Background
Atkins was born in London, England and arrived in Australia as a teenager.
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Marty Atkins
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He attended Kwinana Senior High School.
Career
Atkins holds the record for the most number of WAFL matches played for South Fremantle. Junior football
Atkins began playing for Kwinana at under-16 level Making an impression as a ruckman, Atkins twice tied for club best and fairest player award, ultimately losing both times on countback.
South Fremantle
After making his WAFL league debut in 1989, he played 266 times for the Bulldogs including the 1997 premiership.
In July 2003 Atkins overtook Tom Grljusich as the South Fremantle games record holder. Donnybrook
In 2004 Atkins joined Donnybrook in the South West Football League (SWFL) where he made an immediate impact, finishing the season as runner-up for the Hayward Medal, the league"s award for best and fairest player.
Between 2004 and 2007, Atkins played 65 times for the Dons. Wesley-Curtin
Atkins was appointed playing coach of Wesley-Curtin in the Western Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL) for the 2008 season.
He played until the 2010 season when he retired mid-season.
State football
Atkins played five matches for Western Australia, making his debut in 1992 against South Australia. He was awarded the Simpson Medal as best player in the 1993 clash with South Australia. In 1988 Atkins joined Western Australia Police.
He spent time based in Wyalkatchem and Trayning, towns over 200km from Perth.
He returned to Kwinana Senior High School for a three-year posting as school police officer After 15 years, Atkins left the police in 2003 to take up a role with South Fremantle as football manager.
He later joined Peel Thunder as football operations manager. In early 2012 he joined Perth as Chief Executive Officer.
