[3] His brother, James Patrick Shelton (1897—1970) also played three senior games with St Kilda: two at the end of 1921, and one in round eight 1922.
[3] Geelong hit the lead in the third quarter, a signal for St Kilda to apply greater force.
When the bell rang, the Saints sensed big trouble and tried to leave the ground hurriedly; Shelton and Stan Hepburn were engulfed on the field by swarming, shouting barrackers.
(Main and Allen, 2002, p.336) On Saturday, 7 August 1926, as the extensive contemporary newspaper reports attest, Shelton was involved in an act of violence directed at Geelong's full-back Arthur Rayson (who also worked as the caretaker at the Corio Oval), through which Rayson received broken ribs, amongst other injuries.
[7][8][9][10][11][12] In his last season (1928), he was charged with attempting to kick Essendon's Tom Clarke in the ankle, during the eighth round match at Windy Hill on 4 June 1928.