Jye Amiss
Personal information
Full name Jye Amiss
Date of birth (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003
Place of birth Busselton, Western Australia
Original team(s) 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 25 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jye Amiss (/ˈeɪməs/ AY-məs;[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] Amiss made his AFL return during Fremantle's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, kicking two goals.[5]

2023: Leading goalkicker

Round 10 of the 2023 AFL season saw Amiss kick 3 goals during Fremantle's 29 point win over Geelong.[6] 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.[7] Amiss kicked a career-high four goals during Fremantle's round 16 game against the Western Bulldogs.[8] Amiss kicked an equal-career high four goals in round 22 against the West Coast Eagles during Western Derby 57.[9] Amiss signed a six year contract extension during 2023 tying him to Fremantle until at least 2029.[10] He finished the season as Fremantle's leading goalkicker having kicked 41 goals in just his second season of football.

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[11]

Legend
  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
2022Fremantle24 341217281321.30.37.02.39.34.30.7
2023Fremantle24 2241171125616879301.90.85.12.57.63.61.4
Career 2545201336319692321.80.75.32.57.83.71.3

References

  1. ↑ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Draft pick 8 – Jye Amiss". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fremantle Dockers draftee Jye Amiss kicks maiden AFL goal with first kick against North Melbourne". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fremantle Docker Jye Amiss unlikely to play again in 2022 after undergoing kidney surgery". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "How Freo forward made unlikely comeback … and responded to bad miss". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Healey, Catherine. "The next Pav? 'Future' of Freo's forward line emerges in AFL furnace". foxsports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ↑ McArdle, Jordan. "Jye Amiss snares AFL Rising Star nomination for Walyalup (Fremantle) break-out goalkicking form". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Schmook, Nathan. "Dockers do it easy over hapless Eagles in derby demolition". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Cotton, Ben. "Dockers young gun Jye Amiss pens monster new deal". foxsports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Jye Amiss". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2022.


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