Resource Australian Sporting Nickname Database

[The Victorian]

As requested here is the Australian Sporting Nickname Database that I have recently compiled

[TD valign="top"]Birds[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Animals[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Ocean Nicknames[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Human Nicknames[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Monarchy Names[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Sky Nicknames[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Mythical Names[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Other[/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Crows
Magpies
Hawks
Swans
Eagles
Falcons
Vultures
Woodpeckers
Roosters
Seagulls
Penguins
Kookaburras
Rosellas
Bats
Phoenix[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Lions
Cats
Tigers
Bulldogs
Bears
Panthers
Zebras
Mustangs
Cobras
Bloodhounds
Chargers
Rams
Buffaloes
Gorillas
Goannas
Wolves
Stallions
Cougars
Bulls
Jaguars
Snakes
Turtles
Vipers
Broncos
Brumbies[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Sharks
Dockers
Ports
Dolphins
Stingrays
Mariners
Lakers
Lifesavers
Sea Eagles
[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Saints
Students
Warriors
Diggers
Pioneers
Bushrangers
Rebels
Gunners
Cowboys[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Royals
Knights
Kings
[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Suns
Power
Thunder
Lightning
Magic
Stars
Thunderbolts
Heat
Galaxy
Rising
Force
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Tornadoes
Comets
Meteors[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Giants
Demons
Devils
Dragons
Vikings
Spartans
Pirates
Ironmen
Vampires
Titans
Renegades[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Bombers
Jets
Rovers
Railways
Redlegs
Borough
Ranges
Cannons
Hammers
Arrows
Rockets
Crushers
Spurs
Bridges
Bloods
Roar
Glory
Fury
Fever[/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Colours[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Insects[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Aussie Animals[/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Blues
Maroons
Two Blues
Tri Colours[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Bumblebees
Hornets
Bullants
Scorpions[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Wallabies
Dingoes
Wombats
Koalas
Kangaroos
Crocs[/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]

 

[Sammoll]

Missing a few. What about the Reds (Super Rugby) ?

 

[Ogrebait]

Nice work.

Just a couple of points:
- Why are Penguins classified as “Birds” yet Sea Eagles fall under “Ocean Nicknames”?;
- the Phoenix is a mythical creature;
- Vikings, Spartans, Pirates and Ironmen are not;
- Power, Magic, Heat and Force are not specific to the sky and would be better categorised as “Other”;
- Rovers is a “Human Nickname”;
- and Scorpions are not “Insects” (they are arachnids).

 

[Craegus]

- Rovers is a “Human Nickname”

Actually this is correct. A team named "Rovers" traditionally was a team that Roved/Moved around different locations, it fits in the same category as a team named "Wanderers".

 

[rabbitoh21]

Briars, (Woolahra/Sydney) Convicts, Mounties, (Drummoyne/Glebe) Dirty Reds, (Enfield) Federals, (Holy Cross) Rhinos

 

[rabbitoh21]

Also, did you miss the Rabbitohs?

 

[Prison bar Pete]

As requested here is the Australian Sporting Nickname Database that I have recently compiled

[TD valign="top"]Birds[/TD][TD valign="top"]Animals[/TD][TD valign="top"]Ocean Nicknames[/TD][TD valign="top"]Human Nicknames[/TD][TD valign="top"]Monarchy Names[/TD][TD valign="top"]Sky Nicknames[/TD][TD valign="top"]Mythical Names[/TD][TD valign="top"]Other[/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Crows
Magpies
Hawks
Swans
Eagles
Falcons
Vultures
Woodpeckers
Roosters
Seagulls
Penguins
Kookaburras
Rosellas
Bats
Phoenix[/TD][TD valign="top"]Lions
Cats
Tigers
Bulldogs
Bears
Panthers
Zebras
Mustangs
Cobras
Bloodhounds
Chargers
Rams
Buffaloes
Gorillas
Goannas
Wolves
Stallions
Cougars
Bulls
Jaguars
Snakes
Turtles
Vipers
Broncos
Brumbies[/TD][TD valign="top"]Sharks
Dockers
Ports
Dolphins
Stingrays
Mariners
Lakers
Lifesavers
Sea Eagles[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Saints
Students
Warriors
Diggers
Pioneers
Bushrangers
Rebels
Gunners
Cowboys[/TD][TD valign="top"]Royals
Knights
Kings[/TD]
[TD valign="top"]Suns
Power
Thunder
Lightning
Magic
Stars
Thunderbolts
Heat
Galaxy
Rising
Force
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Tornadoes
Comets
Meteors[/TD][TD valign="top"]Giants
Demons
Devils
Dragons
Vikings
Spartans
Pirates
Ironmen
Vampires
Titans
Renegades[/TD][TD valign="top"]Bombers
Jets
Rovers
Railways
Redlegs
Borough
Ranges
Cannons
Hammers
Arrows
Rockets
Crushers
Spurs
Bridges
Bloods
Roar
Glory
Fury
Fever[/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Colours[/TD][TD valign="top"]Insects[/TD][TD valign="top"]Aussie Animals[/TD][TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]

