Jack Atkinson
Richmond
AFL career
3 games5 goals
- Debut
- R12 1950 v NTH8 July 1950
- Most recent
- R14 1950 v FIT22 July 1950
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Redan in the Ballarat Football League, Jack Atkinson was a versatile key position talent who made a brief but effective cameo for Richmond in the mid-20th century. Standing 187cm—a significant height for the era—Atkinson arrived at Punt Road with a premiership pedigree from the country and was immediately utilized as a forward target. He showed genuine promise in front of the sticks, booting five goals across a tight three-week block in the middle of the 1950 season. Despite this immediate impact on the scoreboard, his VFL career was ultimately limited to those three senior appearances. Balancing his football with a career at the Commonwealth Bank, he eventually returned to the Ballarat league where he continued to be a prolific goal-kicker and local standout.
Profile
- Born
- 23 June 1928 (age 98y 130d)
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Redan in the Ballarat Football League, Jack Atkinson was a versatile key position talent who made a brief but effective cameo for Richmond in the mid-20th century. Standing 187cm—a significant height for the era—Atkinson arrived at Punt Road with a premiership pedigree from the country and was immediately utilized as a forward target. He showed genuine promise in front of the sticks, booting five goals across a tight three-week block in the middle of the 1950 season. Despite this immediate impact on the scoreboard, his VFL career was ultimately limited to those three senior appearances. Balancing his football with a career at the Commonwealth Bank, he eventually returned to the Ballarat league where he continued to be a prolific goal-kicker and local standout.