Ten of rugby league’s best ever nicknames

[Willie Ray]

Another Roy and H.G classic...

Terry Hill...'Fizzer'.

 

[horrie hastings]

Tampon?

Trent Barret

 

[AJB1102]

Trent Barret

Part of his gripe with Manly and their lack of resources. Had to make his own from cotton wool balls, tissues and an old bootlace for a string.

 

[horrie hastings]

Trevor ‘The Axe’ Gillmeister

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Bunny Reilly was the original Axe.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Jack De Bellend

 

[stormbati]

Bunny Reilly was the original Axe.

‘The Axe’ is pretty badarse

 

[Life's Good]

Mick ‘Pigskin’ Beattie.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bunny Reilly was the original Axe.

Bunny as a nickname wasn't enough?

 

[Willie Ray]

Graeme 'The Penguin' Bradley.

 

[kdalymc]

Bunny as a nickname wasn't enough?

haha Barry ‘Bunny’ 'The Axe' Reilly

 

[JamesRustle]

Rhyno - Sean Ryan
Tooves - Geoff Toovey
Locky - Darren Lockyer
Sterlo - Peter Stirling
Bevo - Brian Bevan
Teddy - James Tedesco
Macca - Nene McDonald, Wayne McDonald, Ryan McDonald, John McDonald, Alex McKinnon
Longy - Sean Long
Donkey - Jason Ryles

 

[gUt]

Allan "Obviously Far Better Than Ricky Stuart And While We're On The Topic Lockyer Was Superior To Johns He Was Just A Better Rugby League Player All Round So Get Over It You NSWhingers" Langer

 

[AJB1102]

There was a French bloke who had a laughable stint at the Roosters, Remi Casty was his name.

Anyway he did f**k all but eat cheese and backoff so no one liked him enough to give him a nickname.

 

[Meapro Ham]

“Phil” McCracken

 

[Meapro Ham]

Some more Roy and HG:

Backdoor Benny
Martin Bella was the Squirrel Gripper
Three Knees Hancock
Allan Langer was Deborah Kerr (actress from the King and I)
Dish-Head Dowling

 

[carcharias]

Some more Roy and HG:

Backdoor Benny
Martin Bella was the Squirrel Gripper
Three Knees Hancock
Allan Langer was Deborah Kerr (actress from the King and I)
Dish-Head Dowling

They gave Fittler a few
Man in the cab
And my favourite
Adolf

 

[TDD91]

Epalahame Lauaki, or as Wigan fans knew him; Eric

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Chris Caruana - Smoke

 

[Incorrect]

Eels centre/winger from the late 80's and early 90's Michael Erickson was nicknamed "Sparrow" because he was not quite "The Crow" (ie Mick Cronin)...

 

[The Quest For Glory]

They gave Fittler a few
Man in the cab
And my favourite
Adolf

or calling Anthony Watmough the Window Cleaner after he got fined for urinating on a shop window