Chris Masten

Chris Masten
Round 7 2009 - West Coast v Melbourne
Personal information
Full name	Chris Masten
Date of birth	2 May 1989 (1989-05-02) (age 22)
Original team	East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	#3, 2007 National Draft, West Coast
Height/Weight	179cm / 77kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	7
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–	West Coast	54 (17)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
2009 AFL Rising Star nominee Rd 16

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 a AFL rising star nomination in Round 16 against Port Adelaide, with a career-high 38 possession game.^[2]

Chris Masten has two known tattoos; including a cross above his ear and a half sleeve. ^[3]

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.^[4] Masten was also fined $2000 and suspended by the West Coast Eagles from the pre-season NAB cup.^[5]

References

1. ^ Eagles fan Chris Masten delighted to be picked by West Coast
2. ^ ^{a b} Masten gets rising star nomination
3. ^ AFL SuperCoach, This Is AFL (30/5/11). "Top 5 AFL Tattoos". This Is AFL. http://www.thisisafl.com/blog/2011/05/top-5-tattoos-afl/. Retrieved 25 Jan 2011. 
4. ^ West Coast Eagle Masten fined $750
5. ^ Chris Masten in strife over Australia Day allegations

External links

• Chris Masten's statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile at Westcoasteagles.com.au

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Date of birth	2 May 1989
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