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{{Infobox AFL biography {{Infobox AFL biography
| image = File:Jye Bolton repressing the WAFL.jpg | image = Jye Bolton repressing the WAFL.jpg
| alt = | image_size = 120px
| caption = Jye Bolton in Adelaide after playing for Western Australia in 2018 | caption = Bolton after playing for Western Australia in 2018
| fullname = Jye David Bolton | fullname = Jye David Bolton
| name = Jye David Bolton | name = Jye Bolton
| nickname = Bolts, Boltzy | nickname = Bolts, Boltzy
| birth_date = 3 March 1992 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|03|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = ], ] | birth_place = ], ]
| originalteam = Drysdale Hawks F.C Junior club | originalteam = Drysdale Hawks F.C
| height = 188 cm | height = 188 cm
| weight = 86 kg | weight = 86 kg
| position = Midfield player | position = Midfield player
| draftpick = 2010 AFL Rookie Draft | draftpick = ]
| currentclub = ] | currentclub = ]
| guernsey = 11 | guernsey = 11
| years1 = | years1 = 2009–2010, 2012
| club1 = Drysdale Hawks | club1 = Leopold
| games_goals1 = | games_goals1 = 44 (48)
| years2 = | years2 = 2011
| club2 = Leopold | club2 = Collingwood (VFL)
| games_goals2 = | games_goals2 = 16 (15)
| years3 = 2011–2012 | years3 = 2013–2015
| club3 = Collingwood (VFL) | club3 = ] (VFL)
| games_goals3 = 16 | games_goals3 = 34 (31)
| years4 = 2012–2015 | years4 = 2016–
| club4 = Werribee (VFL) | club4 = {{WAFL|Cla}} (WAFL)
| games_goals4 = 32 | games_goals4 = 164 (80)
| years5 = 2016–
| club5 = ] (WAFL)
| games_goals5 = 146 (73)
| games_goalstotal = | games_goalstotal =
| statsend = (WAFL) round 15, 2023 | statsend = round 14, 2024
| sooteam1 = ]
| sooyears1 = 2016–2021
| soogames_goals1 = 4 (2)
| repstatsend = 2021
| careerhighlights = | careerhighlights =
* Sandover Medal: 2016, 2018 * ]: 2016, 2018
* Claremont Best and Fairest/ E.B.Cook Medal: 2016, 2018, 2022 * 3x Claremont Best and Fairest/ E.B.Cook Medal: 2016, 2018, 2022 Runner up: 2017, 2020, 2021,2023
* Simpson Medal (Best in State Team): 2016, 2018, 2021 * ] (Best in State Team): 2016, 2018, 2021
* Simpson Medal (Best in Grand Final): 2020 * ] (Best in Grand Final): 2020
* 8 x WAFL Team of the Year: 2016–2023
* Inducted into WAFL 200 Club: August 10th 2023
* Awarded Life Membership Claremont Football Club: 2023
}} }}


'''Jye Bolton''' (born 3 March 1992) is an ]er who plays for ] in the ] (WAFL).<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Gleeson |first1=Michael |title=Bolton is captain's man |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bolton-is-captains-man-20110302-1bevc.html |website=The Age |publisher=The Age |access-date=22 August 2020 |date=March 3, 2011 |archive-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030151717/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bolton-is-captains-man-20110302-1bevc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He previously played for ] in the ] (VFL). He is a highly rated midfielder known for his contested ball wins, tough endurance, elite running and determination to win the ball. Bolton has won two Sandover Medals, four Simpson medals and three EB Cook medals whilst being runner up on three occasions also!<ref name=":5"/>
'''Jye Bolton''' (born 3 March 1992) is an ]er who plays for ] in the ] (WAFL).
<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Gleeson |first1=Michael |title=Bolton is captain's man |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bolton-is-captains-man-20110302-1bevc.html |website=The Age |publisher=The Age |access-date=22 August 2020 |date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> He previously played for ] in the ] (VFL). He is a highly rated midfielder known for his contested ball wins, tough endurance, elite running and determination to win the ball. Bolton has won two Sandover Medals, four Simpson medals and three EB Cook medals whilst being runner up on three occasions also!<ref name=":5"/>


