Author Talk ‘Collision’ with Kelvin Templeton

Author Talk ‘Collision’ with Kelvin Templeton

Join Footscray and Melbourne AFL Hall of Famer, Coleman and Brownlow Medallist and Traralgon Football Club legend, Kelvin Templeton, as he discusses his novel with ABC journalist, Rachael Lucas.

About Collision

It’s 1975, and in the western suburbs of Melbourne, 20-year-old Joshua ‘Clover’ Shamrock is a goal-kicking sensation for the Bulldogs footy club. The game of Aussie rules has always come naturally to him. Then, his career comes to an early and tragic end. Shamrock’s self-worth has been tied to his status as a star sportsman, and with his career over, he now finds himself ill-prepared for life after football. As the years go by, an increasingly reclusive Shamrock nears rock bottom with only his loyal partner Justine to prop him up. But even she has her limits.

And when a journalist who is planning to write a feature article on the fallen hero comes snooping, bearing dark secrets from Shamrock’s past, the former star must face the toughest opponent of all – himself. In doing so, he finds a strength he never knew he had and a craft that could finally help him rebuild his life.

About Kelvin

Kelvin Templeton was born in Tyers and later moved with his family to Traralgon, where he kicked over 100 goals as a 16-year-old playing for the Maroons. Following an AFL career where he won a Brownlow Medal, two Coleman Medals and elevation to the AFL’s Hall of Fame, Kelvin pursued new challenges in business and through post-graduate studies in Australia and at the University of Pennsylvania in the USA. During his business career, he served for seven years as the CEO of the Sydney Swans. Following that, he lived and worked in the Middle East for 15 years. Kelvin now lives in Melbourne. He has been an avid reader of fiction his entire life. Collision is his first novel.

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