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Reading training reports and some other topics I sometimes get confused with player nicknames (I'm sure I'm not the only one).

And to further confuse things, I even get the impression that some players have more than one nickname.

Would someone be kind enough to list player nicknames for me/us thus making it easier to follow some topics.

 
  On 14/01/2017 at 05:07, Dee Dee said:

Reading training reports and some other topics I sometimes get confused with player nicknames (I'm sure I'm not the only one).

And to further confuse things, I even get the impression that some players have more than one nickname.

Would someone be kind enough to list player nicknames for me/us thus making it easier to follow some topics.

Add a Y to their last or first names and you have a great start.

We all know N. Jones as "chunk', but I've heard others call him "doctor". Anyone know where that came from?

Is it the bald wheelchair dude from X-Men? 

 
  On 14/01/2017 at 06:33, Deemented Are Go! said:

We all know N. Jones as "chunk', but I've heard others call him "doctor". Anyone know where that came from?

Is it the bald wheelchair dude from X-Men? 

You mean proffessor X.

Doubt that is the origin. 

Great thread - hope we can cumulatively document it. 

I for one know no-ones nick name - mind I have a few personal ones when they're playing like flogs.


'Doctor Jones' is probably a reference to Indiana Jones, via the awful Aqua song - 'Dr Jones, Jones, calling doctor Jones" repeated ad nauseum.

 

  On 14/01/2017 at 07:42, Little Goffy said:

'Doctor Jones' is probably a reference to Indiana Jones, via the awful Aqua song - 'Dr Jones, Jones, calling doctor Jones" repeated ad nauseum.

 

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Off the top of my head via club media (players and staff):

 

Angus Brayshaw = Gus/ Gussy

Thomas Bugg = Buggy

Sam Frost = Frosty

Lachlan Filipovic = Flipper*

Colin Garland = Garlo

Jeff Garlett = Jeffy

Max Gawn = Maxy/ Gawny/ Big Max(y)

Mitch Hannan = Hanno?

James Harmes = Harmsey

Michael Hibberd = Pig

Jesse Hogan = Hoges

Jayden Hunt = Hunty

Neville Jetta = Jets

Nathan Jones = Chunk

Dion Johnstone = Jonno*?

Declan Keilty = ?

Ben Kennedy = Kenno?

Jay Kennedy-Harris = Jay Kay (J.K)

Dean Kent = Kenty

Mitchell King = Kingy? (We had two)

Jordan Lewis = Taz

Tom McDonald = T.Mac/ T-Bone?

Oscar McDonald = O.Mac*/ Porterhouse?

Pat McKenna = Patty?

Jake Melksham = Milkshake

Alex Neal-Bullen = Nibler (N.B'ler)

Clayton Oliver = Clarry

Cam Pedersen = Ped-o

Christian Petracca = Trac

Christian Salem = Sales?

Joel Smith = Smithy?

Tim Smith = Bull

Jake Spencer = Pencil

Billy Stretch = Stretchy/ Strecher

Jake Trengove = Trenners

Dom Tyson = Dom (presumably short for Dominic)/ Dommy/ Domma

Aaron Vandenberg = Vanders

Bernie Vince = Bernie (presumably short for Bernard)/ Barry (from the AFL footy show)

Jack Viney = Vines

Josh Wagner = Valkerie*?

Jack Watts = Wattsy

Sam Weideman = Weid?

Mitch White = Whitey

 

EDIT: With help from monoccular (*)

 
  On 14/01/2017 at 07:28, Danelska said:

Great thread - hope we can cumulatively document it. 

I for one know no-ones nick name - mind I have a few personal ones when they're playing like flogs.

He was 426 I believe. 

  On 15/01/2017 at 00:44, ignition. said:

Off the top of my head:

 

Angus Brayshaw = Gus/ Gussy

Thomas Bugg = Buggy

Sam Frost = Frosty

Lachlan Filipovic = Flipper

Colin Garland = Garlo

Jeff Garlett = Jeffy

Max Gawn = Maxy/ Gawny/ Big Max(y) Treebeard

Mitch Hannan = ?

James Harmes = Harmsey

Michael Hibberd = Pig

Jesse Hogan = Hoges

Jayden Hunt = Hunty

Neville Jetta = Jets

Nathan Jones = Chunk

Dion Johnstone = ? I bet I t it will be Johnno

Declan Keilty = ?

Ben Kennedy = ? Benken 

Jay Kennedy-Harris = J.K (Jay Kay)

Dean Kent = Kent or Deano

Max King = Kingy? (we had two)

Jordan Lewis = Taz

Tom McDonald = T.Mc / T-Bone?

Oscar McDonald = Porterhouse? OMac

Pat McKenna = Patty?

