How are Carney, Corby brewing?

So just how did Todd Carney come to be in Bali this week, hanging out with convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby and donating footy gear to inmates at her former big house, Kerobokan Jail?

The link is well-known Coogee entrepreneur, Dave Martin, who runs Courtyard cafe, a popular haunt among the suburb's NRL elite.

Carney was one of Courtyard's first and most loyal customers when the business opened a few years ago, while he was living across Coogee Bay Rd and playing for the Roosters.

He and Martin became so close that Carney even considered buying a share in the cafe.