Player Watch #36 Joel Amartey

[Kennedy Parker]

Joel Amartey
Joel Amartey has shown strong form in the ruck and as a key-position player at both ends of the ground since being drafted to the Sydney Swans as a rookie ahead of season 2018. The Ghanaian-Australian produced arguably his best performance of the 2019 season against Sydney University in Round 6, which saw him collect 42 hit-outs and a goal. In season 2020, he made his AFL debut against Brisbane Lions in Round 17 after producing some strong individual performances in scrimmage matches, and impressed with eight hit-outs and two inside 50.

Joel Amartey
DOB: 02 September 1999
DEBUT: 2020
DRAFT: #28, 2017 Rookie Elevation
RECRUITED FROM: Beaumaris (Vic)/Mentone Gram (Vic)/Sandringham U18

Joel Amartey | AFL

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[SwansProudly]

Joel kicked 20 goals 2023 for the season
after 2024 round 13 has kicked 22 goals

 

[Jeffers]

That huge marking contest to create a spill 2 on one that lead to Chad sealing the win was telling.

 

[Tesla Tenet]

Maybe the fitness/strength coach, with Joel having his first preseason was still a slow burn.

First time Joel made > 70% ToG was Round 9 and then >=80% ToG against the Cats R13.

He is just now understanding his speed and power, with endurance, to effect games for longer.

Just 1 other game in his, just 40 games, career achievement of ToG of 80%.

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[GoTheSwannies]

Legendary performance to half time. Single handedly keeping us in the game.

Hope we start working on extending amarteys contract once we have Warner locked in.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Legendary performance to half time. Single handedly keeping us in the game.

Hope we start working on extending amarteys contract once we have Warner locked in.

Expires 2026.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Logan who? Amartey showing him how it's dine!!

Who are those two Vic teams sniffing around?

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Pick 28 in the 2018 rookie draft

 

[Ed_Gein]

If ever there was a definition of when things go your way, they really go your way....

Wow, 8 goals so far! That's an unbelievable return.

Seriously hoping he manages to reach the 10 figure mark.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I was here the day Amartey clocked football.

 

[J_Moore]

lol. lmao.

 

[The King!]

Massive game

 

[grimlock]

 

[mcs095]

If ever there was a definition of when things go your way, they really go your way....

Wow, 8 goals so far! That's an unbelievable return.

Seriously hoping he manages to reach the 10 figure mark.

Shame he couldn't get to 10.

Yes it really was a 'night out' - but he deserves a shedload of credit for a lot of hard work over a long time now. I suspect he won't kick 9 very often, but I reckon we will see 3,4 or 5 goals more and more often. Set shots for goal really improving too, and his judging of the ball in flight is really improving. Feels like he is beginning to believe he belongs at AFL level.

What a night out for him - well deserved.

 

[caesar88]

We'd be ****ed without him

 

[Ticky009]

 

[Millky95]

 

[SydneyBlood]

They were just saying on channel 7 post match coverage, the last three players to kick nine plus for the Swans in a game .... Plugger, Buddy, Amartey!

 

[MrsBlueSky]

Why did he come off the ground after kicking his 9th?
How did the coach get him to come off again a few minutes later with only a few minutes left?
Who does that to someone whose about to score the equivalent to a century in cricket?
Bewildering.

 

[Ballarat Bob]

Deserved everything he got tonight (ok the free looked a bit soft) and did it when we needed it. When he gets that little bit of seperation and can jump at the footy he's a big threat. Made some very solid tackles as well.
I am not sure if they have had a program for him from the start of the season where they have slowly built up his fitness throughout the season or its the confidence that he has in his body now but he looks primed.

 

[Ticky009]

Why did he come off the ground after kicking his 9th?
How did the coach get him to come off again a few minutes later with only a few minutes left?
Who does that to someone whose about to score the equivalent to a century in cricket?
Bewildering.

Because it was his rotation. You can ask Horse about the rest.

 

[Kbroome]

This Joel Amartey kid looks decent

 

[Ticky009]

HAHHAHAHA

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

HAHHAHAHA

What seriously? no way

 

[Kiama Chris]

What seriously? no way

Yep

 

[bloodsbigot]

Does anyone else think Amartey got his nine because Adelaide had been prepping the entire week for the goalscoring prowess of Heeney, Errol and Chad? Thus freeing up Amartey? I thought the crows gave Amartey lots of space and disrespected him.