Brodie Atkinson (born 31 July 1972) is a former

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er who played in the

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(AFL) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Atkinson joined the North Adelaide Football Club in 1990 from Port Pirie club Risdon who formerly competed in the Spencer Gulf Football League. He played League and Reserves football for North, winning the Reserves Magarey Medal in 1991 and being one of North's best in the

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. At the end of the 1992 season the tough midfielder was drafted by St Kilda at pick 16 in the

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. In his debut match at age 20 for St Kilda in Round 11

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he had 25 touches and earned an AFL Rising Star nomination and two Brownlow Medal votes, but was dropped after one more match despite being among the best once more. In a shock decision, he was delisted at the end of the season. Atkinson returned to North Adelaide and played from 1994 to 1996, before moving to Sturt in 1997. Atkinson would play 98 games and kick 112 goals for North. After a standout season in 1997 for Sturt, Atkinson was joint winner of the Magarey Medal, awarded for the best and fairest player in the SANFL competition. Atkinson shared the award with Andrew Jarman. In an interesting turn on events he was selected in the 1998 AFL Draft by Adelaide after trading Chad Rintoul to

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for pick 80. At age 26, and out of AFL for several years, his SANFL form with the

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was enough to get him re-drafted. Hampered by groin injuries, he played only five games in

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before being delisted once again. He continued to play for Sturt, primarily as a midfielder until 2002, when he moved to the Forward Pocket. In his 124th and last game for the club they won the

2002 SANFL Grand Final The 2002 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw Sturt defeat and upset the premiership favorites, Central District Bulldogs by 47 points to claim the clubs thirteenth premiership victory. The match was played on Sund ...

over Central District. On 24 October 2000, Atkinson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for being a recipient of the highest individual honour in South Australian Football. At age 30 Atkinson captain-coached

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to a Western Border Football League premiership in 2003. He went on the coach Portland for three years in the Western Border Football League.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, Brodie St Kilda Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Adelaide Football Club players Sturt Football Club players Portland Football Club players Magarey Medal winners 1972 births Living people People from Port Pirie Australian rules footballers from South Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal