Footy legend Kelvin Templeton draws on bloody days of 70s VFL in debut novel
By Rachael Lucas

The former Footscray and Melbourne star reflects on the once-brutal world of Australian football with the release of his novel, Collision, an exploration of the stoicism and quiet anxieties of Australian masculinity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-22/australian-rules-legend-kelvin-templeton-debut-novel-collision/106397198

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Footy legend Kelvin Templeton draws on bloody days of 70s VFL in debut novel

The former Footscray and Melbourne star reflects on the once-brutal world of Australian football with the release of his novel, Collision, an exploration of the stoicism and quiet anxieties of Australian masculinity.