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Nick names for Players and Teams

petetheileet

First Grade
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Adam 'third man in' Blair

Billy 'the cat' Slater

Sika 'rub my knee on you' Manu

Cam 'with too much integrity' Smith

Anthony 'grub' Quin

Steve 'the weasel' Turner

Craig 'Psycho' Bellamy
 
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ones I use
Shannon Gallant: Mighty Mouse
Taniela Tuiaki: Taniela the tank, TNT, Teriyaki
Blake Ayshford: Ayshy
Chris Lawrence: Lozza, Lawry, Lightning Lawrence
Beau Ryan: Fitzhenry 2, crab
Benji Marshall: Benjesus, useless bastard (depending on what sort of game he's having)
Tim Moltzen: Timmy
Keith Galloway: Big Red, Sauce, Towering Inferno
Robbie Farah: The lebanese
Bryce Gibbs: Gibbsy, Gibbo, Bibbs
Todd Payten: Biker Shorts, Sayten
John Skandalis: Skando
Gareth Ellis: The Pom
Chris Heighington: Hino, Rhino
Dene Halatau: Hammer, Hallaz
John Morris: Bomber, Cronky, J-Mo, Overlap Killer, Johnny
Daine Laurie: Predator

that's probably all of them, haven't thought of one for Danny Galea, Willie Mataka, Al Shirnak, Simon Dwyer or Corey Payne yet.
 
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Adam 'third man in' Blair

Billy 'the cat' Slater

Sika 'rub my knee on you' Manu

Cam 'with too much integrity' Smith

Anthony 'grub' Quin

Steve 'the weasel' Turner

Craig 'Psycho' Bellamy

LOL nice. you could interchange those nicknames with any of those players. Grub fits perfectly with Billy Slater.
 
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ones I use
Shannon Gallant: Mighty Mouse
Taniela Tuiaki: Taniela the tank, TNT, Teriyaki
Blake Ayshford: Ayshy
Chris Lawrence: Lozza, Lawry, Lightning Lawrence
Beau Ryan: Fitzhenry 2, crab
Benji Marshall: Benjesus, useless bastard (depending on what sort of game he's having)
Tim Moltzen: Timmy
Keith Galloway: Big Red, Sauce, Towering Inferno
Robbie Farah: The lebanese
Bryce Gibbs: Gibbsy, Gibbo, Bibbs
Todd Payten: Biker Shorts, Sayten
John Skandalis: Skando
Gareth Ellis: The Pom
Chris Heighington: Hino, Rhino
Dene Halatau: Hammer, Hallaz
John Morris: Bomber, Cronky, J-Mo, Overlap Killer, Johnny
Daine Laurie: Predator

that's probably all of them, haven't thought of one for Danny Galea, Willie Mataka, Al Shirnak, Simon Dwyer or Corey Payne yet.

Robbie Farah: Lebbie Farah, Faffy.
Ellis: Jaws of Ellis
Beau Ryan: Sleau Ryan
Dene Halatau: Monobrau Halatau
 

ThePeach

Juniors
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118
Darius the great
B Moz
Coops
Beau Tie
Dell
Sowie
Hornbag
Frank
Feinish
Horse

Saints Back Rowers are too tough for nicknames

How about Ben " Oh No not Hodges" Creagh or Ben "Big Man" Creagh

or maybe Justin "Dropsies" Poore or Justin "Heartless Bastard" Poore.
 

Pumba

First Grade
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Kurt Gidley - Captain Kurt, Kids, Kidley
Keith Lulia ?
James McManus - Jimmy Mac, Macca
Adam MacDougall - Mad Dog, Doogs, Old Man River
Akulia Uate - Aku
Ben Rogers - Dodge
Scott Dureau - Scotty D
Jarrod Mullen - Mullo
Mark Taufua - Markie Mark
Isaac DeGois - Ike
Chris Houston - House
Richie Fa’aoso - Fass
Steve Simpson - Simmo
Zeb Taia ?
Matt Hilder - Waltzing

Wes Naiqama - ?
Marvin Karawana - ?
Cory Paterson - Pato
Danny Wicks - Wixxee, Tubba, Heffalump
Shannon McDonnell - Junior Burger
Daniel Tolar - Big Red, Ranga
Ben Cross - Crossy
Cameron Ciraldo - Cam, Cirro
Luke MacDougall - Little Doogs
Tim Natusch - Timmy, Timmy The Tank
Cooper Vuna - Coops
 

OVP

Coach
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Some Beauties i remember from Melon's Matchups and Dead Elvis' Decoders used at The Wall back in the good old days :)

Shannon Hegarty - Latino Heat, The Cuban Cueball, Maroubra Seals Latin Dance Champion
Brett Finch - The Code, Da Finchy Code, FOFF
Anthony Minichiello - The Moth, The Golden Moth
Peter Cusack - The Plumber
Matt Gidley - The Lord of Oh Gawd :lol:, The turnstile

Arggh there's heaps more ... Help me Melon :)
 

aids

Bench
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A memorable collection,jason.

A couple more:

Dale 'Skeletor" Shearer.

John "The Burning Map" Cartwright.(From the opening to the TV series 'Bonanza")

Timana "Tim-Tam" Tahu.

Ian "The Cabonassi Kid" Roberts.

Paul "I think I've said this before Roy,but don't The Poms hate Sirro?" Sirronen

"Tee-Hee" Terry Hill (In S.O.O.,every time Hill got the ball,Roy & HG would go silent untill possession changed to someone else.)

"totally" Ian Roberts
"do something stupid" Shearer
"butterball" buderas
"toot-toot all aboard the Hoppa Train" Hoppate
refering to a back doing something bad, was "shades of ainscough"
the walters boys, Prune the Quince and Kumquat
"the master of the dark arts " mortimer
 
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Wes Naiqama - The transporter

Steve Price - Captain Snooze

Brett White - Stilnox

Jamal Idris - Bitch tits

John Sutton - Hal

Karmichael Hunt - Harmichael ....

John Carlaw (from his tigers days) The buffet (just help yourself to a try, my friend)

All of the above may not be their official nicknames
 

aids

Bench
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Bum fights : Brad Meyers (with beard)
the Turtle : either of the morris twins in full fight (the head tucks into the back)
 

ME SO HORNBY!

Juniors
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I have a nickname for Taniela Tuiaki. I cant help but call him Chicken Teriyaki every time he goes on the rampage haha.
 

Gaba

First Grade
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Darius the great
B Moz
Coops
Beau Tie
Dell
Sowie
Hornbag
Frank
Feinish
Horse

Saints Back Rowers are too tough for nicknames

Ben great

J smith hitman 1

N. Costigan hitman 2



coaches

Craig (No Plans) Bellamy

Des (Duster) Hasler

Kevin (Who in here thinks it was a try) Moore

Tim (Done it) Sheens

Matt (noose)Elliott

John ( Pen) Cartwright

Neil (Overrated) Henry

Don ( got the plans) Furner

Brad ( lol) Fittler

Brian ( man who walks) smith

Jason ( the spotted one )Taylor

Ivan (Boss) Henjak

Ivan ( got it) Clearly

Ricky (spooner) Stuart

Daniel ( wishful) Anderson
 
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I have a nickname for Taniela Tuiaki. I cant help but call him Chicken Teriyaki every time he goes on the rampage haha.

In 2007 Mad Dog was a guest commentator in a Tigers vs Knights game. The knights had put up about 10 bombs and Mad Dog said "The Knights need to rethink their kicking game, Bombing Hodgkinson and Teriyaki is a waste of time"
 
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