In the heart of Toorak's most impressive boulevard, behind a veil of manicured hedges and wrought-iron gates, lies a home ...

In 1917 a former Collingwood player, Malcolm ‘Doc’ Seddon, was as far from the MCG as any footballer could be.

Seddon wrote letters to the football club, and even sent a ‘good luck horseshoe’ which is the centrepiece of Collingwood ... Victoria Park in September 1917 and was nailed to the changeroom ...