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Simon Atkins

Footscray and Fitzroy

AFL career

168 games89 goals

Debut
R2 1987 v SYD5 Apr 1987
Most recent
R22 1996 v FRE1 Sept 1996

Stats

1996
FIT
19
10.4
10.1
20.4
2.6
0.6
1.1
0.9
0.3
0.2
62
1995
FIT
22
13.2
11.1
24.3
2.5
0.6
0.9
2.4
0.3
0.5
80
1994
FSC
14
12.4
6.4
18.8
2.2
1.0
1.0
1.9
0.6
0.5
66
1993
FSC
20
13.9
11.0
24.9
1.8
1.1
1.3
2.5
0.6
0.6
80
1992
FSC
25
16.4
10.6
27.0
2.2
1.1
1.6
2.1
0.7
0.4
86
1991
FSC
22
14.8
13.0
27.8
1.7
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.5
0.4
80
1990
FSC
22
12.4
13.2
25.6
2.7
1.0
0.9
1.4
0.5
0.5
79
1989
FSC
21
12.5
10.1
22.6
2.3
1.1
1.3
1.1
0.6
0.7
71
1987
FSC
3
4.0
2.7
6.7
0.3
0.0
1.0
0.3
0.7
0.7
21
League
Season
FRE
SUB
R22
6
9
15
1
0
1
0
0
1.0
42
RCH
MCG
R21
10
16
26
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
80
BRB
OO
R20
9
9
18
3
0
1
0
2
1.1
66
STK
WO
R19
12
14
26
2
0
0
0
3
1.0
88
FSC
WO
R18
10
7
17
3
0
2
1
1
0.0
52
ADE
FP
R17
9
15
24
2
1
4
0
0
0.0
52
COL
VP
R16
13
11
24
2
0
1
0
1
0.0
68
WCE
WACA
R15
12
8
20
1
0
2
0
1
1.0
59
ESS
OO
R14
15
6
21
2
0
2
0
1
0.0
61
GEE
WO
R13
15
10
25
7
1
1
0
3
0.0
96
HAW
WP
R12
10
6
16
2
1
0
0
0
0.0
49
MEL
WO
R11
11
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
1.0
42
SYD
WO
R10
12
10
22
6
0
0
0
1
0.0
78
RCH
WO
R6
8
13
21
3
2
1
0
1
0.0
62
BRB
Gabba
R5
15
12
27
2
1
0
0
2
0.0
84
STK
WP
R4
7
11
18
2
2
3
0
1
0.0
46
FSC
WO
R3
10
6
16
1
1
2
0
0
0.1
41
ADE
WO
R2
5
15
20
2
2
0
0
0
1.1
60
HAW
WO
R1
8
13
21
2
0
1
0
0
0.0
53

Profile

Born
23 Dec 1968 (age 57y 302d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
88 kg

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Honours

Bio

1 revision

Debuting for Footscray in 1987, Simon Atkins developed into a prolific ball-winning midfielder known for his precise disposal and ability to accumulate possessions through the centre and on the wing. A pivotal figure in the Bulldogs' resurgence under Terry Wheeler in the early 1990s, his consistency was rewarded with the Charles Sutton Medal as the club's best and fairest in 1993. Instantly shifting the dynamic of the midfield with his vision and reliable delivery inside 50, he played a crucial role during a period where the club became a regular finals contender.

Despite his standing at the Western Oval, Atkins was traded to Fitzroy prior to the 1995 season. He played out the final two years of his career with the Roys, serving as a senior head in the midfield during the club's financially crippled final campaigns before their merger with Brisbane. Atkins finished his AFL tenure at the end of 1996, remembered primarily as a high-quality distributor who offered class and consistency for the Bulldogs.

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