Heard a couple of names out there today, 5/1/2025.

Verrall, fish

JVR, rooter

Hore, budge

Xavier Lindsay — spreadsheet?

Forgive me, all, as I briefly hijack this thread. It is one of the furthest of the current 'Recent Topics', on the front page of 'Land, from footy news and talk as @Demonland has rightly advised me is what we all most often come here for.

I just wanted to let interested 'Landers (if any?!) know I've started a thread in the 'General Discussion' forum, away from disrupting footy discourse here, called 'CONUNDRUM CORNER'. It's for puzzles that will continue the occasional series started and so thoroughly maintained by @Demonstone these last 4 years, with a little bit of help from his friends.

You won't see when there are recent posts there, so, creators and solvers, head on over there occasionally to see what's going down/up/around.

We now return to normal transmission...

On 25/01/2025 at 14:56, Neil Crompton said:

I thought he should of been nicknamed “Crowded”

Halfway and crowded are great but too long.
Need something short and punchy, maybe:

Frat or Tree ?

Dog is in use. Out is too difficult.

 

Just saw a reference to Spare

possibly just overlooked or forgotten, but who is spare?

38 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said:

Just saw a reference to Spare

possibly just overlooked or forgotten, but who is spare?

I assumed he just mis typed Spargo.

On 24/01/2025 at 09:26, Ghostwriter said:

Gussy was the resident nickname creator and now that he’s no longer doing so it really shows. 😢

Other than Disco it's a pretty tame list of nicknames.  They need to lift 😂

 

Also - am i the only one who still thinks of Spargo as Spargy-Pants and/or Charleston? 😂

Edited February 5Feb 5 by deegirl

I'm a little surprised that our #27 isn't nicknamed "Dirty".

23 hours ago, Demonstone said:

I'm a little surprised that our #27 isn't nicknamed "Dirty".

It’s a bit touchy as we have two Hores in our house. lol.!!

On 06/02/2025 at 00:22, DiscoStu17 said:

Just saw a reference to Spare

possibly just overlooked or forgotten, but who is spare?

I'm thinking Spare could be a good one for anyone with the name Harry, given the Prince Harry reference of spare.

On 23/01/2025 at 12:11, Ghostwriter said:

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckles 
5. Christian Petracca - Tracc
6. Caleb Windsor - Leb
7. Jack Viney - Vines
8. Jake Lever - Rick
9. Charlie Spargo - Charles
10. Daniel Turner - Disco
11. Max Gawn - Maxy
12. Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt 
13. Clayton Oliver - Clarry
14. Jack Billings - Jibba
15. Ed Langdon - Langers 
16. Bailey Laurie - Bill
17. Jake Bowey - Bowsa 
18. Jake Melksham - Melky
19. Harvey Langford - Harves 
20. Xavier Lindsay - X
21. Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo
22. Blake Howes - Howesy
23. Shane McAdam - Shane-oh
24. Trent Rivers - Riv
25. Tom McDonald - Tmac
26. Jed Adams - Jed
27. Marty Hore - Marty
28. Will Verrall - Will
29. Tom Campbell - TC
30. Harry Sharp - Sharpie 
31. Bayley Fritsch - Fritta
32. Tom Sparrow - Spaz
33. Tom Fullarton - Cream
34. ——————
35. Harrison Petty - Petts
36. Kysaiah Pickett - Koz
37. Kade Chandler - Chin
38. Oliver Sestan - Sesto
39. Ricky Mentha - Ricky
40. Taj Woewodin - Woey
41. Kynan Brown - Pup
42. Aidan Johnson - AJ
43. ———————
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz Wakefield - Andy

wait... no Smacca??   Giving this list a big F!!

On 23/01/2025 at 12:11, Ghostwriter said:

1. Charlie Spargo - Charles

not Porl the DJ ?!?!?

