I have seen Woodsy in the wild twice.
The first time was just after he left us I think, I was visiting a grandparent in a hospital near Hurstville and I got into a lift in Bulldogs gear and fkn Woodsy walked in. I swear he smirked. I didn't say anything because I figured maybe his grandparent was sick too? I realised later he was probably visiting his new born. I should have had a sly dig in good humour, one of my greatest regrets.
The second time was more recent at Sydney Zoo. But he was with his family, so I did what any normal polite person would do I took a sly photo and showed some mates I saw Woodsy.
He was neighbours with my brother-in-law when he signed with us.
In the wild, I've seen:
- Ben Barba (in the local Coles, in 2008). I knew who he was but he still hadn't made his FG debut so other people had no idea who he was. No surprise he was in the sports drink section lol
- Josh Mansour (outside the local pub). And this was in the first off season when he shaved his thick beard off - I think around 2016. I didn't know who he was at first because of the non-existent beard, then when I saw those tree-trunk legs of his and it clicked
- Kevin Naiqama (in a car park) walking back to his car sweating carrying gym gear, obviously finished a session at the gym, and;
- Josh Addo-Carr (in the local Coles) walking through with his wife and child. This was in November so he was well and truly one of us at this stage.
Saw all 4 in the same suburb.