Fremantle forward Jye Amiss says he and Josh Treacy will continue working together up forward to ensure the best team outcome.
It comes as fellow key forward Josh Treacy sits equal first in the Coleman Medal tally, alongside Gold Coast’s Ben King with 18 goals.
Amiss has kicked half that amount and sits outside the top 30, after failing to kick a goal in two matches, and only kicking one goal in a further two matches.
It’s a balancing act between the pair, with Amiss popping up late against Melbourne last weekend to kick three goals in the final quarter, while Treacy only kicked one.
Just the week prior, Treacy helped himself to a 6-goal haul and while Amiss had a quiet day, not hitting the scoreboard.
Speaking on Sports Breakfast, Amiss says it’s the nature of the game.
“I think that’s the way that game goes sometimes, obviously depending on the way we’re moving the ball and whatnot,” he said.
“Me and Josh work really well together and some days one of us leads and opening up space, and doesn’t get used as much and then one day, you get on the end of a few.
“We’ll keep working together and make sure everyone’s running their patterns right, and everyone hopefully can get the lick of the ice cream.”
The Dockers head into Friday night’s clash against Adelaide looking to recover from a disappointing defeat to the 17th-placed Demons last weekend.
Post-match, Longmuir highlighted a lack of team defence, urging players to start prioritising this again after conceding 100 points for the second time this season.
This is a stark contrast to the reputation they earned for being a strong defensive side, and that this trait has begun to slip away.
In Round 1, Geelong scored 147 points against them at GMHBA Stadium, and five weeks later, they gave up 103 points against Melbourne.
Amiss says there is a focus on marrying up their team defence and attack, saying they ‘complement each other.’
“[It is] Definitely something we’re still working on,” he said.
“We know last year our front half footy was very strong and that set us up for good opportunities back the other way.
“We feel like our ball movement is coming along really nice, and we just need the other one, our team defence to really complement that because we know that all phases of the game really compliment each other.”
Amiss says the Dockers will need to step up their team defence to challenge the Crows.
“The Crows have been going well and we’re really looking forward to the challenge,” he said.
“Our team [defence] and our pressure needs to go to another level and hopefully Friday night on a really special occasion.”