A couple of updates to nicknames (in bold)

 

 

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckles 
5. Christian Petracca - Tracc
6. Caleb Windsor - Leb, Winnie
7. Jack Viney - Vines
8. Jake Lever - Rick
9. Charlie Spargo - Charles
10. Daniel Turner - Disco
11. Max Gawn - Maxy
12. Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt 
13. Clayton Oliver - Clarry
14. Jack Billings - Jibba
15. Ed Langdon - Langers 
16. Bailey Laurie - Bill
17. Jake Bowey - Bowsa 
18. Jake Melksham - Melky
19. Harvey Langford - Harves 
20. Xavier Lindsay - X
21. Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo
22. Blake Howes - Howesy
23. Shane McAdam - Shane-oh
24. Trent Rivers - Riv
25. Tom McDonald - Tmac
26. Jed Adams - Jed
27. Marty Hore - Marty
28. Will Verrall - Will
29. Tom Campbell - TC
30. Harry Sharp - Sharpie 
31. Bayley Fritsch - Fritta
32. Tom Sparrow - Spaz
33. Tom Fullarton - Cream
34. ——————
35. Harrison Petty - Petts
36. Kysaiah Pickett - Koz
37. Kade Chandler - Chin
38. Oliver Sestan - Sesto
39. Ricky Mentha - Ricky, Tricky
40. Taj Woewodin - Woey
41. Kynan Brown - Pup
42. Aidan Johnson - AJ
43. ———————
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy     
                                              Roy George - Roy Boy

Edited February 13Feb 13 by Ghostwriter

On 08/02/2025 at 19:21, Demon Dynasty said:

wait... no Smacca??   Giving this list a big F!!

If it’s any consolation Shane actually likes “Smacca” but that counts for nothing because it’s not up to the player to give himself a nickname, and once they are given a nickname, it’s set in stone. Soz DD 😭

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

once they are given a nickname, it’s set in stone.

Is that right, 👻? 🤗. Or are usernames different than nicknames?

22 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

A couple of updates to nicknames (in bold)

 

 

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckles 
5. Christian Petracca - Tracc
6. Caleb Windsor - Leb, Winnie
7. Jack Viney - Vines
8. Jake Lever - Rick
9. Charlie Spargo - Charles
10. Daniel Turner - Disco
11. Max Gawn - Maxy
12. Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt 
13. Clayton Oliver - Clarry
14. Jack Billings - Jibba
15. Ed Langdon - Langers 
16. Bailey Laurie - Bill
17. Jake Bowey - Bowsa 
18. Jake Melksham - Melky
19. Harvey Langford - Harves 
20. Xavier Lindsay - X
21. Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo
22. Blake Howes - Howesy
23. Shane McAdam - Shane-oh
24. Trent Rivers - Riv
25. Tom McDonald - Tmac
26. Jed Adams - Jed
27. Marty Hore - Marty
28. Will Verrall - Will
29. Tom Campbell - TC
30. Harry Sharp - Sharpie 
31. Bayley Fritsch - Fritta
32. Tom Sparrow - Spaz
33. Tom Fullarton - Cream
34. ——————
35. Harrison Petty - Petts
36. Kysaiah Pickett - Koz
37. Kade Chandler - Chin
38. Oliver Sestan - Sesto
39. Ricky Mentha - Ricky, Tricky
40. Taj Woewodin - Woey
41. Kynan Brown - Pup
42. Aidan Johnson - AJ
43. ———————
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy     
                                              Roy George - Roy Boy

Wow, there's some highly imaginative ones in there hey!

Mainly thinking of one's like Jed, Will, Marty, Luker.

I had TC as one of my nicknames back in the day and another good mate of nine was an AJ.  Also played with a Spaz and I'm betting there are a few of them getting around.

Must say, I like Tom Fullarton's one and Ricky Mentha's one isn't bad either and love the subtle nod to Kynan's old man.

I did play with a few good ones like Captain Bilko, a couple of Turtles a Dumbo and a bloke we referred to as Car City (had a bit of a lazy eye) a few more like that would be good.

Edited February 14Feb 14 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

On 13/02/2025 at 21:09, Ghostwriter said:

If it’s any consolation Shane actually likes “Smacca” but that counts for nothing because it’s not up to the player to give himself a nickname, and once they are given a nickname, it’s set in stone. Soz DD 😭

Oh well.  Poor old Smacca can't take a break though eh

Dunno why, but I liked it way back in the 1990s when Rex Hunt on the radio used to give various players all sorts of nicknames.

Jeff Farmer was "The Wizard" or the "Primary Producer" and David Neitz was "Neita" or "Nice and Neitz".

I could make up a few nicknames. But it all depends if they catch on?

I like "The Bull" or "The Bison" for Harvey Langford. Just because he already has quite a physical presence.

