Probably because he was the biggest coward hitman that has ever played the game. A real piece of s**t.Jeez.....dunno why "Lethal" got his nickname?
And Jimmy O'Dea will always be known as that "%^$#@*" DOG.
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Probably because he was the biggest coward hitman that has ever played the game. A real piece of s**t.Jeez.....dunno why "Lethal" got his nickname?
And Jimmy O'Dea will always be known as that "%^$#@*" DOG.
Probably because he was the biggest coward hitman that has ever played the game. A real piece of s**t.
My old man once told me about a player whose name was Siggs, so the nickname was "packeta". Google isn't helping me identify him properly though
Tom Prior was Richards ghost writer and came up with a lot of those nicknames.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.
Tom Prior was Richards ghost writer and came up with a lot of those nicknames.
That's even better than I remember - cheersPhil Sigsworth. ‘Whatsapacketta’
He played rugby league and once took a leak right next to my car at Henson Park after I played there. While I was in the car.
Anyone know where “Buddha” Hocking got his nickname? He is far more famous for that name than his real name. Is it because he a chubber when he joined?
Potato farmers around the area l live sometimes get called Scratcher.Did you ever have an itch?? No, not that.
The greater Neal family are farmers from out the back of Wynyard on Mt Hicks road. back in the day, you'd "scratch out a living" on the farm that far inland from the coast, is my guess.
I miss the Jeff Hook tooTom Prior was Richards ghost writer and came up with a lot of those nicknames.
I love the cryptic nicknamesI don’t know the greatest, but I think Pebs for Ryan O’Keefe would have to be the lamest.
(R.O’K = rock = pebble = Pebs. FMD.)
Rowdy = Gavin Brown
Pants = Darren Millane
"Charlie" = James Manson
"Cement head" = Craig "Ned" Kelly
Scooter = Tony Francis
Neon Leon Davis
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
The Blanket = Michael Gayfer
Flash = Wayne Gordon
Heater = Heath Shaw
"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!
Totally, but they were often pure gold.The cult of commentators has become so stupid.
Kerry O’Keeffe is the one that shits me the most. Anyone with half a brain can tell he has his one-liners prepared for months before he spits them out but people seem oblivious to it. Dennis Cometti openly said he would prepare a lot of his in advance.
Bruce meanwhile used to cop s**t because of his over emotion at times but he was one of the most natural I felt and one of the few that brought the appropriate level of knowledge to his sports
Rugby League’s Ray Warren while prone to the odd mixed cliche or silly comment was amazing for some of his obviously off the cuff commentary.
I vividly recall a game in Wollongong adjacent to the beach where a conversion attempt was missed from point blank range by the goalkicker but the two goal line referees raised their flags to show that it was a goal.
Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin lost it. ‘You have GOT to be kidding!!!! How hopeless are these blokes fair dinkum. They should throw them in…… Wollongong Ocean!’
The commentary box erupts with guffaws but quick as a flash Ray Warren composed himself slightly and bellows ‘Wollongong Ocean? It’s been the Pacific since before CAPTAIN COOK!!!’
It was delivered just perfectly
As a little kid, how good ?!I miss the Jeff Hook too