The players should be getting this one into T Mac:

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 02: Lachlan McAndrew of the Swans and Thomas McDonald of the Demons compete in a ruck contest during the 2023 VFL Round 02 match between the Casey Demons and the Sydney Swans at Casey Fields on April 2, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

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 Perhaps there could be a play on it a bit and start calling him 'The Tank Engine"!

 

Not sure I've ever seen him refered to a Thomas before.

In the event that we sign up Jai Culley, I suggest that we give him the nickname "Tom".

18 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Not sure I've ever seen him refered to a Thomas before.

Are you doubting Thomas?

2 hours ago, Deeman said:

In the event that we sign up Jai Culley, I suggest that we give him the nickname "Tom".

I'm hoping he regularly does the unbelievable.

Then he'll earn 'Free'

 

Say 'em together, quickly...

2 hours ago, Deeman said:

In the event that we sign up Jai Culley, I suggest that we give him the nickname "Tom".

Middle name Stephen, or Sam, or Sean, or some such? Surely!

@Ghostwriter mentioned that Jai Culley's nickname is Culls.

Will be interesting if any new nicknames are discovered or created for Melbourne players throughout season 2025.

 

'Bronco buster' is available 

 

MORE UPDATES (in bold):

 

 

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey, Rooster
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckle
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 - Bison 
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 - Fish
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. Jack Henderson - Hendo
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy
46. Jai Culley - Culls

Roy George - Roy Boy

Yes, I’ve gone ahead and changed Harves to Bison but only because last night Jeffo asked me if I’d like him to spread the word to the whole group and of course I said yes. Therefore I’m confident it will stick. 😁

3 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

 

 

MORE UPDATES (in bold):

 

 

1. Steven May - Maysie
2. Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey, Rooster
3. Christian Salem - Salo
4. Judd McVee - Knuckle
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 - Bison 
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 - Fish
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. Jack Henderson - Hendo
44. Luker Kentfield - Luker
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy
46. Jai Culley - Culls

Roy George - Roy Boy

Yes, I’ve gone ahead and changed Harves to Bison but only because last night Jeffo asked me if I’d like him to spread the word to the whole group and of course I said yes. Therefore I’m confident it will stick. 😁

Excuse my ignorance, but will Bison be a first DL initiated player-nickname? 

Edited February 26Feb 26 by Lexinator
Missing words, oops

9 hours ago, layzie said:

'Bronco buster' is available 

I'll get me coat..

A.A.Milne:

'There are lions and roaring tigers,
and enormous camels and things,
There are biffalo-buffalo-bisons,
and a great big bear with wings'...etc.

BIFFalo-BUFFalo-BISON.

It'll do!

1 hour ago, Lexinator said:

Excuse my ignorance, but will Bison be a first DL initiated player-nickname? 

This is likely the first fully DL initiated case but there is one other semi-DL initiated one, that being Jibba for Jack Billings.

What happened was, this time last year our awesome DA seamstress was unpicking a handheld cloth banner which said “Tap Brothers” (remember that particular five minutes in history 😅) and she said I could choose new wording and always get first dibs on the banner. I wanted Jack to feel welcome so I asked for “Jibba 14” Then I found out the boys were actually calling him “Jabba” not “Jibba” and I told him about it. He said, “well, it looks like that’s my new nickname.”

Cut to last night and there was me, Harvey and Jibba (and a couple of others) chatting when Jeffo joins us and brings up the subject of Bison. Jeffo probably wanted to make sure Harvey likes it before telling all the boys about it. Harvey was a little embarrassed to admit he likes it and he was quick to add, “I didn’t suggest it, though” and he nods towards me. Jibba says, “All good, she made mine up, too.” LOL because Jibba isn’t a compliment like Bison is. 😅

It's all about the fabric and the culture of Australian Rules Football.

Gotta have your nicknames! 😁

Even better when there's a bit of a background story behind them.

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

This is likely the first fully DL initiated case but there is one other semi-DL initiated one, that being Jibba for Jack Billings.

What happened was, this time last year our awesome DA seamstress was unpicking a handheld cloth banner which said “Tap Brothers” (remember that particular five minutes in history 😅) and she said I could choose new wording and always get first dibs on the banner. I wanted Jack to feel welcome so I asked for “Jibba 14” Then I found out the boys were actually calling him “Jabba” not “Jibba” and I told him about it. He said, “well, it looks like that’s my new nickname.”