Xavier Lindsay "The Spreadsheet" is quite clever as has been previously suggested.

I know Steven May gets "Frophies" from a couple of years ago.

As for any others, I guess we shall wait and see when the season starts?

 

7 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

I like "The Bull" or "The Bison" for Harvey Langford. Just because he already has quite a physical presence.

Can't wait to see how he goes when he gets his chance the real stuff starts, but going off all indications so far, I recon The Bull would be a great nickname for him.

Just as a side note, yeah the players might have their own nicknames for what they call their team mates, but doesn't mean us supporters can't have our own for them as well.  If the two align, then great, but who's to say if supporters and the media start referring to them as a particular nickname the players wouldn't adopt that themselves too, if it's a good one.

Tom Campbell is TC? Not very original. I'm sure many of us remember Tony Campbell. He was probably the emergency in the 1988 grand final team and had such a pained look 2 days beforehand at training as some of the general public offered well-meaning platitudes re his disappointing news. You'd never guess his nickname.

2 hours ago, Go Ds said:

Tom Campbell is TC?

Edited February 19Feb 19 by John Demonic

I like Nutbush for turner.

On 13/02/2025 at 21:03, Ghostwriter said:

A couple of updates to nicknames (in bold)

 

 

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckles 
5. Christian Petracca - Tracc
6. Caleb Windsor - Leb, Winnie
7. Jack Viney - Vines
8. Jake Lever - Rick
9. Charlie Spargo - Charles
10. Daniel Turner - Disco
11. Max Gawn - Maxy
12. Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt 
13. Clayton Oliver - Clarry
14. Jack Billings - Jibba
15. Ed Langdon - Langers 
16. Bailey Laurie - Bill
17. Jake Bowey - Bowsa 
18. Jake Melksham - Melky
19. Harvey Langford - Harves 
20. Xavier Lindsay - X
21. Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo
22. Blake Howes - Howesy
23. Shane McAdam - Shane-oh
24. Trent Rivers - Riv
25. Tom McDonald - Tmac
26. Jed Adams - Jed
27. Marty Hore - Marty
28. Will Verrall - Will
29. Tom Campbell - TC
30. Harry Sharp - Sharpie 
31. Bayley Fritsch - Fritta
32. Tom Sparrow - Spaz
33. Tom Fullarton - Cream
34. ——————
35. Harrison Petty - Petts
36. Kysaiah Pickett - Koz
37. Kade Chandler - Chin
38. Oliver Sestan - Sesto
39. Ricky Mentha - Ricky, Tricky
40. Taj Woewodin - Woey
41. Kynan Brown - Pup
42. Aidan Johnson - AJ
43. ———————
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy     
                                              Roy George - Roy Boy

Happy to claim that Harvey Langford doesn't mind "The Bison" or just "Bison" as a nickname. Whether it catches on we shall see?

Apparently online it says Kade Chandler's nickname is "Google"?! I have never heard of him being called that before?! It's always been "Chin".

With Jack Henderson coming on board to the Demons, I guess the logical nicknames are "Hendo" or "Henders". Otherwise, something unique like "The Hamster" or "The Ferret" perhaps? Because he is small and quick. However, he may have a better nickname from his Werribee teammates.

 

18 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Happy to claim that Harvey Langford doesn't mind "The Bison" or just "Bison" as a nickname. Whether it catches on we shall see?

Apparently online it says Kade Chandler's nickname is "Google"?! I have never heard of him being called that before?! It's always been "Chin".

With Jack Henderson coming on board to the Demons, I guess the logical nicknames are "Hendo" or "Henders". Otherwise, something unique like "The Hamster" or "The Ferret" perhaps? Because he is small and quick. However, he may have a better nickname from his Werribee teammates.

 

I’ve heard the boys call Jack “Hendo”

Chin is Chin always. Idk where “Google” comes from.

And again SD, it’s not that Harvey doesn’t mind Bison, nor does he like it: he LOVES it, but not in a big-headed way, more so a flattered and honoured way. True story 

5 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

I’ve heard the boys call Jack “Hendo”

Chin is Chin always. Idk where “Google” comes from.

And again SD, it’s not that Harvey doesn’t mind Bison, nor does he like it: he LOVES it, but not in a big-headed way, more so a flattered and honoured way. True story 

Wonderful to hear!

Harvey "Bison" Langford it is! 😁