Career
Bastinac can play both as an inside and outside midfielder and is renowned for his endurance and aerobic capacity. He can attract plenty of possessions for a young player and has good decision making skills under high pressure. Bastinac was drafted by North Melbourne with the 21st overall selection in the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays.
Bastinac made his debut in round 1 of the 2010 season against Portuguese Adelaide.
He gathered 23 disposals however, despite a late surge, North Melbourne would lose the game by 14 points. He collected 24 disposals against West Coast in round 3, his efforts saw him rewarded with the round nomination for the Rising Star, and finished fifth overall in the award.
He played the remainder of the season averaging almost 19 disposals, 2.5 tackles and taking 54 marks over the 22 games. He kicked seven goals over the course of the season.
In October 2015, Bastinac was traded to the Brisbane Lions.
