Unusual nicknames

[TheDalek079]

There's some quite obvious nicknames. Like Jonathon Thurston being JT (its his initials), and Trent Robinson is often shortened to Robbo. Steve Morris was known as "slippery" because he was hard to catch.


But what about the more bizarre ones? The ones that make no sense


I see Sam Moa (the Roosters prop forward) being called Samoa quite a lot. Why?

And when he was at the Dragons, Wayne Bennett was known as Saint Benny. Why was this? Saint? I don't see him in any religious way so how did he get that nickname?


Is there any other odd nicknames in our game?

 

[Hutty1986]

It's like when people refer to you as ''The Dr.'' Inexplicable.

 

[Owen Da Saints]

My favs are
What's a packet a cigs worth? - Phil Sigsworth
Waltzing - Matt Hilder
And of course Deep groat - Matt Groat (well it was good while it lasted!)

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I had a mate called Biscuits because he really liked biscuits, and a mste called Jonesy because his last name was Jones. Good blokes, but they're both addicted to methamphetamine now, so we rarely hang out.

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

I always got a laugh out Sterlo getting called Snorkella.

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kAq7ukRtkQ

:lol::lol:

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

I always got a laugh out Sterlo getting called Snorkella.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Vanfan]

I knew twin brothers many years ago, who played a different footy code, and their nicknames were:

Shark - because he wouldn't shout in a shark attack, and
Crime - because crime doesn't pay.

They were definitely identical twins, being cut from the same cloth.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Chicken George for Mal Meninga

 

[God-King Dean]

Didn't Meninga eat chicken sandwiches every game day?

 

[Canard]

I see Sam Moa (the Roosters prop forward) being called Samoa quite a lot. Why?

And when he was at the Dragons, Wayne Bennett was known as Saint Benny. Why was this? Saint? I don't see him in any religious way so how did he get that nickname?


Is there any other odd nicknames in our game?

Are you serious?

 

[East Coast Tiger]

OP a gee up. Surely.

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Mal was also called 'coke can meninga'. That had nothing to do with football though lol

 

[Chief_Chujo]

What's up with 'Choc'? Mundine, schifcofske and watbro have all had the nickname.

 

[God-King Dean]

Mundine got called that by his grandmother because he was always eating chocolate.

Can't say for the others.

 

[jono]

Vaguely remember early on Freddie Fittler had the handle "Adolf"

 

[Charlie124]

There's some quite obvious nicknames. Like Jonathon Thurston being JT (its his initials), and Trent Robinson is often shortened to Robbo. Steve Morris was known as "slippery" because he was hard to catch.


But what about the more bizarre ones? The ones that make no sense


I see Sam Moa (the Roosters prop forward) being called Samoa quite a lot. Why?

And when he was at the Dragons, Wayne Bennett was known as Saint Benny. Why was this? Saint? I don't see him in any religious way so how did he get that nickname?


Is there any other odd nicknames in our game?

 

[TheFrog]

When he was at the Panthers Brad Tighe was known as Hamburglar.

 

[cleary89]

OP is a gee up. I got the nickname footlong for some reason.

 

[God-King Dean]

OP is a gee up. I got the nickname footlong for some reason.

Probably for the same reason Michael Weyman got the nickname 'Horse' - nobody knows why.