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14 minutes ago, hardtack said:

But what about John Wayne, the Duke of Earl, or Duke Ellington?

Like your thinking. Had forgotten about Spalding but Windsor's far too smooth moving to be referenced to him. And he was a deserter anyway.  John Wayne and Duke Ellington. He's already looking like a bit of a figuritive gun slinger so maybe Wayne. And he moves like a dancer dancing to music so could possibly get away with Duke Ellington not that you'd want to try to dance to his music. 

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    15 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

     

    But I digress. Caleb is already a star after two games. He deserves an equivalent nickname to the player he most reminds me of....Robbie but Calebby doesn't work. So bring on Prince. 

    What about 'Bulb', a young Tulip?

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    16 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

     

    It's my least favourite. The only current well known Royal Windsor who is a Duke is Harry. I don't think that's a worthy reference for him. I would have preferred Prince. 

    Here's some trivia about the current British Royal family's surnames. For those interested read on. The rest, read no further. 

    The last actual Duke of Windsor was King Edward VIII who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was a Nazi supporter. The Queen banned the use of the title Duke of Windsor throughout her reign. Of course Windsor is a made up name. 

    The Royal surname Windsor is actually made up. All the European Royals are inbred. The current Royal family originally had a Germain background and up until 1917 their surname was Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Because of the anti German sentiment in WWI they changed it to Windsor. Prince Phillip's surname which would normally have followed on to his children and Grand Children etc was  Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. When he married the Queen he was pressured to change to his mother's surname Mountbatten also because of anti German sentiment this time after WW2. He was originally named Philippos Andreou. Phillip was very upset that his children would not have his surname as they were only to have the surname Windsor but in 1960 he had a Royal decree enacted so his children's surname would be Mountbatten Windsor.

    Harry and Meaghan while rejecting their roles in the Royal family ostensibly primarily because of the public scrutiny have insisted on keeping their Royal titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Surely if you wanted to avoid the Royal scrutiny the first thing you would do is drop the Royal title. Bizarrely in the context of surnames they have given their children the surname Sussex not either of their actual surnames but still a surname linked to their Royal titles. Go figure. 

    But I digress. Caleb is already a star after two games. He deserves an equivalent nickname to the player he most reminds me of....Robbie but Calebby doesn't work. So bring on Prince. 

    I've been running a losing battle to call Caleb Saxe-Coburg as a nickname.  Too long, so now I'm trying Saxy.  Probably with the same result.

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    16 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    But what about John Wayne, the Duke of Earl, or Duke Ellington?

    Duke Ellington from the Goon Show fame?

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    23 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    So I should just make the post as a normal post, and ask a moderator if they could pin it, assuming of course they think it is pin worthy? Could I save time by asking you now if it is indeed pin worthy or that I’m wasting my time😁

    I'm not a moderator. I'm just a lowly Administrator. Post the thread and I will take it up with the mods at our AGM.

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    4 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    I'm not a moderator. I'm just a lowly Administrator. Post the thread and I will take it up with the mods at our AGM.

    Thanks… will do!

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    14 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

    Like your thinking. Had forgotten about Spalding but Windsor's far too smooth moving to be referenced to him. And he was a deserter anyway.  John Wayne and Duke Ellington. He's already looking like a bit of a figuritive gun slinger so maybe Wayne. And he moves like a dancer dancing to music so could possibly get away with Duke Ellington not that you'd want to try to dance to his music. 

    The Duke Ellington ref might be more appropriate if he was a cricketer, particularly if he was a swing bowler.

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    13 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

    Duke Ellington from the Goon Show fame?

    That was Ray Ellington… I quote: “Ray Ellington's stage name reportedly comes from his love of Duke Ellington, the famous jazz musician, having seen him in the early 1930s.”

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    Just now, hardtack said:

    That was Ray Ellington… I quote: “Ray Ellington's stage name reportedly comes from his love of Duke Ellington, the famous jazz musician, having seen him in the early 1930s.”

    Ah, used to love Ray's occassional cameos in the script - most of which would be banned today!!

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    27 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

    Got my vote.

    Give me a while and I’ll get the post together by some time this afternoon.

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    Good reporting and thanks, @WalkingCivilWar and @kev martin.

    The subsequent descent (ascent?😄) of this thread into the realm of 'NoT$NoB$' has been entertaining, too; thank you, all!

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    9 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

     

    It's my least favourite. The only current well known Royal Windsor who is a Duke is Harry. I don't think that's a worthy reference for him. I would have preferred Prince. 

    Here's some trivia about the current British Royal family's surnames. For those interested read on. The rest, read no further. 

    The last actual Duke of Windsor was King Edward VIII who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was a Nazi supporter. The Queen banned the use of the title Duke of Windsor throughout her reign. Of course Windsor is a made up name. 

