Fremantle rising star Jye Amiss has signed a monster contract extension lower than two years into his profession – re-signing till the top of 2029.
Amiss, 19, was already locked away till the top of 2025 however the Dockers have ensured their greatest younger ahead since Matthew Pavlich will stay on the membership with a four-year extension.
The West Australian reported final month that Amiss was set to commit long-term to the Dockers.
Taken with choose No.8 within the 2021 draft, Amiss performed simply three AFL video games final season and kicked 4 objectives after sustaining a critical kidney harm within the WAFL.
Amiss returned for the Dockers’ finals marketing campaign and booted two objectives of their come-from-behind elimination closing win over the Western Bulldogs.
Despite lacking choice in spherical one, Amiss is main the Dockers’ goalkicking this season, booting 29 objectives in 14 video games to be one of many entrance runners to win this 12 months’s NAB Rising Star Award.
Fremantle have locked away a number of younger gamers over the previous few months, with vice-captain Caleb Serong (2027), Matt Johnson (2026) and Karl Worner (2025) all signing contract extensions.
Veterans Nat Fyfe and Michael Walters have additionally penned two-year offers locking them away till the top of 2025.
Amiss mentioned it was an ‘easy decision’ to safe his future with Fremantle.
“I love the club and I love the people that are here,” Amiss mentioned.
“It was an easy decision to stay here for a longer period of time. It’s a good time for us to take the club forward.”
Fremantle head of participant personnel David Walls mentioned Amiss was already exceeding the expectations that include being a top-10 choose.
“What he’s doing for his age for young key forward is so rare,” Walls mentioned.
“The calibre of key forward that he is, is very hard to find. He’s producing as a second-year player at 19, he’s still so inexperienced but showing so much.
“He’s got such a great attitude, great character and work ethic. He wants to be a really good player in the competition and he’s exactly what we’ve been looking for.
“It’s exciting to see where he can get to in the next five or six years. We had high hopes for him, but to do what he’s doing at this stage is exceeding expectations.”
Walls mentioned Amiss’ dedication to Fremantle was one of many causes behind the long-term extension.
“One thing that came through and conversations with Jye and Paul Peos, his manager, they emphasised that he’s loving his time and he wanted to repay the faith that the club had shown in him. That was at the forefront of his decision making,” Walls mentioned.
“I think it’s brilliant for both the club but also for Jye. The club’s taken a leap of faith in Jye with an early pick and then extending it out this far.
“Jye was very mindful in all our discussions that he really wanted to repay the club and commit long term.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