Jake Melksham = Milkshake

Alex Neal-Bullen = Nibler (N.B'ler)

Clayton Oliver = Clarry

Cam Pedersen = Ped-o

Christian Petracca = Trac

Christian Salem = Sales?

Joel Smith = Smithy?

Tim Smith = Bull

Jake Spencer = Pencil

Billy Stretch = Stretchy/ Strecher

Jake Trengove = Trenners

Dom Tyson = Dom (presumably short for Dominic)/ Dommy/ Domma

Aaron Vandenberg = Vanders

Bernie Vince = Bernie (presumably short for Bernard) / Footy show = Barry

Jack Viney = Vines

Josh Wagner = ??Valkerie?

Jack Watts = Wattsy

Sam Weideman = Weid?

Mitch White = Whitey

 


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  On 15/01/2017 at 00:44, ignition. said:

Off the top of my head via club media (players and staff):

 

Angus Brayshaw = Gus/ Gussy

Thomas Bugg = Buggy

Sam Frost = Frosty

Lachlan Filipovic = Flipper*

Colin Garland = Garlo

Jeff Garlett = Jeffy

Max Gawn = Maxy/ Gawny/ Big Max(y)/ Treebeard*

Mitch Hannan = Hanno?

James Harmes = Harmsey

Michael Hibberd = Pig

Jesse Hogan = Hoges

Jayden Hunt = Hunty

Neville Jetta = Jets

Nathan Jones = Chunk

Dion Johnstone = Jonno*?

Declan Keilty = ?

Ben Kennedy = Benken*/ Kenno?

Jay Kennedy-Harris = Jay Kay (J.K)

Dean Kent = Kenty

Mitchell King = Kingy? (we had two)

Jordan Lewis = Taz

Tom McDonald = T.Mac/ T-Bone?

Oscar McDonald = O.Mac*/ Porterhouse?

Pat McKenna = Patty?

Jake Melksham = Milkshake

Alex Neal-Bullen = Nibler (N.B'ler)

Clayton Oliver = Clarry

Cam Pedersen = Ped-o

Christian Petracca = Trac

Christian Salem = Sales?

Joel Smith = Smithy?

Tim Smith = Bull

Jake Spencer = Pencil

Billy Stretch = Stretchy/ Strecher

Jake Trengove = Trenners

Dom Tyson = Dom (presumably short for Dominic)/ Dommy/ Domma

Aaron Vandenberg = Vanders

Bernie Vince = Bernie (presumably short for Bernard) / Footy show = Barry

Jack Viney = Vines

Josh Wagner = Valkerie*?

Jack Watts = Wattsy

Sam Weideman = Weid?

Mitch White = Whitey

 

EDIT: With help from monoccular (*)

Great, thank you. I suppose most are self explanatory but a few show a bit of imagination Nibler, Chunk.

However is Christian Petracca also CP5? And Clayton Oliver, Clarry Choo Choo or similar?

I would also nominate another nickname for Max Gawn: Rasputin!

Angus Brayshaw's grandfather is Sticks and his father is Sticks so Angus should also be Sticks.

  On 15/01/2017 at 02:17, Tony Tea said:

Angus Brayshaw's grandfather is Sticks and his father is Sticks so Angus should also be Sticks.

With a name like Angus..."Steaks" :rolleyes:

  On 15/01/2017 at 00:44, ignition. said:

Off the top of my head via club media (players and staff):

 

Angus Brayshaw = Gus/ Gussy

Thomas Bugg = Buggy

Sam Frost = Frosty

Lachlan Filipovic = Flipper*

Colin Garland = Garlo

Jeff Garlett = Jeffy

Max Gawn = Maxy/ Gawny/ Big Max(y)/ Treebeard*

Mitch Hannan = Hanno?

James Harmes = Harmsey

Michael Hibberd = Pig

Jesse Hogan = Hoges

Jayden Hunt = Hunty

Neville Jetta = Jets

Nathan Jones = Chunk

Dion Johnstone = Jonno*?

Declan Keilty = ?

Ben Kennedy = Benken*/ Kenno?

Jay Kennedy-Harris = Jay Kay (J.K)

Dean Kent = Kenty

Mitchell King = Kingy? (we had two)

Jordan Lewis = Taz

Tom McDonald = T.Mac/ T-Bone?

Oscar McDonald = O.Mac*/ Porterhouse?

Pat McKenna = Patty?

Jake Melksham = Milkshake

Alex Neal-Bullen = Nibler (N.B'ler)

Clayton Oliver = Clarry

Cam Pedersen = Ped-o

Christian Petracca = Trac

Christian Salem = Sales?

Joel Smith = Smithy?

Tim Smith = Bull

Jake Spencer = Pencil

Billy Stretch = Stretchy/ Strecher

Jake Trengove = Trenners

Dom Tyson = Dom (presumably short for Dominic)/ Dommy/ Domma

Aaron Vandenberg = Vanders

Bernie Vince = Bernie (presumably short for Bernard) / Footy show = Barry

Jack Viney = Vines

Josh Wagner = Valkerie*?

