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James Aish (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2014 to 2015, and Collingwood from 2016 to 2019.

James Aish
Aish playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	James Aish
Date of birth	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	#7, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	11
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2015	Brisbane Lions	32 (8)
2016–2019	Collingwood	50 (15)
2020–	Fremantle	55 (6)
Total		137 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2022.
Career highlights
2× SANFL premiership player: 2012, 2013 2014 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

He is the son of former Norwood midfielder Andrew Aish, the nephew of 1981 Magarey Medallist Michael Aish and the grandson of former Norwood captain Peter Aish.[1][2]

Aish broke a South Australian National Football League (SANFL) record by becoming the youngest Norwood player in 134 years to debut at league level.[2] He was 16 on his SANFL debut at Norwood and played in SANFL premierships in both 2012 and 2013. Aish received Under 18 All-Australian honours in both 2012 and 2013.[3] He was drafted by the Lions with their first selection, pick 7, in the 2013 AFL Draft.

AFL career

Aish was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their first selection and 7th overall in the 2013 AFL draft. He made his debut in the opening round of the 2014 AFL season against Hawthorn where he collected 17 disposals. He collected a season-high 25 disposals (including 12 contested), laid four tackles and kicked a goal in round 6 against St Kilda,[4] which not only helped the Lions secure their first win of the season, but also earned him a Rising Star nomination.

He went on to play in all but one of the team's 21 senior matches (he was rested from the Lions' Round 14 clash against Fremantle in Perth) and collected 20 or more disposals on nine occasions. Aish ranked 6th at the club in total disposals (370), 4th in marks (94), 5th in tackles (77), and 7th in clearances (43). He finished fourth in the NAB AFL Rising Star award[5] - behind Lions teammate Lewis Taylor who was awarded the Ron Evans Medal - and finished ninth in his maiden Merrett-Murray Medal count.

In October 2015, he was traded to Collingwood.[6]

He was traded to Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season.[7]

Personal life

Aish is currently studying a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Deakin University.[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 10, 2022[9]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2014	Brisbane Lions	4	21	6	6	185	185	370	94	77	0.3	0.3	8.8	8.8	17.6	4.5	3.7	0
2015	Brisbane Lions	4	11	2	1	86	71	157	24	29	0.2	0.1	7.8	6.5	14.3	2.2	2.6	0
2016	Collingwood	14	15	10	3	128	109	237	42	42	0.7	0.2	8.5	7.3	15.8	2.8	2.8	1
2017	Collingwood	14	8	1	2	69	56	125	29	24	0.1	0.3	8.6	7.0	15.6	3.6	3.0	0
2018	Collingwood	14	13	4	3	130	92	222	47	38	0.3	0.2	10.0	7.1	17.1	3.6	2.9	0
2019	Collingwood	14	14	0	2	133	98	231	61	35	0.0	0.3	9.5	7.0	16.5	4.6	2.5	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Fremantle	11	16	0	2	162	103	265	63	25	0.0	0.1	10.1	6.4	16.6	3.9	1.6	0
2021	Fremantle	11	22	1	8	236	178	414	92	49	0.0	0.4	10.7	8.1	18.8	4.2	2.2	0
2022	Fremantle	11	9	0	2	98	80	178	40	21	0.0	0.2	10.9	8.9	19.8	4.4	2.3	0
Career			129	24	28	1227	972	2199	492	340	0.2	0.2	9.5	7.5	17.0	3.8	2.6	1

Notes

References

External links

• James Aish's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
• James Aish's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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