Fremantle Dockers young gun Jye Amiss closing in on contract extension, door ajar for late-season return

Fremantle’s top draft pick from last year is closing on a new deal which will keep him at the club until the end of 2025. Sharpshooter Jye Amiss’ manager, Paul Peos of Inside 50 Player Management, and the Dockers are close to agreeing to terms on on a two-year deal, on top of his original draft contract which expires at the end of next season. The West Australian understands it could be finalised as early as this month, joining fellow draftees Neil Erasmus, Matthew Johnson (both locked in until 2025) and rookie Karl Worner (2023) who re-signed earlier in the season. The East Perth and Busselton product got his first taste of AFL footy in round eight against North Melbourne, booting two goals in the Friday night win at Optus Stadium, before a nasty internal injury in the WAFL two weeks later. The 18-year-old, taken with pick eight in the 2021 national draft, is currently on the inactive list after serious kidney surgery but making good progress for a late-season return. Amiss was back training with his forward-line teammates, including Matt Taberner and Rory Lobb, at Cockburn on Monday morning after being cleared to take the next step in his rehabilitation. If all goes to plan in the next few weeks, he could be available for selection as early as Fremantle’s round 23 encounter with GWS in Canberra. The Dockers left a spot open after the mid-season draft, meaning Amiss can easily return if declared fit.