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

[Demonic Ascent]

Kyle Cheney was Bocca at least at Hawthorn.

Was "Fetta" at Melbourne

Cyril “Jazzlegs” Gambetta from St.Kilda in the 20’s must have had shaky legs…​

I'm pretty sure I remember hearing it's because he had polio - they discussed it on the great Kick To Kick podcast.

Another one from that podcast (and I don't know the spelling) but a player from the 70s had the surname "Duperali" and his nickname was Super.

Dont know how widespread it was but my brother and I used to call Cam Pedersen "Rolf" after the disgraced Rolf Harris.

"Ghost" for Jim Jess is a great one, pretty sure it's because his skin was so white he was translucent. GhostofJimJess may be able to verify

 

[Boston tiger]

The scud .. Eddie Hocking .

 

[caveman72]

Had a teammate called Virgil who ran like a thunderbird moved

 

[demondavey]

Not AFL but played cricket with a guy whose nickname was clock .......had one arm longer than the other

Clock didn’t play for St Kilda CC

 

[demondavey]

Greg "The human dog walker" Stafford

Made up…. Plus it’s an awful nickname