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Atkinson promoted to senior list
Matthew Knights gave the Crichton Medal crowd an exclusive last night confirming that Jarrod Atkinson will be upgraded to the club’s senior list for the 2009 season. Atkinson, who played five games with Essendon this year, was placed on the club’s rookie list after being taken in the 2007 rookie draft.
Matthew Knights gave the Crichton Medal crowd an exclusive last night confirming that Jarrod Atkinson will be upgraded to the club’s senior list for the 2009 season.
Atkinson, who played five games with Essendon this year, was placed on the club’s rookie list after being taken in the 2007 rookie draft.
He made his AFL debut along with David Myers and Darcy Daniher against Port Adelaide and impressed the coaches and fans with his athleticism and attack on the ball.
The 23-year-old played under Matthew Knights at Bendigo in 2007 and is the fastest player at the club over 20m.
Knights said he received a text message from Atkinson saying ‘I won’t let you down’ after he was told of his elevation to the senior list.
Essendon has made two more key football department appointments with Denise Jennings joining the club in the full time role as physical preparation assistant and Benita Lalor starting in the part-time job of performance dietician. Denise joins Essendon after seven years as head of physical preparation at the Victorian Institute of Sport and six years as a strength and conditioning coach at the AIS.
