| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 2 May 1989 |
| Recruited from | East Fremantle (WAFL) |
| Height and weight | 179cm / 77.3kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 29 March 2008, West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows, at AAMI Stadium |
| Team(s) | West Coast (2008-)
9 games, 1 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 12, 2008 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 their first round pick (number 3 overall) in the 2007 AFL Draft and looks like a very promising player for the future. 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.
Standing at 179.5cm 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. Masten showed strong leadership in the 2007 Under 18 championships, captaining Western Australia 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.
Masten made his debut in round 2 of the 2008 season against Adelaide. While in his debut match he showed glimpses of his future potential gathering 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 Pubus.
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. Chris Masten was also fined $2000 and suspended by the West Coast Eagles from the pre-season NAB cup.
Masten is the godson of West Coast recruiting manager Trevor Woodhouse's wife and was previously employed at the West Coast Eagles team store.[1]
Masten lists former Eagles Ben Cousins and Glen Jakovich as his football idols.
Masten went to Corpus Christi College in Bateman and graduated in 2006.