What's the wierdest nickname for a player?

Question

In the 80s, there was a NSWRL player (now NRL) with the funniest nickname

Phil "Whatsapacketa" Sigsworth.

I think Reg Reagan was loosely based on him.

Was there one for the AFL/VFL? Get thinking people

Answer 1

W   O   W  was a good one,  warren jones, the carlton ruckman had 2 tattoos on his bum, W and W on his cheeks, hence the name WOW. very good, i thought.

Answer 2

A current young Hawks player (can't remember who for the life of me) nicknamed 'Twister' after a trip to Tasmania the team went bike riding and his t******e was twisted.

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

I always loved squeaky clean John Eales nickname (former Australian Rugby Captain). He was a real gentleman and ambassador for the game.

The nickname was nobody.....because Nobodies perfect....

Answer 5

Graham "Stiffy" Johncock

Answer 6

Liberatorie had the worst nickname to the Maltese community.

He's nickname was LIBBA which means sperm in Maltese.

yes it always made me cringe when the commentary team would scream his name out..lol

Answer 7

you know whats funny ray chamberlain(umpire) call "goose" maguire a "moose" what a pissa!!!!!!!!!! probly REX HUNT calling LEON DAVIS "BLACK as a DOGS GUTS" but then had to apologise.

Answer 8

Well one I think is weird would have to be tony lockett being called plugger. I still wonder why he was called that.

Answer 9

yeah wow jones is the one that first came to mind but I also like John Platten being called The Rat, it somehow just fits.

As for weird I never understood Bruce Doull being called The Flying Doormat, but I like it.

Also one I remember is Richo being called Chewbacka from Star Wars - that one cracks me up.

Answer 10

I was gonna say WoW Jones, which takes the cake, but Romper was too quick.

There's a lot of really boring ones out there.

We used to have a guy on our team who was called crabs because of the weird way he scored a goal once (crawling like a crab across the goal square to get his boot on it).  

He was a bit of a ladies' man and the name only really stuck when we yelled it out one night back at the club and the girl he was chatting up just turned around and left when it was called out.  Poor bugger, never got laid again after a footy game!