Kelvin Templeton

Infobox afl player


firstname = Kelvin
lastname = Templeton


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1956|9|30|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Traralgon
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1974
debutteam = Footscray
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = Victoria Park
playingteams = Footscray (1974-1982)

143 games, 494 goals

Melbourne (1983-1984)
34 games, 99 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =

Brownlow Medal winner 1980
Footscray Leading Goalkicker 1976-77, 1980
Victorian state representative 1978, 1980
Footscray captain 1982
Melbourne Leading Goalkicker 1984

Kelvin Templeton (born 30 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer.

Templeton was recruited from Traralgon in 1974 by the Footscray FC. He led the league's goalkicking on two occasions and was the winner of the Brownlow Medal in 1980, becoming the first player who regularly played at Centre Half-Forward to win the award.

Despite Footscray finishing near the bottom of the VFL ladder in 1978, Templeton headed the goalkicking table for the season with 118, including a career-best performance of 15 goals against St Kilda on 1 July. Footscray kicked a then-record score of 213 points in this match.

After suffering an injury in the early 80s, he was cleared to play for Melbourne FC where he generally struggled to recapture his best form.

Later, he would become the CEO of the Sydney Swans as they started to become a power in the Australian Football League.

In 1980 Templeton covered the song 'Who's Sorry Now' for the album 'Footy Favourites' - a collection of songs sung by VFL players.

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External links

* [http://fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#Kelvin%20Templeton%20(Footscray%20&%20Melbourne) Bio at Full Points Footy]