May 10, 2016
- Hobart player, 1945-46
- North Launceston player, 1947-49
- North Launceston NTFA premierships, 1947, 1948 and 1949
- North Launceston state premierships, 1947 and 1949
- Launceston Captain / Coach, 1950-51 and 1953-56
- Launceston NTFA premiership, 1951
- East Devonport Captain / Coach, 1957-59
- TFL, NTFA and NWFU representative. Atkins was the first player to represent all three associations, including acting as Captain / Coach of both the NTFA and NWFU
- Tasmanian representative on 11 occasions, including at the 1947 National Carnival, where he formed a ruck combination with North Launceston teammates Bert Chilcott and Ray Summers
- North Launceston, Launceston, King Island and Currie Teams of the Century
- King Island / Currie, Premiership Captain / Coach, Association President, 1960-62
- Many years of service to football as a school football coach, tribunal chairman and media commentator