Jye Amiss ( ; 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. He made his debut in round 8 of the 2022 AFL season against kicking two goals on debut, including a goal with his first kick. 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. Amiss made his AFL return during Fremantle's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, kicking two goals.

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2023: Leading goalkicker

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

Jye Amiss

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.

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| 2022 || || 24

| 3 || 4 || 1 || 21 || 7 || 28 || 13 || 2 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 7.0 || 2.3 || 9.3 || 4.3 || 0.7 |- | 2023 || || 24 | 22 || 41 || 17 || 112 || 56 || 168 || 79 || 30 || 1.9 || 0.8 || 5.1 || 2.5 || 7.6 || 3.6 || 1.4 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 25 !! 45 !! 20 !! 133 !! 63 !! 196 !! 92 !! 32 !! 1.8 !! 0.7 !! 5.3 !! 2.5 !! 7.8 !! 3.7 !! 1.3 |}

References

External links

2003 births

Living people

People from Busselton

Fremantle Football Club players

Peel Thunder Football Club players

Australian rules footballers from Western Australia