1. Jye Bolton was born on 3 March 1992 and is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Claremont in the West Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Jye Bolton
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Jye Bolton previously played for Werribee in the Victorian Football League.
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Jye Bolton is a highly rated midfielder known for his contested ball wins, tough endurance, elite running and determination to win the ball.
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Jye Bolton grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and played football for Drysdale Football Club and Leopold Football Club in his early life.
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Jye Bolton was drafted to Collingwood Football Club as a rookie under Nick Maxwell's high recommendation in the 2011 rookie draft.
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Jye Bolton played in the VFL for Werribee Football Club from 2012 - 2015.
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Jye Bolton then moved to play with the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League competition in 2016.
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Jye Bolton was Runner up in the Sandover medal in 2021.
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Jye Bolton has represented Western Australia six times and received the Simpson Medal four times.
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Jye Bolton twice won it as the best player on the ground in interstate matches, in 2016 against Tasmania, and in 2018 and 2021 against Adelaide, and in the 2020 WAFL Grand Final, when he was awarded Best on Ground in a losing team.
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Jye Bolton is only the seventh person to do so, and the first person in thirty- five years to claim the medal in a team that lost by only three points.
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Jye Bolton has won the EB Cook medal for the Claremont Football Club best and fairest player three times.
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Jye Bolton has been named in the WAFL Team of the Year eight times from 2016 to 2023.
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Jye Bolton was inducted into WAFL 200 Club August 10th 2023.