Chris MASTEN

2017 Digest:   2017 will be intriguing one the 27-year-old. The addition of Mitchell will either free up his game or hinder it. One to watch. closely.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	NM	Played his part in midfield. Now the fourth or fifth best midfielder at the club	6
2	StK	A strong performance with 27 disposals and two goals. Worked really hard to provide run.	6
3	Rich	Had a quiet game up until three quarter time, then had a great last quarter amassing 10 disposals to try and get his team over the line.	6
4	Syd	Not a big ball-winner in early contests. Ended with 20 touches, but wasn’t a major factor.	5
5	Haw	Off the pace early in the midfield. Either fumbled or made more decisions/executions. Better late but game was shot.	5
6	Frem	Had a heap of the ball with 32 touches but wasn’t as damaging as many of his teammates.	6
7	Port	Just travelling at the moment, is doing plenty of gut running with little reward.	5
8	WB	Worked hard and preferred to handball to set up his team. Had eight kicked and 19 handballs.	7
9	Ess	Got a bit of ball in midfield but butchered it. Just three effective kicks.	4
10	GWS	Wasn’t damaging despite 21 possessions.	5
11	WAFL	Big ball winner in rare WAFL outing. 28 possessions, five clearances in the win.	–
12		Bye.
13	WAFL	Had 31 touches, but only half his kicks hit the target. Has to be better for a player of his calibre.	–
14	WAFL	Did well in midfield with 33 touches and eight clearances. Did what was needed.	–
15	WB	Back in the side in familiar wing/back flank role. A reliable if unspectacular contributor these days.	4
16	WAFL	Bye.	–
17	Frem	Kicked poorly. Has to improve his disposal to stay in the team.	3
18	WAFL	Among the best with 27 possessions, five marks, four tackles and three inside 50s.	–
19	WAFL	Starred with 38 disposals. Seems to be too good for WAFL, not good enough for AFL at this stage of his career.	–
20	StK	A couple of nice breakaways early in the day then only a moderate game.	4
21	WAFL	Won a truckload of ball in midfield. 34 possessions and four clearances.	–
22	WAFL	Just fair in midfield with 19 touches.	–
23	WAFL	Racked up the touches, but could have been more efficient.	–
EF		Senior emergency.
SF		Senior emergency.

2016 Season

1		Ankle.
2	WAFL	Strong return with 28 possessions and six tackles in limited game time.	–
3	Frem	Good comeback from injury. Found the ball and ran to create.	6
4	Rich	Never really found his mojo. Didn’t use the ball well.	4
5	Syd	Gritty effort in the packs.	7
6	Coll	Struggled. Got caught with the footy.	3
7	Geel	Five inside-50s but won a lot of uncontested possession that didn’t hurt the Cats.	5
8	StK	Relished the freedom to dictate terms all game.	7
9	Port	Not a vintage display but a solid game nonetheless.	6
10	GCS	Did his job. Had 21 touches. Worked up and down the ground.	6
11	WB	Didn’t have a stat until second term then got going. One goal but impact negated by Dogs.	5
12	Adel	One of the Eagles who found the ball in the final term when things were tough.	5
13	Bris	Partied in last term with eight disposals turning an OK game into a good one.	6
15	Ess	One of his better games. Had his running back.	7
16	NM	Influential around the ground. Made the most of his disposals.	7
17	Carl	Quiet first half (one kick) then lifted after half time when game opened up.	6
18	Melb	Quiet. Managed just 12 possessions.	4
19	Coll	Struggled to get his hands on the ball – just four kicks. Has to lift.	4
20	Frem	Had a big impact because he covered heaps of ground and had 33 touches.	7
21	GWS	In and out of the game in midfield for 20 possessions. Steady.	5
22	Haw	Worked hard and had 30 touches. Ran all night.	7
23	Adel	Quality display through the midfield and across halfback.	7
EF	WB	Won plenty of the ball so work-rate good – two inside-50s.	7

2015 Season

1	WB	Worked hard but many of his possessions were behind the ball. Two inside-50s.	6
2	Carl	Great first term then stayed involved without starring off a wing.	6
3	Frem	Battled on in midfield but wasn’t able to stem early Freo tide.	6
4	Bris	Worked both ways, dealing with Redden/Christensen. Worthy contributor.	7
5	GWS	Had a team-high 33 disposals. Worked really hard.	6
6	Port	Finally living up to the billing of a No.3 draft pick—outstanding.	7
7	GCS	Twenty of his 43 disposals were in the final term. That’s a big quarter.	7
8	StK	Solid game but hurt in heavy tackle from Armitage. Stayed on.	5
9	Geel	Huge first half set the tone. Ended with 14 contested possessions.	8
10	NM	Mopped up behind the ball in usual fashion. Played his role.	6
11	Ess	Didn’t use the ball well. Only three of his 12 kicks were effective.	5
12	Rich	Combined well with Gaff around ground and constantly created attacks.	7
14	Melb	Ran free in midfield with focus on Priddis/Shuey. Ball use was very good.	7
15	Adel	Won the ball all night. Quality game.	7
16	Coll	Productive and steady accumulator.	6
17	Syd	Relished lop-sided contest to grab a heap of the ball but faded as game wore on.	7
18	GCS	Dished the ball out to teammates with handball.	5
19	Haw	Unable to run with the footy and it limited his impact.	5
20	Frem	Not as prolific as he’s been this year. Only 16 touches.	5
21		Suspended.
22		Suspended.
23	StK	Injured his hamstring in the second term and got subbed out.	3
QF		Hamstring.
PF	NM	Couple of brilliant passes set up goals but for most part struggled. Subbed out.	4
GF	Haw	Five effective disposals to half time and 14 for game. Little impact.	3

