Jye Amiss
Australian rules football player
Australian rules footballer
| Jye Amiss | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jye Amiss | ||
| Nickname(s) | Nev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Busselton, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Busselton Football Club (SWFL)/East Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2021 national draft | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Fremantle | 31 (55) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jye Amiss (/ˈeɪməs/ AY-məs;[2] born 31 July 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Career
2022: Debut Season
Amiss was drafted with Fremantle's first selection, the 8th overall, in the 2021 national draft.[3] He made his debut in round 8 of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne kicking two goals on debut, including a goal with his first kick.[4] Amiss suffered a kidney injury while playing for Peel Thunder in the WAFL, and had to undergo surgery which saw him sidelined for 12 weeks.[5] Amiss made his AFL return during Fremantle's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, kicking two goals.[6]
2023: Leading goalkicker
Round 10 of the 2023 AFL season saw Amiss kick 3 goals during Fremantle's 29 point win over Geelong.[7] Round 11 saw Amiss awarded a 2023 AFL Rising Star nomination for his 3 goal performance, during Fremantle's 7 point win over Melbourne at the MCG.[8] Amiss kicked a career-high four goals during Fremantle's round 16 game against the Western Bulldogs.[9] Amiss kicked an equal-career high four goals in round 22 against the West Coast Eagles during Western Derby 57.[10] Amiss signed a six year contract extension during 2023 tying him to Fremantle until at least 2029.[11] He finished the season as Fremantle's leading goalkicker having kicked 41 goals in just his second season of football.[12]
2024:
Amiss made the line-up for Fremantle's opening game of the season against Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium. He kicked four goals and earnt a Mark of the Year nomination during the 23 point come from behind win.[13]
Statistics
Updated to the end of 2023.[14]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2022 | Fremantle | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 24 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 112 | 56 | 168 | 79 | 30 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Career | 25 | 45 | 20 | 133 | 63 | 196 | 92 | 32 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | ||
References
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (5 July 2023). "Fremantle sign emerging star Jye Amiss until 2029". Forbes Advocate. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Draft pick 8 – Jye Amiss". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Fremantle Dockers draftee Jye Amiss kicks maiden AFL goal with first kick against North Melbourne". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Fremantle Docker Jye Amiss unlikely to play again in 2022 after undergoing kidney surgery". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "How Freo forward made unlikely comeback … and responded to bad miss". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Healey, Catherine. "The next Pav? 'Future' of Freo's forward line emerges in AFL furnace". foxsports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ McArdle, Jordan. "Jye Amiss snares AFL Rising Star nomination for Walyalup (Fremantle) break-out goalkicking form". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Cotton, Ben. "Freo's worrying 'capitulation' amid question of champ; prodigies shine as trade target's stocks rise - 3-2-1". foxsports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Dockers do it easy over hapless Eagles in derby demolition". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Cotton, Ben. "Dockers young gun Jye Amiss pens monster new deal". foxsports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Fremantle Goalkicking Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Samantha. "Fremantle forward Josh Treacy believes connection with spearhead Jye Amiss will help Dockers succeed". thewest.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Jye Amiss". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
- Jye Amiss's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Jye Amiss at AustralianFootball.com
- Jye Amiss's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Fremantle Football Club – current squad
- 1 Sturt
- 2 O'Meara
- 3 Serong
- 4 Darcy
- 5 Chapman
- 6 Clark
- 7 Fyfe
- 8 Brayshaw
- 9 Jackson
- 10 Walters
- 11 Aish
- 12 Davies
- 13 Ryan
- 14 Sharp
- 15 Hughes
- 17 Brodie
- 18 Emmett
- 19 Corbett (inj)
- 20 Taberner
- 21 McDonald
- 22 Knobel
- 23 Worner*
- 24 Amiss
- 25 Pearce (c)
- 26 Young
- 27 Jones*
- 28 Erasmus
- 29 Simpson
- 30 O'Driscoll
- 31 Walker
- 32 Frederick
- 33 Murphy
- 34 Wagner
- 35 Treacy
- 36 Cox
- 37 Draper*
- 38 Voss*
- 39 Switkowski
- 40 Delean
- 41 Banfield
- 42 Reidy*
- 43 Kuek* (inj)
- 44 Johnson
- 45 Williams*
- 46 Stanley*
- Coach: Longmuir
(inj) denotes players moved to the inactive list
* denote rookie listed players
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