Seen as one half of the future of Fremantle’s forwardline, 19-year-old Josh Treacy is excited to get to work with fellow key forward Jye Amiss with the hopes the pair can become a dangerous duo at the Club.
Amiss has mostly been training away from the main group since he was drafted but Treacy is excited about what the 196cm Amiss can bring.
The pair arrived at opposite ends of the draft, with Treacy a rookie selection in 2020 and Amiss a top-10 pick in 2021.
But Treacy has already shown he has ability beyond his draft position, playing 15 games in his debut season highlighted by a three-goal haul against the Western Bulldogs.
With Amiss, Fremantle have added both talent and depth to the forward ranks working under new assistant coach Jaymie Graham.
“It's obviously exciting to have Jye join us,” Treacy told 6PR.
“It's been a little bit hard as he's obviously only just joined training where you're still going through those early stages. The first few days you spend at the Club, they hold you back (from full training) and things like that.
“There's probably been limited opportunities to do stuff together but, absolutely I feel that (the Treacy-Amiss duo) has a good ring to it for the next few years, that's for sure.
“(Jaymie Graham’s) another resource that we get to utilise who's had a lot of experience with some pretty high calibre players.
“To have someone of his liking at the club and to be able to work with him closely is really exciting.”
Physically, Treacy is doing everything he can to get in shape for 2022.
“I probably got a little bit heavy towards the end of last year and my fitness is obviously something that I've always had to continue to work on,” Treacy said.
“I've really honed in on that, sacrificed a few things, in terms of eating and going out and stuff like that.
“I did my training with certain types of guys who I knew were going to train hard. I got extra advice off the Club about where they wanted me and what their expectations were of me and I worked off that.”
As far as Treacy’s goals for 2022, he wants to hit the scoreboard more.
“I'm not always going to base my games off how many goals I can kick but I would like it (Treacy’s 2022 goal tally) to be a significant number to really assert myself into that team and into the AFL. Upwards of 25 I'd be absolutely rapt with,” Treacy said.
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