originalteam =Edithvale -Aspendale /Dandenong U18
heightweight = 188cm / 83kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 8, 17 May 1998
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent =West Coast Eagles
debutstadium =Subiaco Oval
playingteams = Carlton (1998—2001)43 games, 12 goals
Adelaide (2002—)
88 games, 11 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =
*AFL Rising Star nominee 1998Kris Massie (born 30 May 1980 in
Sweden [ [http://afc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=286371 New boots to go on show] ,Adelaide Football Club , August 3, 2006] [ [http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2005/04/29/1114635749120.html The AFL evangelist] ,The Age , April 30, 2005] ) is anAustralian rules football er in theAustralian Football League .Massie was recruited to the
Carlton Football Club in the1997 AFL Draft and won a Rising Star nomination in his first AFL season (1998) after debuting less than two weeks before his 18th birthday. As a utility player, Massie failed to live up to his top 10 draft pick status, however, and only managed 43 games in 4 seasons at Carlton before being traded.At Adelaide, Massie held his spot in the side late in the 2002 season, and in 2003 again performed well enough to hold his spot for the finals series. 2004 saw him play the first 11 games, but he only managed one more match for the year, in Round 17.
In 2005, Massie had turned 25 and was now an experienced member of the team. Kept in as a depth player, Massie played much of his football with Norwood in the
SANFL , and only managed 3 games for the year including the Qualifying Final.Despite this, he was kept on for 2006 where he picked up 20+ possessions on a number of occasions and playing 20 games.
He missed the first half of 2007 with Injury before coming back for Round 12.
Massie had his best game in defence at Round 14's heritage round trashing of Hawthorn where he silenced Hawks key forward
Lance Franklin to a goal however Franklin got his revenge scoring 7 goals including the match winner in the Elimination Final of 2007 when Massie was again his opponent.References
External links
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*AflRleague|ref=K/Kris_Massie.html
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