Marty Pask
Marty Pask (born 2 January 1985) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs. Currently Pask plays for the Werribee Tigers in the Victorian Football League. Pask has represented Qld 4 times and the Allies in State of Origin Football.
Marty Pask is now an Accredited AFL Player Agent, handling the careers of many young, established and aspiring AFL Footballers. [1]
Marty is also a regular on the ABC as a commentator for the AFL and VFL football. He is an accomplished media presenter and regularly is a master of ceremonies for appropriate functions and events.
AFLQ
Pask began his career at the Western Magpies and in 2004 won the National Australia Bank AFLQ Rising Star Award and finished runner-up in the Magpies Best and Fairest.[2] Following this season Pask was selected by the Brisbane Lions in the National Draft.
Brisbane Lions
Pask was into his second year on the Lions' list before he was elevated to the Brisbane Lions Senior team in May 2006.[3] Pask played fifty-eight senior games for the Brisbane Lions before subcuming to injury which saw him derail his momentum. Pask then struggled to find pace and consistency after tearing his hamstring and re injuring it several times again. He was moved onto the Western Bulldogs in 2007.
Western Bulldogs
He was selected by the Western Bulldogs in September 2007 hoping to a change of environment would fix his injury concerns. Pask was released from his contract after playing a full season with the Bulldogs affiliate the Werribee Tigers, without making his AFL debut for the Bulldogs. It is widely believed that the hamstring injuries he suffered at the Lions limited his pace and ability to adapt to the speed of modern day football.
VFL career
Pask played one season in the Victorian Football League with Werribee where he finished third in their 2007 Best and Fairest award. He also polled well in the Liston Medal earning the most amount of votes for the Tigers, finishing equal 12th. In September 2008, Marty Pask decided to rejoin Werribee in 2009, leaving his VAFA club University Blacks.[4]
Pask has had an outstanding VFL Career. Pask has now become a marquee player of the VFL Competition having been named in the VFL Victorian Squad and a permate presence in the competition. Pask has had the ability to gain possessions across half back, kick bags of goals up forward and even float forward kicking regular bags of goals. Agreat asset to the VFL competition.
VAFA career
After Pask was released from the Western Bulldogs, Pask joined VAFA club University Blacks after rejecting offers from AFLQ, SANFL and VFL clubs. Pask represented the VAFA Victorian side and finished with 44 goals in 10 games of football.
References
External links
- Marty Pask's playing statistics from AFL Tables