    The Royal surname Windsor is actually made up. All the European Royals are inbred. The current Royal family originally had a Germain background and up until 1917 their surname was Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Because of the anti German sentiment in WWI they changed it to Windsor. Prince Phillip's surname which would normally have followed on to his children and Grand Children etc was  Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. When he married the Queen he was pressured to change to his mother's surname Mountbatten also because of anti German sentiment this time after WW2. He was originally named Philippos Andreou. Phillip was very upset that his children would not have his surname as they were only to have the surname Windsor but in 1960 he had a Royal decree enacted so his children's surname would be Mountbatten Windsor.

    Harry and Meaghan while rejecting their roles in the Royal family ostensibly primarily because of the public scrutiny have insisted on keeping their Royal titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Surely if you wanted to avoid the Royal scrutiny the first thing you would do is drop the Royal title. Bizarrely in the context of surnames they have given their children the surname Sussex not either of their actual surnames but still a surname linked to their Royal titles. Go figure. 

    But I digress. Caleb is already a star after two games. He deserves an equivalent nickname to the player he most reminds me of....Robbie but Calebby doesn't work. So bring on Prince. 

    The problem is It’s Time for Another you have to go back to someone my age to even know that the original Duke of Windsor abdicated and thank god he did, his younger brother was the best of the two and we ended up getting Elizabeth The Great. I don’t mind The Duke, rolls off the tongue and in the memory, I also liked the Old Duke of Edinburgh, cranky quirky and intelligent, whereas The Prince reminds me of a troubled singer that I just couldn’t warm to, But each to their own.😁😁

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    "Windsor" Enfield Rifle...

    Bullet?

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    2 hours ago, Its Time for Another said:

     

    It's my least favourite. The only current well known Royal Windsor who is a Duke is Harry. I don't think that's a worthy reference for him. I would have preferred Prince. 

    Here's some trivia about the current British Royal family's surnames. For those interested read on. The rest, read no further. 

    The last actual Duke of Windsor was King Edward VIII who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was a Nazi supporter. The Queen banned the use of the title Duke of Windsor throughout her reign. Of course Windsor is a made up name. 

    The Royal surname Windsor is actually made up. All the European Royals are inbred. The current Royal family originally had a Germain background and up until 1917 their surname was Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Because of the anti German sentiment in WWI they changed it to Windsor. Prince Phillip's surname which would normally have followed on to his children and Grand Children etc was  Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. When he married the Queen he was pressured to change to his mother's surname Mountbatten also because of anti German sentiment this time after WW2. He was originally named Philippos Andreou. Phillip was very upset that his children would not have his surname as they were only to have the surname Windsor but in 1960 he had a Royal decree enacted so his children's surname would be Mountbatten Windsor.

    Harry and Meaghan while rejecting their roles in the Royal family ostensibly primarily because of the public scrutiny have insisted on keeping their Royal titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Surely if you wanted to avoid the Royal scrutiny the first thing you would do is drop the Royal title. Bizarrely in the context of surnames they have given their children the surname Sussex not either of their actual surnames but still a surname linked to their Royal titles. Go figure. 

    But I digress. Caleb is already a star after two games. He deserves an equivalent nickname to the player he most reminds me of....Robbie but Calebby doesn't work. So bring on Prince. 

    Come to Demonland for footy news. Stay for the lessons in history, literature and grammar.

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    2 hours ago, Its Time for Another said:

     

    It's my least favourite. The only current well known Royal Windsor who is a Duke is Harry. I don't think that's a worthy reference for him. I would have preferred Prince. 

    Here's some trivia about the current British Royal family's surnames. For those interested read on. The rest, read no further. 

    The last actual Duke of Windsor was King Edward VIII who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was a Nazi supporter. The Queen banned the use of the title Duke of Windsor throughout her reign. Of course Windsor is a made up name. 

    The Royal surname Windsor is actually made up. All the European Royals are inbred. The current Royal family originally had a Germain background and up until 1917 their surname was Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Because of the anti German sentiment in WWI they changed it to Windsor. Prince Phillip's surname which would normally have followed on to his children and Grand Children etc was  Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. When he married the Queen he was pressured to change to his mother's surname Mountbatten also because of anti German sentiment this time after WW2. He was originally named Philippos Andreou. Phillip was very upset that his children would not have his surname as they were only to have the surname Windsor but in 1960 he had a Royal decree enacted so his children's surname would be Mountbatten Windsor.

    Harry and Meaghan while rejecting their roles in the Royal family ostensibly primarily because of the public scrutiny have insisted on keeping their Royal titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Surely if you wanted to avoid the Royal scrutiny the first thing you would do is drop the Royal title. Bizarrely in the context of surnames they have given their children the surname Sussex not either of their actual surnames but still a surname linked to their Royal titles. Go figure. 