Bolton grew up in ], ], and played football for Drysdale Football Club and ] in his early life.<ref name=":1" /> He was drafted to ] as a rookie under Nick Maxwell's high recommendation in the ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7">{{cite news|last=King|first=Travis|work=AFL Media|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/339683/expie-rookie-named-was-best|title=Ex Pie Rookie named WA’s best|access-date=22 October 2020|date=20 September 2016|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202104302/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/339683/expie-rookie-named-was-best|url-status=live}}</ref> Bolton played in the VFL for ] from 2012 - 2015. During this time, he was named in the Victorian Football League Team of the Year in 2014<ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=https://coburgfc.com.au/three-lions-named-vfl-team-year/|title=Three lions named in VFL Team of the Year|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109150251/https://coburgfc.com.au/three-lions-named-vfl-team-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bolton was also selected to play for a VFL representative side against Ireland in an ] practice match in 2014.<ref name=":9">{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Moran|work=The Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ireland-cruise-to-win-in-international-rules-practice-1.2002887|title=Ireland cruise to win in International Rules practice|date=16 November 2014|access-date=2 November 2020|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118055103/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ireland-cruise-to-win-in-international-rules-practice-1.2002887|url-status=live}}</ref>
Bolton grew up in ], ], and played football for Drysdale Football Club and ] in his early life.<ref name=":1" /> He was drafted to ] as a rookie under Nick Maxwell's high recommendation in the ].<ref name=":1" />
<ref name=":7">{{cite news|last=King|first=Travis|work=AFL Media|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/339683/expie-rookie-named-was-best|title=Ex Pie Rookie named WA’s best|access-date=22 October 2020|date=20 September 2016}}</ref> Bolton played in the VFL for ] from 2012 - 2015. During this time, he was named in the Victorian Football League Team of the Year in 2014
<ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=https://coburgfc.com.au/three-lions-named-vfl-team-year/|title=Three lions named in VFL Team of the Year|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> Bolton was also selected to play for a VFL representative side against Ireland in an ] practice match in 2014.
<ref name=":9">{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Moran|work=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ireland-cruise-to-win-in-international-rules-practice-1.2002887|title=Ireland cruise to win in International Rules practice|date=16 November 2014|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>


Bolton then moved to play with the ] in the ] competition in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wafl.com.au/player/jye-bolton|title=WAFL Player Profile}}</ref> Since then, he has won the ] for the best player in the league twice, in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=WAFL star desperate for another chance at AFL level|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/54984/wafl-star-jye-bolton-confident-of-making-an-immediate-impact-if-drafted|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.afl.com.au}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |last1=Chris |first1=Pike |title=Sandover Medal 2016:Jye Bolton wins |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/sandover-medal-2016-claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-ng-29d4ec0b1434e5cff96ca5b5072b71d5 |website=Perth Now |publisher=Perth Now |access-date=22 August 2020 |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> and 2018. Bolton then moved to play with the ] in the ] competition in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wafl.com.au/player/jye-bolton|title=WAFL Player Profile|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130023354/https://www.wafl.com.au/player/jye-bolton|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, he has won the ] for the best player in the league twice, in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=WAFL star desperate for another chance at AFL level|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/54984/wafl-star-jye-bolton-confident-of-making-an-immediate-impact-if-drafted|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.afl.com.au|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108180632/https://www.afl.com.au/news/54984/wafl-star-jye-bolton-confident-of-making-an-immediate-impact-if-drafted|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |last1=Chris |first1=Pike |title=Sandover Medal 2016:Jye Bolton wins |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/sandover-medal-2016-claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-ng-29d4ec0b1434e5cff96ca5b5072b71d5 |website=Perth Now |publisher=Perth Now |access-date=22 August 2020 |date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023122404/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/sandover-medal-2016-claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-ng-29d4ec0b1434e5cff96ca5b5072b71d5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2018.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=John |title=Claremont’s Jye Bolton wins second Sandover Medal |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-second-sandover-medal-ng-b88963791z |website=The West Australian |publisher=The West Australian |access-date=22 August 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305022939/https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-second-sandover-medal-ng-b88963791z |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Balmer|work=Fox Sports|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/wafl-sandover-medal-2018-former-magpie-jye-bolton-claims-second-best-and-fairest-in-three-years/news-story/fc41a7faf826ddee2ed917c6d83255f7|title=WAFL Sandover Medal 2018: Former Magpie Jye Bolton claims second best and fairest in three years.|date=18 September 2018|access-date=2 November 2020|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417080844/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/wafl-sandover-medal-2018-former-magpie-jye-bolton-claims-second-best-and-fairest-in-three-years/news-story/fc41a7faf826ddee2ed917c6d83255f7|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also Runner up in the Sandover medal in 2021. He has represented Western Australia six times and received the ] four times. He 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 also in the 2020 WAFL Grand Final, when he was awarded Best on Ground in a losing team.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|last=Garlepp|first=Josh|work=Perth Now|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/duff-and-quarters-wafl-grand-final-studs-turned-afl-draft-roughies-ng-b881686927z|title=Duff and Quarters: WAFL grand final studs turned AFL Draft roughies|date=7 October 2020|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109060642/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/duff-and-quarters-wafl-grand-final-studs-turned-afl-draft-roughies-ng-b881686927z|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.
<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=John |title=Claremont’s Jye Bolton wins second Sandover Medal|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/claremonts-jye-bolton-wins-second-sandover-medal-ng-b88963791z |website=The West Australian |publisher=The West Australian |access-date=22 August 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name=":4">{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Balmer|work=Fox Sports|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/wafl-sandover-medal-2018-former-magpie-jye-bolton-claims-second-best-and-fairest-in-three-years/news-story/fc41a7faf826ddee2ed917c6d83255f7|title=WAFL Sandover Medal 2018: Former Magpie Jye Bolton claims second best and fairest in three years.|date=18 September 2018|access-date= 2 November 2020}}</ref> He was also Runner up in the Sandover medal in 2021. He has represented Western Australia six times and received the ] four times. He 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 also in the 2020 WAFL Grand Final, when he was awarded Best on Ground in a losing team.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|last=Garlepp|first=Josh|work=Perth Now|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/wafl/duff-and-quarters-wafl-grand-final-studs-turned-afl-draft-roughies-ng-b881686927z|title=Duff and Quarters: WAFL grand final studs turned AFL Draft roughies|date=7 October 2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> 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.


