| Mal Seddon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Seddon in 1914 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Malcolm Seddon | ||
| Born | 31 May 1888 Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Died | 30 August 1955(1955-08-30) (aged 67) Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Collingwood District | ||
| Debut | 18 July 1911,Collingwood vs.Geelong, atCorio Oval | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911–15, 1919–21 | Collingwood | 102 (56) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Malcolm "Doc"Seddon (31 May 1888 – 30 August 1955)[1] was anAustralian rules footballer who played withCollingwood in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Seddon was also a veteran ofWorld War I, where he fought in Europe and spent time in the Middle East from 1915 to 1919. Seddon survived the war and returned to play for Collingwood in 1919.
Controversially, Seddon's drill sergeant, a supporter of rival VFL clubCarlton, put Seddon and Collingwood teammatePaddy Rowan through a 10-mile route march on the morning of the1915 Grand Final.[2]
Whilst overseas, Seddon sent back a horseshoe made from a German bomb along with the remnants of a German aircraft shot down by Australian soldiers at theBattle of the Somme.[3] Seddon sent them to the club as a gesture of good luck. In Seddon's absence, Collingwood won the1917 Premiership.
Items sent back from Seddon during the war can be seen on display at Collingwood'sHolden Centre in Melbourne.
In Seddon's first season back after the war, he was a part of the1919 Collingwood premiership team that defeatedRichmond.