    But I digress. Caleb is already a star after two games. He deserves an equivalent nickname to the player he most reminds me of....Robbie but Calebby doesn't work. So bring on Prince. 

    for a while there i thought it was a monty you were building up an argument for a "monty" nicjname ... ah well

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    1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

    This is Australia.  It is a requirement by law that Shane McAdam be nicknamed "Macca".

    I'm sure there's an AFL sanction in place for anyone who gets this wrong.

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    8 hours ago, Leopold Bloom said:

    No Verrall ... is he set up to be mystery injury of the week?

    Seriously, didn’t play for Casey at the weekend and didn’t train yesterday. Not on the injured list.

    What’s the story?

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    19 hours ago, Its Time for Another said:

    Harry and Meaghan while rejecting their roles in the Royal family ostensibly primarily because of the public scrutiny have insisted on keeping their Royal titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

    Perhaps brush up on Royal Titles - how you get them (gift from the Queen in this case) and how you lose them (you don't - requires an act of parliament for starters).

    As for the rest, Piers Morgan would be proud of you.

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    3 hours ago, bing181 said:

    Perhaps brush up on Royal Titles - how you get them (gift from the Queen in this case) and how you lose them (you don't - requires an act of parliament for starters).

    As for the rest, Piers Morgan would be proud of you.

    Act of Parliament sounds like a big deal but really isn’t. He could have requested the Queen to remove them. She tells the PM in her weekly meetings. He does the very minor paper work. No politicians are going to oppose it. Would go straight through Parliament in 5 minutes. If that’s what’s required. 
    No need for personal insults. R don’t want to be compared to Piers Morgan on any level thanks. 😬

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    3 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

    Act of Parliament sounds like a big deal but really isn’t. He could have requested the Queen to remove them. She tells the PM in her weekly meetings. He does the very minor paper work. No politicians are going to oppose it. Would go straight through Parliament in 5 minutes. If that’s what’s required. 
    No need for personal insults. R don’t want to be compared to Piers Morgan on any level thanks. 😬

    I have seen the tv show the royal family its very funny,they live like pigs and dont have titles

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    On 20/03/2024 at 09:17, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Ask and you shall receive 😁

    Anyone who knows the nicknames of the players without one (below) feel free to add. Meanwhile, I’ll find out the easy way, ie., by asking them  😁

    1. Steven May - Maysie

    2. Jacob van Rooyan - Roo, Rooey

    3. Christian Salem - Salo

    4. Judd McVee - Knuckles

    5. Christian Petracca - Tracc, Tracca

    6. Caleb Windsor - Duke

    7. Jack Viney - Vines

    8. Jake Lever - Rick, Ricky

    9. Charlie Spargo - Spargs 

    10. Angus Brayshaw - Gus, Gussy

    11. Max Gawn - Maxy

    12. Lachie Hunter - 

    13. Clayton Oliver - Claz, Clarrie

    14. Jack Billings - Jibba, JB

    15. Ed Langdon - Lingers, Langers

    16. Bailey Laurie - Bill

    17. Jake Bowey - Bowser

    18. Jake Melksham - Melks, Melky, Milkshake 

    19. Josh Schache - Shaq

    20. Adam Tomlinson - Tommo 

    21. Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo

    22. Blake Howes - Howesie

    23. Shane McAdam - 

    24. Trent Rivers - Riv

    25. Tom McDonald - Tmac

    26. Jed Adams - 

    27. Marty Hore - 

    28. Will Verrall - 

    29. Joel Smith - Smithy

    30. Alex Neal-Bullen - Nibbla, Nibs

    31. Bayley Fritsch - Fritta, Fritatta

    32. Tom Sparrow - Spaz

    33. Tom Fullarton - 

    35. Harrison Petty - Petts

    36. Kysaiah Pickett - Kozzie

    37. Kade Chandler - Chin

    38. Oliver Sestan - Ollie, Sesso 

    39. Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt/Colt

    40. Taj Woewodin - Woey (Jnr)

    41. Kynan Brown - Pup

    42. Daniel Turner - Disco

    43. Kyah Farris-White - 

    45. Andy Moniz Wakefield - 

    50. Ben Brown - BBB

    23- Adam.

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    4 hours ago, JJR said:

    23- Adam.

    Adam McAdam???? 😝

     I met Shane’s uncle at training earlier this year. Asked if Shane had a nickname (for the purpose of a placard or handheld banner). He said “Up and at ‘em McAdam” which is perfect for a cheer squad prop, not so much for yelling out to him. Bit of a mouthful. 

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