Damien "Chipper" Adkins (born 9 March 1981) is an

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er formerly with the Collingwood and

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Football Clubs in the

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. He currently plays for the Frankston Football Club in the

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Collingwood

Adkins was drafted by Collingwood with pick 50 in the 1998 AFL Draft. He played his first game for Collingwood in round 1, 2000. Adkins won a Rising Star nomination after collecting 19 disposals and kicking 2 goals in his third game, a match against

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in round 3, 2000. Adkins played 18 of a possible 22 games in his debut season. However, injury and form saw Adkins play only 4 games between 2001 and 2002.

West Coast

After the 2002 season, Adkins was traded to the

in return for Andrew Williams. Adkins played 32 games, including an elimination final, for the Eagles between 2003 and 2005. Adkins, for the second time in his career, missed selection for an AFL Grand Final when West Coast made the 2005 Grand Final.

Frankston VFL

Once Adkins left the Eagles at the end of 2006, he returned to Victoria to play in the VFL for Frankston, unfortunately the injury that ended his AFL career and the subsequent surgery was unsuccessful and he required further surgery and never made the field for Frankston.

Meeniyan Dumbalk United

After a couple of seasons in the VAFA with Collegians, Adkins return to his home football club MDU in 2010 where he played for a number of seasons with his mates.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adkins, Damien 1981 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Football Club players West Coast Eagles players Living people Frankston Football Club players Leongatha Football Club players Perth Football Club players