When he was a young child, Corfe's family moved around various suburbs in Melbourne, escaping debt and financial obligations.

[2][4] His six siblings also lived in and out of public homes and foster care throughout their early years due to their parents' chronic instability and poverty.

[2] In his early adolescence, Corfe drifted between different jobs and different homes; his living situation alternated between public housing, his unstable family, and the streets.

"[2] Corfe was employed as a welfare worker at the Anchorage Hostel,[6] a Salvation Army refuge for homeless men,[3] as recently as 2011.

[15][16] His iconic gold jacket, retired after Collingwood's 2010 premiership win,[17] was auctioned on eBay for $3,900 with all proceeds going to the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria.

[27] The DVD includes a full set of commentaries, bloopers and footage of Collingwood's 2010 Grand Final win celebrations.

[32] 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, Corfe reacted by saying that she had "lost his vote".

[33] Joffa said, "For a Prime Minister to jump on the anti-Collingwood bandwagon, I reckon it’s a bit poor... We don’t need that stuff on the national political stage.

"[33] In 2008 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.

His actions were criticised by gun control activists but Collingwood's president, Eddie McGuire, defended Corfe's character.

[35] Although Corfe has been the highest profile member of the Collingwood cheer squad, he has not always had a comfortable relationship with other fans and club staff.

The victim, using the alias "Thomas", signed a statutory declaration to The Age alleging that Corfe, who was 39 at the time, invited him to a Collingwood–Hawthorn game.

Thomas claims he and Corfe walked to Flinders Street Station, where an alleged sexual assault happened inside a bathroom.