He has also won the EB Cook medal for the Claremont Football Club best and fairest player twice.<ref name=":5" /> He has been named in the WAFL Team of the Year seven times from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Optus WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/19600/optus-wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/11234/wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2017 wafl.com.au Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/13411/2017-waflcomau-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TABtouch WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/15745/tabtouch-wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TABtouch Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/18009/tabtouch-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref> He has also won the EB Cook medal for the Claremont Football Club best and fairest player three times.<ref name=":5" /> He has been named in the WAFL Team of the Year seven times from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Optus WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/19600/optus-wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123205142/https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/19600/optus-wafl-team-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/11234/wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109094224/https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/11234/wafl-team-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2017 wafl.com.au Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/13411/2017-waflcomau-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406112817/https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/13411/2017-waflcomau-team-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TABtouch WAFL Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/15745/tabtouch-wafl-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331210928/https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/15745/tabtouch-wafl-team-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TABtouch Team of the Year |url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/18009/tabtouch-team-of-the-year |website=West Australian Football League |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326030032/https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/18009/tabtouch-team-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref> Jye was inducted into WAFL 200 Club August 10th 2023.


==References== ==References==

Latest revision as of 02:07, 17 October 2024

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Jye Bolton
Bolton after playing for Western Australia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jye David Bolton
Nickname(s) Bolts, Boltzy
Date of birth (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Drysdale Hawks F.C
Draft 2011 AFL rookie draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Midfield player
Club information
Current club Claremont
Number 11
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009–2010, 2012 Leopold 44 (48)
2011 Collingwood (VFL) 16 (15)
2013–2015 Werribee (VFL) 34 (31)
2016– Claremont (WAFL) 164 (80)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2016–2021 Western Australia 4 (2)
Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024. State and international statistics correct as of 2021.
Career highlights
  • Sandover Medal: 2016, 2018
  • 3x Claremont Best and Fairest/ E.B.Cook Medal: 2016, 2018, 2022 Runner up: 2017, 2020, 2021,2023
  • Simpson Medal (Best in State Team): 2016, 2018, 2021
  • Simpson Medal (Best in Grand Final): 2020
  • 8 x WAFL Team of the Year: 2016–2023
  • Inducted into WAFL 200 Club: August 10th 2023
  • Awarded Life Membership Claremont Football Club: 2023

Jye Bolton (born 3 March 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played for Werribee in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is a highly rated midfielder known for his contested ball wins, tough endurance, elite running and determination to win the ball. Bolton has won two Sandover Medals, four Simpson medals and three EB Cook medals whilst being runner up on three occasions also!

Bolton grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and played football for Drysdale Football Club and Leopold Football Club in his early life. He was drafted to Collingwood Football Club as a rookie under Nick Maxwell's high recommendation in the 2011 rookie draft. Bolton played in the VFL for Werribee Football Club from 2012 - 2015. During this time, he was named in the Victorian Football League Team of the Year in 2014 Bolton was also selected to play for a VFL representative side against Ireland in an International rules practice match in 2014.

Bolton then moved to play with the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League competition in 2016. Since then, he has won the Sandover Medal for the best player in the league twice, in 2016 and 2018. He was also Runner up in the Sandover medal in 2021. He has represented Western Australia six times and received the Simpson Medal four times. He 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 also in the 2020 WAFL Grand Final, when he was awarded Best on Ground in a losing team. 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.

He has also won the EB Cook medal for the Claremont Football Club best and fairest player three times. He has been named in the WAFL Team of the Year seven times from 2016 to 2022. Jye was inducted into WAFL 200 Club August 10th 2023.

References

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  9. Townsend, John. "Claremont's Jye Bolton wins second Sandover Medal". The West Australian. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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  15. "TABtouch Team of the Year". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Sandover Medal winners
The Sandover Medal has been awarded every year since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations.
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