1. Joffa Corfe's father, Robert Corfe, who was an alcoholic and a drug addict, drove a truck, delivered mail and had various other jobs.
15 Facts About Joffa Corfe
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When he was a young child, Joffa Corfe's family moved around various suburbs in Melbourne, escaping debt and financial obligations.
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Joffa Corfe was homeless for four years in his late teenage years, until he got a job at a plastics factory in Hawthorn and was able to escape homelessness.
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Joffa Corfe has close connections with the indigenous community at Lake Tyers.
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Joffa Corfe was employed as a welfare worker at the Anchorage Hostel, a Salvation Army refuge for homeless men, as recently as 2011.
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Joffa Corfe worked as a nightshifter, working from 11 pm to 8:30 am.
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Joffa Corfe rose to prominence in 2002 by donning a gold jacket and holding up a "Game Over" banner during games when he felt Collingwood had secured victory, usually in the fourth quarter.
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When Joffa Corfe saw Eddie McGuire wear it on The Footy Show, he emailed McGuire to ask if he could use it to celebrate Collingwood victories.
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Joffa Corfe was a notable fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria for several years.
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When Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, tried to rally voters during the 2010 federal election by calling for a "unity ticket" of people who hated the Collingwood Football Club, Joffa Corfe reacted by saying that she had "lost his vote".
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In 2008 Joffa Corfe created controversy when photographs of him posing with two rifles in the manner of Melbourne criminal Chopper Read were posted on a Collingwood supporters' internet forum.
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Joffa Corfe's actions were criticised by gun control activists but Collingwood's president, Eddie McGuire, defended Corfe's character.
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Joffa Corfe compared security at the ground to the Gestapo.
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In Round 18 of the 2002 AFL season, in a match between Collingwood and their archrival Carlton, Joffa Corfe drew attention to the fact that Carlton were going to finish last that year by waving an oversized wooden spoon.
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On 27 February 2023, Joffa Corfe was sentenced to 12 months' prison, wholly suspended for two years.