Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
John Gastev (born 11 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.A cult figure and crowd favourite standing at only 177 cm and weighing just 73 kg Gastev debuted with the West Coast Eagles in their inaugural season in 1987 after playing for West Perth. After only two seasons and 30 games Gastev was dumped and joined the Brisbane Bears in 1989. Gastev’s main roles were as a tagger though he occasionally played as a forward in his early years.