Elton Flatley

Elton Flatley is a contestant from .
Because of his background in the sporting field, Elton was seen as an asset in the challenges, and was never targeted, even after he was swapped over to Moso. However, he was eliminated after the merge for being viewed as a threat in the challenges.
==Profile==
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This versatile rugby player and former Wallabies Captain is well-remembered as one of the shining stars of Australia's 2003 World Cup campaign.
In 2004 Elton was then appointed captain of the Queensland Reds after a season as vice-captain and became the youngest player to reach 100 caps. But after a series of injuries in 2004 and 2005, the 29-year-old was forced to prematurely retire from rugby due to medical advice.
Since his retirement from rugby, Elton has been enjoying the opportunity to spend more time with his wife Kahli, son Josh and daughter Eva. He’s also been doing promotional work with sponsors and helping to coach the Tongan rugby team. He balances all this with studies in financial planning. But right now, he’s eagerly anticipating the next chapter of his life – Celebrity Survivor.
“It’s at a great time in my life,” he says. “I’ve just finished rugby and it’s all about a few exciting challenges and that’s what this will be. It’ll test me and take me out of my comfort zone and in the end, it’ll be a great life experience. Whatever I do in life, having fun and new experiences is what it’s all about.”
Elton believes having played rugby for most of his life will work to his advantage.
“I think I get on quite well with most people and I’ve been around a group environment all my life so I’m pretty good in that environment,” he says. “I don’t know how good my survival skills are but we’ll soon see. I think I’ll be doing all the labourer’s jobs – the very simple ones that’ll give me something to do!”
“I’ll definitely miss my family but having been a footballer, at least we’re all used to me being away,” he says. “But it will be strange not having a phone or email."
"I’d love to get through the first couple of tribal councils,” he says. “I’m actually quite enjoy roughing it – it’s all good. I’m not bad with spiders or snakes. I love camping near the beach where the waves are.”
Elton's chosen charity is Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
==Celebrity Survivor Australia==
Elton began the game on the dominant Kakula tribe, proving to be a useful asset given his sports background, and he was able to both bond well with his tribemates and adapt to the elements nicely. This allowed Elton to gain a position within Kakula's power structure, following Guy Leech's lead in voting out threat and Day 3 reward Ben Wynn on Day 5 after losing the Immunity Challenge that day. Despite his good position, Elton was rarely seen making strategic advancements within the game, a theme that would be seen throughout his entire stint on the island. However, Elton's bonds with the rest of the tribe gave him allies that would prove to be invaluable for the upcoming twist.
For the first time in Australian Survivor's history, there was a Tribe Switch on Day 6, and Elton was moved onto the Moso tribe with ally David Oldfield, placing them in the minority. Despite this dire situation, worsened by the loss of the Immunity Challenge on Day 7, Elton and David were able to remain strong after Amber Petty flipped on her alliance, bringing the numbers down 2-2. The pair once again scraped through another Immunity Challenge loss after a betrayed Justin Melvey agreed to vote out Amber on Day 9, not only giving Elton and David power within the tribe, but strengthening the tribe altogether due to the boys' challenge prowess, as demonstrated by their handy wins in the next two challenges.
The tribes were eventually merged on Day 12. However, former ally Gabrielle Richens' flip the day prior meant Elton entered the merge without the numbers. After winning the Day 12 Reward Challenge, Guy brought along Elton and Gabrielle to his reward to convince Gabrielle to once again join their side, however this only worsened the alliance's power as former ally David took this opportunity to distance himself from his former Kakula members. This led to Elton and Guy being placed on the outs, first Guy's elimination on Day 13 followed by Elton's elimination on Day 15 in a 4-1-1 vote, the pair leaving the game back-to-back.
Elton had a chance to re-enter the game on Day 20, however he lost the challenge to Guy and Justin, officially becoming the first member of the jury. A deadlock tiebreaker between Justin and Nicolle Dickson on Day 23 could not be resolved by past votes, so it was up to the jury to decide who left the game. Angered by Nicolle's ousting of the jury and lacklustre gameplay, and also in support of Guy, the jury unanimously chose to vote out Nicolle 3-0. On Day 25, Elton criticised Guy's gameplay at the Final Tribal Council due to the week he spent not in the game, however he seemed satisfied by Guy's answer and ultimately voted for him to win the game. Thanks to Elton's support, Guy ended up winning the game in a 3-2 vote.<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan="4" 	Underwater Knot 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Pig Wrestling 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Coconut Juice 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Bislama Memory 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
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3 	rowspan="6" 	Basket Stomp 	Reward 	No 	
3 	Prison Rescue 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Human Thread 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Plank Race 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Passing Water 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Pack Race 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6	 	 	 	 	
6 	rowspan="4" 	Conches Hunt 	Reward 	 	
6 	Step on Up 	Immunity 	 	 	
7 	Sea Towers 	Reward 	 	 	
7 	Memory 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	rowspan="1" 	Folklore / Flashback	Re-entry 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Elton'sVotes	Voted AgainstElton
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6 	 	
7 	 	
 	 	
11 	 	
Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In Episode 11, the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Nicolle and Justin. As both castaways held the same amount of past votes, the tiebreaker was decided by the jury members David, Gabrielle & Elton.
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==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Elton's luxury item was a football.
* Elton is the youngest member of the original Kakula and the youngest man to compete on .
==References==
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