Jye Amiss

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).

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

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 2022-10-19.


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