[TD valign="top"]Blues
Maroons
Two Blues
Tri Colours[/TD][TD valign="top"]Bumblebees
Hornets
Bullants
Scorpions[/TD][TD valign="top"]Wallabies
Dingoes
Wombats
Koalas
Kangaroos
Crocs[/TD][TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]
[TD valign="top"][/TD]

Good Idea. I'll trawl through my stuff and suggest some other footy ones. Off the top of my head you can add:
Double Blues (Sturt) - Colours
Owls (Angle Vale) & Galahs (Australia) - Birds
Crabs (Flinders Uni) - Ocean
Wineflies (Reynella) - Insects

 

[troybe]

North Albury HOPPERS
Yarrawonga PIGEONS
Gladstone MUDCRABS
Melbourne ACES
Canberra CAVALRY
Brisbane BANDITS
Sydney BLUESOX
Coomera CUTTERS
Ormeau SHEARERS
Robina RAPTORS
Ocean Grove GRUBBERS
Queenscliff BARRACOUTAS
Thornton-Eildon SHINBONERS

 

[Prison bar Pete]

Here's my list! Some might be defunct clubs now (or they've changed nicknames):

Blacks (Adelaide Uni)
Wolverines (Brampton Canada)
Towns (Edwardstown)
Reds (Flinders Park)
Samurais (Japan)
Brookers (Kersbrook)
Ramblers (Seaton)
Elephants (Lao)
Pumas (Moyston Willaura)
Thistles (Old Scotch, Tasmania)
Collegians (Old Scotch, Victoria)
Grammarians (Old Camberwell)
Phantoms (PHOS Camden)
Mountain Lions (Torrens Valley)
Superstars (Tapalinga)
Yabbies (Tyabb)
Raggies (Athelstone)
Raiders (Bridgewater, Houghton Districts, Canberra)
Hounds (Blackfriars, Hectorville)
Crocodiles (Copenhagen)
Crushers (Camelback, Arizona USA)
Emus (Morphett Vale)
Whalers (Eden NSW)
Redbacks (Mosman Park & South Australia)
Crusaders (Far North Queensland)
Icebreakers (Finland)
Tiger Sharks (Frankston Districts)
Stonecats (Frankston YCW)
Storm (Glenorchy)
Hogs (Harman)
Hammers (Hampton)
Mudlarks (Myponga/Sellicks)
Roos (Morphettville Park)
Rippers (Manning)
Gryphons (Monash)
Shoes (Noarlunga)
Norsemen (Norwood Victoria)
Thunder & Lightning (Pumaralli)
Robins (Sheffield Tasmania)
Red Lions (Uni of Queensland)
Revolution (USA)
Freedom (USA Women)
Barras (United Beaches Queensland)
Wildcats (West London)
Lyrebirds (Buln Buln)
Geckos (Bali)
Hoppers (North Albury, Coolamon)
Kangas (Cohuna)
Doves (Doveton)
Piranhas (Innaloo)
Bintangs (Jakarta)
Banshees (Ireland women)
Garudas (Indonesia)
Mounties (Mt Pleasant Tasmania)
Hunters (Newcastle City)
Breakaways (Newtown)
Road Runners (North Sunshine)
Nomads (New England)
Ships (Old Hobartians)
Big Reds (Para Hills)
Cockledivers (Port Noarlunga)
Maulers (Port Malmo)
Bush Pigs (Rivcol)
Razorbacks (Swinburne University of Technology)
Dynamites (Stockholm, Sweden)
Griffins (Skane, Sweden)
Elks (Sweden)
Rampant Lions (Scotch OC SA)
Javelinas (Tucson USA)
Volcanoes (Vanuatu)
Rats (Ararat)
Hooters (Angle Vale women)
Rabbits (Bothwell)
Redtails (Central Australia) - bird
Pinktails (Central Australia women)
Shaheens (Pakistan, means Falcons)
Northwind (Canada)


There's also the old time nicknames such as "Same Olds" (Essendon), Pivotonians (Geelong), Mayblooms (Hawthorn) Magentas (Port Adelaide) & Shinboners (North Melbourne) to add if you like.

Suggestion: put the names in alphabetical order in each category. Cheers.

 

[Cole Dammett]

Shame the Adelaide Bite changed their name to the Giants... would have been a good one for your list

 

[troybe]

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[caloschwaby]

Who tf are the Nunawading Titans? Several photos of them shown playing in the EFL but I cannot recall them ever existing. Did they rebrand into the Nunawading Lions?

 

[troybe]

Must have changed to the Nunawading Lions in the last few years. I went to the Nuna-Ardmore game a couple of years ago. They were the Lions then. There’s no info on when they changed nicknames as far as I can see. Maybe sometime in 2016?


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[caloschwaby]

Must have changed to the Nunawading Lions in the last few years. I went to the Nuna-Ardmore game a couple of years ago. They were the Lions then. There’s no info on when they changed nicknames as far as I can see. Maybe sometime in 2016?


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Yep, last facebook post was around 2016.
No trace at all of them rebranding or anything, absolutely odd. I'm pretty sure I'd remember there being a Titans team in the EFL, and I could've sworn Lions snapped their 4-year losing streak sometime last season, making them older than the Titans.

Very strange...