Former Collingwood rookie Jye Bolton hopes his Sandover Medal triumph will open the door back to an AFL club. 

The Victorian – who was lured from VFL club Werribee to play with Claremont in the WAFL this year – spent the 2011 season on the Magpies' list after being recruited with pick 73 in the previous year's rookie draft.

He played one pre-season game before being delisted at the end of the season.

Bolton polled 49 votes in the Sandover count from his 20 games to beat Fremantle-listed Peel midfielder Matt De Boer, who received 42 votes from just 12 matches.

Ex-St Kilda tagger Clint Jones rounded out the top three, picking up 39 votes after returning to the WAFL for Perth this season.

Bolton also won the Simpson Medal as the state team's best player this year and the 24-year-old hoped his form would attract the interest of AFL clubs.

"I would love nothing more than to have another opportunity to play at the highest level," he told The West Australian.

"I want to play as high as I can for as long as I can. So if someone was to give me that opportunity I would grab it with both hands.

"I would go anywhere around the country in a heartbeat if someone gives me the chance to play in the AFL."