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.

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Mark "Jacko" Jackson back in his VFL days when he played for Melbourne Football Club in 1982.

One of the most colourful players ever but never stayed long at any club. He went on to also play with St Kilda in 1983 and Geelong 1984-86.

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The crowd at a VFL football match in 1910.

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