Jack Watts = Wattsy

Sam Weideman = Weid?

Mitch White = Whitey

 

EDIT: With help from monoccular (*)

Wow, the geniuses that came up with some of those nick names

Thought Smithy, Wattsy, Kenty, Harmesy , Hunty  and Whitey were just brilliant.


  On 15/01/2017 at 00:44, ignition. said:

Off the top of my head via club media (players and staff):

 

Angus Brayshaw = Gus/ Gussy

Thomas Bugg = Buggy

Sam Frost = Frosty

Lachlan Filipovic = Flipper*

Colin Garland = Garlo

Jeff Garlett = Jeffy

Max Gawn = Maxy/ Gawny/ Big Max(y)/ Treebeard*

Mitch Hannan = Hanno?

James Harmes = Harmsey

Michael Hibberd = Pig

Jesse Hogan = Hoges

Jayden Hunt = Hunty

Neville Jetta = Jets

Nathan Jones = Chunk

Dion Johnstone = Jonno*?

Declan Keilty = ?

Ben Kennedy = Benken*/ Kenno?

Jay Kennedy-Harris = Jay Kay (J.K)

Dean Kent = Kenty

Mitchell King = Kingy? (we had two)

Jordan Lewis = Taz

Tom McDonald = T.Mac/ T-Bone?

Oscar McDonald = O.Mac*/ Porterhouse?

Pat McKenna = Patty?

Jake Melksham = Milkshake

Alex Neal-Bullen = Nibler (N.B'ler)

Clayton Oliver = Clarry

Cam Pedersen = Ped-o

Christian Petracca = Trac

Christian Salem = Sales?

Joel Smith = Smithy?

Tim Smith = Bull

Jake Spencer = Pencil

Billy Stretch = Stretchy/ Strecher

Jake Trengove = Trenners

Dom Tyson = Dom (presumably short for Dominic)/ Dommy/ Domma

Aaron Vandenberg = Vanders

Bernie Vince = Bernie (presumably short for Bernard) / Footy show = Barry

Jack Viney = Vines

Josh Wagner = Valkerie*?

Jack Watts = Wattsy

Sam Weideman = Weid?

Mitch White = Whitey

 

EDIT: With help from monoccular (*)

James Harmes = Nut (hard nut)

Declan Keilty = Dec 

Personally, I like naming the combination of Gawn, Jones and Viney as The Beard, The Brick and The Hammer.

  On 15/01/2017 at 02:09, Dee Dee said:

Great, thank you. I suppose most are self explanatory but a few show a bit of imagination Nibler, Chunk.

However is Christian Petracca also CP5? And Clayton Oliver, Clarry Choo Choo or similar?

I would also nominate another nickname for Max Gawn: Rasputin!

You're welcome.

I was just jotting down what I had heard the players and staff call one another (their actual nicknames).

Clarry Choo Choo and CP5 I would consider fan nicknames commonly used on the forum for either fun or shortness (similar to VB for Vandenberg).

If you would like I can add those in brackets next to each player? or feel free to take my post above and edit your original post to begin the database (like the contracts thread). :)

 

I wonder if some of these Nicks are Dland  ideas as to....as opposed to what the players would shout at each other on the pitch ?


  On 15/01/2017 at 03:48, Demon_spurs said:

I thought Watts nickname was killer 

If his progress continues 2017 on last year's trajectory he will be mega then giga. ?

  On 15/01/2017 at 03:40, beelzebub said:

I wonder if some of these Nicks are Dland  ideas as to....as opposed to what the players would shout at each other on the pitch ?

All those without the question mark and asterisk I picked up from watching player and staff interviews, as well as mic'ed up training and game day footage.

I avoided D'land and fan related nicknames.

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  On 15/01/2017 at 03:06, ignition. said:

You're welcome.

I was just jotting down what I had heard the players and staff call one another (their actual nicknames).

Clarry Choo Choo and CP5 I would consider fan nicknames commonly used on the forum for either fun or shortness (similar to VB for Vandenberg).

If you would like I can add those in brackets next to each player? or feel free to take my post above and edit your original post to begin the database (like the contracts thread). :)

 

One of my main reasons for asking for player nicknames was to better understand some of the training reports. I, like many others hang out for the reports but when nicknames are used instead of proper names the reports can get a little confusing. OK I'm fine with Wattsy and Kenty for instance but Bull and Taz would have me stumped (I'd probably think Taz referred to Colin Garland)!.

i think it would be helpful to have "fan" nicknames added as they do frequently appear on this site and in training reports.

Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm not sure how to start a database.

Again thank you for your input, and monoccular's as well. 

 

 

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