Cut to last night and there was me, Harvey and Jibba (and a couple of others) chatting when Jeffo joins us and brings up the subject of Bison. Jeffo probably wanted to make sure Harvey likes it before telling all the boys about it. Harvey was a little embarrassed to admit he likes it and he was quick to add, “I didn’t suggest it, though” and he nods towards me. Jibba says, “All good, she made mine up, too.” LOL because Jibba isn’t a compliment like Bison is. 😅

Love it! Love how he secretly loves it haha.

If you and DL want the credit we will have to call him 'Bison GW et. al 2025', of course 'Bison' for short, might make him sound like a discovered comet but hey, credit where credit is due.

 

2 hours ago, Lexinator said:

Love it! Love how he secretly loves it haha.

If you and DL want the credit we will have to call him 'Bison GW et. al 2025', of course 'Bison' for short, might make him sound like a discovered comet but hey, credit where credit is due.

 

The name was actually suggested by @Supreme_Demon so he should get the credit. TBH I didn’t think it would take off, I mentioned it to Harvey and he was instantly keen (probs because no one else was around 😅). 

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

The name was actually suggested by @Supreme_Demon so he should get the credit. TBH I didn’t think it would take off, I mentioned it to Harvey and he was instantly keen (probs because no one else was around 😅). 

I have never given a Demons player their own nickname before. We shall see if it catches on with his teammates I guess?

I think "The Bison" suits Harvey Langford due to his strength and determination. He looks like the type of player who is ultra competitive and hates losing too.

I am sure fans have suggested nicknames for Demons players before, but I do agree that it's usually teammates who choose them.  I never had any choice in the nickname I was given when I played footy. 🤣

Obviously, commentators (such as Rex Hunt back in the 1990s and Brian Taylor in recent times) choose nicknames for players too, but whether or not they are taken up by teammates is another matter altogether.

Nevertheless, I would be quite pleased if Brian Taylor or Bruce McAvaney started calling Harvey Langford "The Bison" but we shall have to wait for the AFL season to  properly begin and Harvey also needs to earn his spot in the team.

Edited February 26Feb 26 by Supreme_Demon

On 25/01/2025 at 18:30, Ghostwriter said:

My middle son calls me Knackers. But that’s fair enough because I call him [censored]-knuckle 😁

Do Ghosts have kernackers?

So Andy's nickname is Andy. Nice

35 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Do Ghosts have kernackers?

Ghosts can’t be seen, so we’ll never know. 

On 23/01/2025 at 13:16, whatwhat say what said:

quality, thanks @Ghostwriter

nicknames that i and my friendly cohort have and will continue to use in much love and affection:

• mcvee = chris
• spargo = dj shtiboi
• melksham = milkshake
• mcdonald = plugger
• mentha = jake
• woewodin = woey 2.0

and whenever milkshake has a shot on goal...

We also have a few unofficial nicknames;

Melksham; Jake the Snake (as well as Milkshake)

Koltyn: Tinnie

Windsor: Duke  

Spargo; Spargy Pants

Salem; Slalom

Marty Hore: Deuce

Gawn: Whaddya-mean-Maxy

and Brad Green was always known affectionately to us as Booga.

Sharpie will make his mark. But will it be permanent?

 

I could use some Disco Spazz Cream for me Chin!

 

and so on....

43 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

So Andy's nickname is Andy. Nice

We need to do something about this.  Ideas?

Handy?

Reco-Andy?  (harsh)

Kaufmann (if he's funny)

Murray (if very negative)

Serkis (if 2 personalities)

Randy if....

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

We need to do something about this.  Ideas?

Handy?

Reco-Andy?  (harsh)

Kaufmann (if he's funny)

Murray (if very negative)

Serkis (if 2 personalities)

Randy if....

Some pretty good ones there.

Here are my suggestions for possible nicknames for those players who don't seem to have them...yet?

Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Monza, Mozza, Mozzy, Wakey, The Hyphen.

Luke Kentfield - Kents, Kento, Kenta, The Pumpkin.

Jed Adams - Addz, Addo, Gomez, Fester, Lurch (a few Addams Family references there).

2 hours ago, DubDee said:

We need to do something about this.  Ideas?

Handy?

Reco-Andy?  (harsh)

Kaufmann (if he's funny)

Murray (if very negative)

Serkis (if 2 personalities)

Randy if....

Only Randy Andy if he has a condition where he doesn't sweat Dub Dee

3 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

So Andy's nickname is Andy. Nice

should be yorky