Claiming victimisation, Seymour vowed he would never to play VFA football again and began training with Fitzroy.
His performance in South Melbourne's win over Footscray at Lake Oval earned praise.
[6] Seymour played two games with South Melbourne the following year, before Brunswick regained his services halfway through the 1957 VFA season.
[10] In 1962 he was back at Brunswick, but before the season began was de-registered by the VFA, as he was again due to face the tribunal, for disputing an umpires decision and using abusive language, in a practice match.
[15] His son, Ross Seymour, was an accomplished swimmer, who represented Australia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.