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Elton Flatley is a contestant from Celebrity Survivor Australia.

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.

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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.

Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Kakula Underwater Knot Reward No Won
Pig Wrestling Reward/Immunity No Won
2 Coconut Juice Reward No Won
Bislama Memory Immunity Yes Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 6
3 Moso Basket Stomp Reward No Won
Prison Rescue Immunity No Lost
4 Human Thread Reward No Lost
Plank Race Immunity No Lost
5 Passing Water Reward No Won
Pack Race Immunity No Won
Tribes Merged, Day 12
6 Tanna Conches Hunt Reward Invited
Step on Up Immunity Lost
7 Sea Towers Reward Lost
Memory Immunity Lost
Voted Out, Day 15
10 Tanna Folklore / Flashback Re-entry Lost
Eliminated, Day 20

Episode Elton's
Votes
Voted Against
Elton
1 Kakula Tribe Immune
2 Ben -
3 Fiona -
4 Amber -
5 Moso Tribe Immune
6 Nicolle -
7 Nicolle Gabrielle, Imogen,
Justin, Nicolle
Voted Out, Day 15
11 Nicolle1 Ineligible
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Guy

^1 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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Celebrity Survivor Australia Castaways
 Amber
Moso
AUS2 amber t
 Ben
Kakula
AUS2 ben t
 David
Kakula
AUS2 david t
 Elton
Kakula
AUS2 elton t
 Fiona
Moso
AUS2 fiona t
 Gabrielle
Kakula
AUS2 gabrielle t
 Guy
Kakula
AUS2 guy t
 Imogen
Moso
AUS2 imogen t
 Justin
Moso
AUS2 justin t
 Kym
Moso
AUS2 kym t
 Nicolle
Moso
AUS2 nicolle t
 Wayne
Kakula
AUS2 wayne t
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