Chen is in Australia for four weeks, playing for the Southern Dragons - a local team with players from Cambodia, Vietnam and the Phillipines.
But it was his record shattering vertical leap of 86 centimetres - 8 centimetres higher than the current AFL record - that had the 20 year-old Guangzhou native, turning heads at an AFL testing camp in China.
But now, playing in Melbourne, Chen says speed and tackling are the most exciting parts of the sport.
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"I like this sport. When I play the game I feel strong and fast," he told SBS.
"If I win a game in Australia it will be very beautiful."
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