Greatest AFL nicknames of all time and background on how the nickname came about.

[FreddyTwoShoes]

Stewie "Buckets" Loewe was a good one.

p.s. Good thread Jetafl

 

[Hojuman]

Keith Grieg - Racehorse
Gary Cowton - Crazy Horse

 

[Robroy22]

Jeez.....dunno why "Lethal" got his nickname?

And Jimmy O'Dea will always be known as that "%^$#@*" DOG.

 

[Pistol Night]

Lantern - Not too bright and you have to carry the campaigner always

 

[Dee Train]

Not footy but one of the cleverer nicknames was one of my high school mates. He played cricket and was a bit rotund and didn’t like to run between the wickets much. We called him ‘Tunga’ after the Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga. One day he called for the runner, so it evolved from ‘need a runner’, rhymes with Arjuna….to ‘Need a Ranatunga’, shortened to Tunga. We thought it was clever in year 11 anyway

 

[Mentallo]

I always thought "Cracker" for former Dee & Crow Trent Ormond-Allen was reasonably good.

 

[PhatBoy]

Again these aren’t from AFL but some of the better ones among my mates:

Gary - became Gawrence after someone made the observation that ‘If Larry is short for Lawrence Garry has to be short for Gawrence doesn’t it?’ So that’s what he is to this day.


Around the time Chris ‘Buddha’ Handy was a major part of 7’s rugby coverage one of my mates during a drinking game confessed to getting a wristy - or a handy - off one of the girls in our dorm who we never would have suspected so he became Buddha for the ensuing years.

 

[BarbieITFC]

Again - not AFL - but my favourite was a soccer player in the UK from late 90s / early 00s called Fitz Hall. His nickname was 'One Size'.

 

[Pistol Night]

Again - not AFL - but my favourite was a soccer player in the UK from late 90s / early 00s called Fitz Hall. His nickname was 'One Size'.

Unfortunately Josef Fritzl thought his name was close enough also

 

[piesaregreat]

Michael "windows" Turner played for Geelong

 

[Dazzler9]

Brett Heady - Jobby.

 

[Pistol Night]

Brett Heady - Jobby.

Inbuilt handles too

 

[Dazzler9]

Another cricket one. Brad Hogg's nickname is George. Because George is his real first name.

So yeah, his first name is actually his nickname.

 

[Robroy22]

Rowdy = Gavin Brown
Pants = Darren Millane
"Charlie" = James Manson
"Cement head" = Craig "Ned" Kelly
Scooter = Tony Francis
Neon Leon Davis

Leon Davis

Age

42

Ht

177cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.0

1star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.4

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.4

3star

G

0.4

3star

Boof = Craig Davis
Cotton = Billy Picken
Monkey = Damien Monkhorst
Jerker = Graham Jenkin
Bubba = Barry Price
Daisy = Dale Thomas
The Macedonian Marvel= Peter Daicos
Leroy = Leigh "the Anvil" Brown
Tuddy = Des Tuddenham
Buttsy = Stan Magro
Rusty = Steele Sidebottom

22

Steele Sidebottom

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.4

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

3.7

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

24.0

5star

K

12.0

5star

HB

12.0

5star

M

4.5

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.3

4star

D

31.6

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

17.2

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

6.0

5star

The Blanket = Michael Gayfer
Flash = Wayne Gordon
Heater = Heath Shaw

23

Heath Shaw

Age

38

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.0

5star

K

15.8

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

6.3

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

472.4

5star

D

14.5

3star

K

11.0

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

3star

MG

244.0

4star

D

13.4

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

"Perfect Pete" = Peter McKenna
Twiggy = Ross Dunne
Thommo = Len Thompson
Racehorse = Ricky Barham
Teaser = Graham Teasdale
Chocco = Mark Williams
"The Weed" = Murray Weideman
Bobby = Bob Rose
Rotten = Ron Andrews
Jimmy = Robert Dean
Billy = Jamie Elliot
Jonno = Ben Johnston
Dids = Alan Didak
"Cho" = Michael Richardson
Banksy = Dennis Banks
Chrisso = Michael Christian
Mores = Shane Morwood

I'll leave it here....I've gotta cook dinner!

 

[Lampers]

Cricket, Pat Cummins’ nickname in the state team was apparently “Cider”.

Think about it.

 

[masai tu]

Strewth have a go at that thing would ya. No wonder they call him Tangles

Tangles = Mr Walker.

 

[Pistol Night]

Tangles = Mr Walker.

No s**t

 

[footyfan1978]

I will get the players names wrong but I was at a Carlton game where the crowd yelled the nicknames "elevator" for madden, "dominator" for wayne johnson and "masturbator" for dorotich after he was caught knocking the top off in his car outside of training

Yeah, I think you are a bit off. Think Doro was caught in different circumstances as Jo Pearson and Dominator were.....
So the story goes...

 

[footyfan1978]

Louie the Lip basically was the master of this. Wanna be's like Rex Hunt tried to copy with Special Fried Rice and The Cranium but we all knew he was trying to copy the master nickname creator.
Galloping Gasometer almost my favourite by Louie.
Flying Doormat and Lethal Leigh he known for more.

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Another Cricket one

The late and disgraced South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje - re after the match fixing scandals

" Hansie In The Till " Cronje

 

[Blackhawk42]

Brett Heady - 'Jobby'.

Brad Sewell

Brad Sewell

Age

40

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.1

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.5

5star

CL

4.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

's nickname was 'Pretzel' because that's what it sounds like it you say it really fast.

 

[sandeano]

Brett Heady - 'Jobby'.

Brad Sewell's nickname was 'Pretzel' because that's what it sounds like it you say it really fast.

Its genesis may be apocryphal but it has been said that that it was Merv Hughes who gave the name of "Bubbles" to ABC cricket commentator Neville Oliver. Because, if you say his name quickly several times it sounds like someone farting in a bath.

(Try it)

 

[Robroy22]

Louie the Lip basically was the master of this. Wanna be's like Rex Hunt tried to copy with Special Fried Rice and The Cranium but we all knew he was trying to copy the master nickname creator.
Galloping Gasometer almost my favourite by Louie.
Flying Doormat and Lethal Leigh he known for more.

Rene Kink = The incredible hulk

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Jimmy Krakoer =the penetrator

 

[nut]

Tom Browne- Metamucil Ie full of s**t