Daniel Atkinson
Five-Eighth
Player Bio
- Height:
- 185 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 15 January 2001
- Weight:
- 89 kg
- Birthplace:
- Brisbane, QLD
- Age:
- 24
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Melbourne Storm
- Date:
- 03 September 2021
- Opposition:
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Round:
- 25
- Previous Clubs:
- Melbourne Storm, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Junior Club:
- Albany Creek Crushers
- Biography:
Atkinson joins the Dragons on a three-year deal having plied his trade at Melbourne and Cronulla over a number of years.
An Albany Creek Crushers junior, he filtered into the Storm system as a teenager in 2020 before making his NRL debut in Round 25, 2021.
He earnt his first taste of international football in Italy’s tournament opener versus Scotland at the Rugby League World Cup in 2022 before linking up with the Sharks in 2023 where he went on to make 35 appearances.
A skilled playmaker with the ability to cover multiple positions, Atkinson will remain a Dragon until at least the end of the 2028 season.
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2021 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 80.00% | 24 | 24.00 | - | 4 | 4.0 |
| Sharks | 2023 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | 5 | 5.0 |
| Sharks | 2024 | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 63% | 5 | 14 | 2 | - | 50 | 3,469 | 182.58 | 77.78% | 3 | 4 | 2 | 682 | 269 | 56 | 82.77% | 1,340 | 70.00 | 11 | 575 | 30.3 |
| Sharks | 2025 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 56% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 254 | 15.86 | - | - | - | 1 | 181 | 153 | 14 | 91.62% | 594 | 37.00 | 13 | 230 | 14.4 |
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