Simon Atkins (footballer)

Montag, 23. Dezember 1968

Simon Atkins (born 23 December 1968) is a former Australian rules football player who played with Footscray and Fitzroy Football Clubs in the Victorian (VFL) and Australian Football Leagues (AFL) from 1987 to 1996. Nicknamed "The Axe", Atkins and his twin brother Paul were recruited from Wynyard Football Club in Tasmania and Atkins made his senior VFL debut in Round Two, 1987, against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), gathering three possessions in a 108-point loss to Sydney.