Former Sydney Swans Chief Executive Officer Kelvin Templeton was last night inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in Melbourne.
Templeton was one of six new members inducted into the Hall of Fame, with their careers spanning both the current national competition at AFL level and the histories of the state leagues.
Templeton, former Swans CEO, is one of only five players in League history to have topped the goalkicking table (since 1955 they have been awarded the Coleman Medal) and won a Brownlow Medal.
Templeton’s playing career was hampered with injury, playing just 34 games in three years before retiring at 27.
His learnings throughout his career and from his time with Footscray were foremost in his mind when post his playing career, he became chief executive of the Sydney Swans.
"The main thing I got out of those years at the Bulldogs was to do the opposite," he said.
"It was to really make sure that the Swans had a strong culture and that the players were looked after, which they were."
Kelvin Templeton (VFL)
143 games for Footscray 1974-82, 494 goals
34 games for Melbourne 1983-85, 99 goals
10 games for Victoria, 36 goals
1980 Brownlow Medal
1978, 1980 Best and Fairest
1978 (118 goals), 1979 (91 goals) Coleman Medal
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1984 Club Leading Goals
1982 Captain
1995 – 2002 Sydney Swans Chief Executive Officer
The six new inductees are Michael Graham, Chris McDermott, Ralph Robertson (deceased), Ray Schofield (deceased), Dane Swan and Kelvin Templeton.
See more on all the Australian Football Hall of Fame 2024 inductees.
