What's the best nickname for a player?

Question

With the State of Origin, Roy & HG give the players silly nicknames. Andrew "the unmade bed" Johns, Tony "penalty puller" Hearn, Mark "fire up b itch" Gasnier, but to name a few.

My all time favourite was Phil "Whatsapacketa" Sigsworth.

I've only heard a few in the AFL, like Bruce Doull was the Flying Doormat. Spider Everett is another.

So what's your favourite and what one has cracked you up?

Answer 1

i think sav rocca was good at collingwood

'rocca by baby'

Answer 2

Tiprat = Stephen Milne.

Answer 3

I like "The Junkyard Dog" which is Dean Laidleys nickname.

Some of my other favourites are:

Bomber - Mark Thompson

The Kid -  Dermott Brereton (This is pretty stuffed up though.. he was a tough player...)

God - Ablett Snr. (The nickname says it all for this bloke)

and Plugger - Tony Lockett... (Proabbly also deserved "God" for a nickname...)

Answer 4

i like leigh montagna and nick riewoldts nicknames.

Montagna- Joey

Riewoldt-  Rooey

its just cute, its like say nicks the puppa and leighs the baby.

and i like the tarrants nicknames- Tarranator

only because me and my friend gave it to them and they loved it, now their mates call them it, we gave them the name :)

Answer 5

Hungry :Kevin Bartlet very appropriate.

The Dominator :Wayne Johnson my favourite.

Answer 6

I like Pebbles for Anthony Rocca (Because his surname means rock in Italian) and Dutch for Brodie Holland.

I always thought that E.J Whitten's nickname of 'Mr.Football' was really appropriate. That's one of my favourites.

Answer 7

Matthew Bate - Master

Tyson Goldsack - Money Bags

Brett Heady - Jobby

Ryan Gamble - Vegas

Andrew Swallow - Spitz

Tim  Houlihan - The Harrow Thunderbolt

Aaron Fiora - Fiona

Michael Rischitelli - Teac

Graham Johncock - Stiffy

Answer 8

kevin sheedy- back pocket plumber

Answer 9

My favourite was always WoW Jones.

Apparently because he had a 'W' tattooed on each butt cheek! It was small things for small minds but I always cacked at that

Answer 10

lyckety splyt

Answer 11

John "The Rat" Platten - Hawthorn Legend and Brownlow Medallist - great Rover - famous for his unruly tangle of long curls.   I always thought The Rat was a great nickname and remember his on field heroics always.  Hung up his boots about a decade ago.

Answer 12

the shag man

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