2014 Season

1	WB	Defensive on Murphy early and did that well. Found some footy in second half.	6
2	Melb	In everything in the first half rotating through Terlich. Ran out game well.	8
3	StK	Corked thigh early and restricted to permanent placement in attack	4
4		Hamstring.
5	Port	One of the Eagles best. Kept working hard and winning the ball – 30 disp.	7
6	Carl	Couldn’t handle Yarran early but one of the few Eagles to tackle reliably.	6
7	Frem	Worked hard both ways but didn’t get enough of it to be a factor.	6
8	GWS	More damaging than his opponent Scully who also got a bit of the ball.	7
10	Coll	Dangerous around ball and in space. Subbed out late with hamstring strain.	7
11	NM	Negating half-forward role on Atley and won a lot of the ball himself.	5
12	Haw	Not damaging with his 19 possessions.	4
13	GCS	Not spectacular but did OK in the Eagles’ midfield.	5
14	StK	Stats were more impressive than his actual influence on game.	5
15	Frem	Failed to get a clearance in midfield which highlighted Eagles issues.	4
16	Syd	Got a bit of ball but was far too loose on McVeigh and the Swan played a big role.	5
17	Bris	Worked hard on a wing, seeing off Adcock and Beams.	7
18	Rich	Like so many wet conditions nullified influence despite disposal numbers.	5
19	Adel	Got under the guard of the Crows midfield with four clearances, four inside-50s.	7
20	Coll	Won a lot of footy on a wing as a link-man playing backward of centre.	6
21	Ess	Solid game but had quiet second quarter.	6
22	Melb	In good touch again in midfield with 32 disposals. Work rate is back to its best.	7
23	GCS	Won a lot of footy but didn’t hurt Suns to any great degree. No clearances.	6
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Frem	Worked hard in the midfield against the flow after half time.	5
2	Haw	Totted up a heap of touches and never let up in midfield.	7
3	Melb	Treated post-game for leather poisoning. 20 contested possessions. A standout.	9
4	Carl	Among best with 11 contested possessions, six inside-50s and three tackles.	7
5	Port	Found plenty of footy just not as polished as his midfield teammates.	6
6	WB	Busy and industrious game in middle.	7
7		Foot.
8	NM	Solid worker in midfield. Good when getting forward of the ball in space.	6
9	GWS	The stand-out member of a dominant midfield brigade.	8
10	Rich	Got away to a good start, but wasn’t the same influence later.	6
11	StK	Continual force around ground. Linked well when the Eagles needed it most.	6
13	Haw	Allowed space to find plenty of ball but only two inside-50s and zero clearances.	6
14	Ess	At various stages negated Goddard and Heppell and had a good game.	7
15	Adel	Biggest possession winner on the ground and had four inside 50s.	8
16	Frem	Despite close attention from Crowley he was able to win a large share of the ball.	6
17	Syd	A solid contributor, tackled when required and pushed the ball forward with purpose.	8
18	WB	Tagged by Wallis but subbed after seriously damaging an ankle in second term.	1
19		Ankle.
20	Ess	Got better as the game wore on. Laid seven tackles to got with plenty of possessions.	7
21		Ankle.
22	Coll	Ran around midfield for nine cont poss, five inside-50s and three clearances. Battler.	6
23	Adel	Tambling matched up on him early. Not a big factor.	4
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	WB	Took one nice mark and kicked a goal. Can be better than 16 possessions.	5
2	Melb	Quality running game. Had nine inside 50s among 34 possessions.	7
3	GWS	Got the better of his duel with fellow ’07 draftee Palmer. Three goals huge.	7
4	Haw	Had 20 touches but worked hard when Hawthorn had the ball.	6
5	Rich	Key with two goals and 21 touches rotating forward/midfield.	7
6	NM	Had eight inside 50s and one goal. Made the most of his 13 touches.	6
7	Ess	Placed on Zaharakis and was burnt off early	4
8	StK	Had five inside -50s from his 24 disposals. Worked hard.	6
9	Frem	A hard running game. Linked up really well to give the Eagles drive.	7
10	Bris	Eagles’ best although a dropped mark in second term was embarrassing.	7
12	Carl	Prominent in first half but like others faltered after that.	5
13	Coll	Good contributor but sometimes waited too long in decision making.	6
14	GCS	Won seven clearances and 33 possessions. Was damaging.	8
15	NM	Busy worker all day.	6
16	Syd	Kicked three goals and was good when playing defensively too.	7
17	Adel	Down on form of previous weeks of consistency.	4
18	Bris	Set up four shots for goal and kicked a major himself. Had 29 touches.	7
19	Frem	Persisted and had 20 disposals.	5
20	Geel	Chimed in for a goal but generally not one the Cats had to worry about.	4
21	Port	Kicked two goals and had four clearances and six inside 50s.	6
22	Coll	One of his quieter games of late.	4
23	Haw	Had seven inside-50s and buzzed around to play a role midfield/forward.	6
EF	NM	Roamed to help keep pressure on Roos. Kicked one, should have been two.	7
SF	Coll	Often rushed in disposal under finals pressure.	5