Grapeviney 9,931 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 23/01/2025 at 01:11, Ghostwriter said: Christian Petracca - Tracc Expand They actually call him Trac, not Tracc. If you'd ever played footy, you would know there is not enough time to pronounce both c's in the heat of battle. 1 15 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 03:50, Go Ds said: Please add The Duke beside Windsor's name. I just realised 'post-post' that that's who it refers to, and I saw it on here months ago too. Expand Nobody at the club calls him The Duke. Not his teammates, not the coaches, not the training staff… nobody. Someone on here called him The Duke when we first drafted him but honestly, it’s never caught on. 1 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 On 23/01/2025 at 21:38, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said: Thanks, @Ghostwriter! This thread is a stark reminder of how pleasantly trivial, diverting and consuming Demonland can be 😄 Do any of the names vary in the heat of match-day battle? TMac, for example, might be a bit of a mouthful? Does Clarry get Clazz much? (as used by Richo (*) in his interview, for example) Ditto Koz v. Kozzy/Kossie? Poor Harves had to take second best, eh? Ricky, though, hasn't been forced there by the 'unentitled' Rick. And, finally, we mourn the passing of the good old days: only 5 genuine 'nicknames' imagined by this Gen-something-or-other (and PC?) lot! (*) Perhaps a coaches' list, too, Ms Friendly Ghost? Expand Nothing’s hard and fast with these things. You mentioned Tmac and that’s one of those grey areas. I’ve heard the boys call him Tommy and sometimes Macca as well as Tmac but I reckon it’s fans who mostly call him Tmac. Harvey would likely have been called Langers except for Ed already having that nickname and Ricky Mentha is Ricky despite Jake being nicknamed Rick. Clarrie gets Claz from the coaches but I hear the boys call him Clarrie. Kozzie seems to get Koz and Kozzie from the players, except not from his uncle Roy who has a family nickname for him which he told me but asked me not to tell people which is not a problem since I can’t for the life of me remember it 😅 3 1 Quote
Roger Mellie 4,205 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 23/01/2025 at 07:13, Rab D Nesbitt said: I thought that Judd McVee's nickname was knuckle. Singular. Expand It definitely started as singular. When he was on the G & G Podcast they called him Knuckle. Now he must have the added bonus of an 's' 1 2 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 05:49, Katrina Dee Fan said: Didn't Gus give Blake Howes the nickname Halfway, as in Halfway Howes? And I thought it was going to be Ed Langdon = Lingers, and Harvey Langford = Langers. Expand I don’t think I’ve ever heard a player call him Lingers out on the park. They call him either Langers or Ed. Yes Gussy gave Blake Howes the nickname Halfway which Blake said was funny but isn’t what they call him. It’s Howesy all the way. A couple of years ago Deakyn Smith told me that his nickname was Deaks. I said that’s not very imaginative and he said that’s how the giving of nicknames always goes: they toss around a heap of suggestions then end up settling on the first (and least imaginative) one. 🤣 1 2 Quote
whatwhat say what 23,889 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 05:49, Katrina Dee Fan said: Didn't Gus give Blake Howes the nickname Halfway, as in Halfway Howes? And I thought it was going to be Ed Langdon = Lingers, and Harvey Langford = Langers. Expand oh how could i forget POSITIVE LINGERS! i'm literally WEARING THE SHIRT i holler it every time he touches it 1 3 Quote
Go Ds 336 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 07:27, Ghostwriter said: Nobody at the club calls him The Duke. Not his teammates, not the coaches, not the training staff… nobody. Someone on here called him The Duke when we first drafted him but honestly, it’s never caught on. Expand Ok. It's just nice to read posts without having to chase things up. Sure, you mention something like the Western Oval in '87 or the Cordnors and some people will know about these and some won't - and that's fine. But a vaguely obscure nickname for a main player is a little silly. 1 1 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 08:08, Go Ds said: Ok. It's just nice to read posts without having to chase things up. Sure, you mention something like the Western Oval in '87 or the Cordnors and some people will know about these and some won't - and that's fine. But a vaguely obscure nickname for a main player is a little silly. Expand I don’t give them their nicknames, I’m just telling folks what they’ve told me are their nicknames and what I hear them call each other. The Duke is a great nickname for Caleb but they all call him Leb and he really likes it. 4 Quote
Go Ds 336 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Yes, it is a great name. I know you're not at fault. 2 Quote
DeelightfulPlay 2,725 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 07:53, Ghostwriter said: I don’t think I’ve ever heard a player call him Lingers out on the park. They call him either Langers or Ed. Yes Gussy gave Blake Howes the nickname Halfway which Blake said was funny but isn’t what they call him. It’s Howesy all the way. A couple of years ago Deakyn Smith told me that his nickname was Deaks. I said that’s not very imaginative and he said that’s how the giving of nicknames always goes: they toss around a heap of suggestions then end up settling on the first (and least imaginative) one. 🤣 Expand Wasn't it because Howesy only got halfway through a subway footlong sandwich? 😂 3 Quote
Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,691 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 04:21, hardtack said: Excuse my ignorance, but where does a nickname of Dirk come from? Dirk as in a type of dagger? Dirk Gently and His Holistic Detective Agency? Dirk Welham? Dirk Van Hartog? Dirk Nowitzki? Deadly Dirk? I needs ta know! Expand On 24/01/2025 at 06:12, Left Foot Snap said: I always thought it was in reference to Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog. Recall posts to that effect around his time of drafting/arrival. Expand @layzie, you'll have to help them; they appear not to digg it... 3 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 On 24/01/2025 at 23:29, DeelightfulPlay said: Wasn't it because Howesy only got halfway through a subway footlong sandwich? 😂 Expand Can’t say I’ve heard about that being the reason but it’s funny. 😂 He told me Gussy came up with it because… Halfway House (Howes) 1 1 Quote
Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,691 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 03:20, Ghostwriter said: Can’t say I’ve heard about that being the reason but it’s funny. 😂 He told me Gussy came up with it because… Halfway House (Howes) Expand 'Kick it to me, Halfway!' Would require a strong lead... 4 Quote
Neil Crompton 5,865 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 03:20, Ghostwriter said: Can’t say I’ve heard about that being the reason but it’s funny. 😂 He told me Gussy came up with it because… Halfway House (Howes) Expand I thought he should of been nicknamed “Crowded” 2 6 Quote
Demonstone 23,643 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 " Zat" would have been more succinct. 2 1 Quote
Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,691 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 05:09, Demonstone said: " Zat" would have been more succinct. Expand Now I'm tempted, Mr. Stone. Really tempted... 1 Quote
hardtack 11,115 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 24/01/2025 at 23:31, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said: @layzie, you'll have to help them; they appear not to digg it... Expand Hah… so this nickname was bestowed upon him as the team showered post training? 4 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,537 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 06:25, Roost it far said: I get called Champ and Big Fella Expand My middle son calls me Knackers. But that’s fair enough because I call him [censored]-knuckle 😁 5 Quote
Roost it far 10,252 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 07:30, Ghostwriter said: My middle son calls me Knackers. But that’s fair enough because I call him [censored]-knuckle 😁 Expand My mate calls me knackers occasionally, it’s a term of endearment 1 2 1 Quote
DeelightfulPlay 2,725 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 03:58, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said: 'Kick it to me, Halfway!' Would require a strong lead... Expand A good pun is hard to beat! I'd have to listen to Gus and Gawny again to confirm, Gus told some good stories about nicknames arising from certain deeds or misdeeds (like someone abandoning through golf course during a storm) 3 2 Quote
Go the Biff 3,474 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 25/01/2025 at 03:20, Ghostwriter said: Can’t say I’ve heard about that being the reason but it’s funny. 😂 He told me Gussy came up with it because… Halfway House (Howes) Expand As Gus told it they were playing golf and Howes buggered off after 9 of 18 holes 6 Quote
Rodney (Balls) Grinter 11,064 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 25/01/2025 at 07:33, Roost it far said: My mate calls me knackers occasionally, it’s a term of endearment Expand So's [censored] knuckle yeah? 2 Quote
Rodney (Balls) Grinter 11,064 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) On 24/01/2025 at 07:42, Ghostwriter said: Nothing’s hard and fast with these things. You mentioned Tmac and that’s one of those grey areas. I’ve heard the boys call him Tommy and sometimes Macca as well as Tmac but I reckon it’s fans who mostly call him Tmac. Expand I'd say he got Tmac a bit more when Oscar was still around at the club. Forget exactly what they use to call Oscar, but I recall it being a good one. He was a bit of a whipping boy for the fans, but think he was genuinely well liked by his teammates. Edited January 27 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter 3 Quote
Neil Crompton 5,865 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 27/01/2025 at 01:28, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said: I'd say he got Tmac a bit more when Oscar was still around at the club. Forget exactly what they use to call Oscar, but I recall it being a good one. He was a bit of a whipping boy for the fans, but think he was genuinely well liked by his teammates. Expand Wasn’t Oscar “Porterhouse” and TMac TBone? 3 2 Quote
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