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Everything is coming full circle for South Sydney tragic Corey Woodhead as he regaled anyone who’d listen with tales of The March like he was a woman fighting for the right to vote.
On November 12, 2000, an estimated 80,000 supporters of the South Sydney Rabbitohs marched on Town Hall to protest the club’s exclusion from the NRL competition.
Although these sorts of decisions were not made in Sydney’s Town Hall the message got through leading to Souths being reintroduced to the NRL in 2001.
Despite being a blip in the life of someone who goes for any other team (or does not give a fuck about sport), for Souths fans like Corey this was a historic watershed moment akin to the brave suffragettes who protested for the right for women to vote in elections.
“Because it wasn’t just a win for Souths, you know? It was a win for the greatest game of all,” stated Woodhead to a table of people as if he were Emmeline Pankhurst with a penis.
“They said you can’t play and we said stuff ya to that!”
“We marched and we did it. We actually did it.”
According to those stuck listening to Woodhead talk about walking from Surry Hills to Town Hall like he was at Black Friday, listening to the South tragic’s ramblings about the only protest he’s ever been to has been made a lot easier with the introduction of a fun drinking game.
“We’ve been drinking every time he’s said ‘Foundation Club ’or ‘The People’s Team,’” giggled one listener who would soon succumb to alcohol poisoning.
“And we’ve been doing a shot every time the number at the protest gets bigger.”
“I’m gonna die before the Grand Final if I keep this up aren’t I?”
