| Jye Amiss | |
| Fullname: | Jye Amiss |
| Nickname: | Nev, dead eye[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Originalteam: | Busselton Football Club (SWFL)/East Perth (WAFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 8, 2021 national draft |
| Height: | 196 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Key Forward |
| Guernsey: | 24 |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Games Goals1: | 46 (80) |
| Statsend: | round 23, 2024 |
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Jye Amiss (;[2] born 31 July 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Amiss grew up in Busselton, Western Australia. He played football for the Busselton Football Club in the South West Football League.[3]
Amiss was drafted with Fremantle's first selection, the 8th overall, in the 2021 national draft.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Amiss made his AFL return during Fremantle's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium kicking two goals.[7]
Round 10 of the 2023 AFL season saw Amiss kick 3 goals during Fremantle's 29 point win over Geelong.[8] He was awarded a 2023 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 11 kicking 3 goals during Fremantle's 7 point win over Melbourne at the MCG.[9] Amiss kicked a career-high four goals during Fremantle's round 16 game against the Western Bulldogs.[10] He kicked an equal-career high four goals in round 22 against the West Coast Eagles during Western Derby 57.[11] Amiss signed a six-year contract extension during 2023 tying him to Fremantle until at least 2029.[12] He finished the season as Fremantle's leading goalkicker having kicked 41 goals in just his second season of football.[13]
Amiss made the line-up for Fremantle's opening game of the season against at Optus Stadium. He kicked four goals and earnt a Mark of the Year nomination during the 23 point come from behind win.[14] Amiss also kicked four goals in round twelve during Fremantle's ninety-two point victory over at Traeger Park in Alice Springs. He finished the match having earnt his second Mark of the Year nomination.[15]
Updated to the end of 2023.[16] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"| 2022 || || 24| 3 || 4 || 1 || 21 || 7 || 28 || 13 || 2 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 7.0 || 2.3 || 9.3 || 4.3 || 0.7|- style="background:#eaeaea;"| 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|}