Aussie Nicknames

[Armadillo]

In the Twenty20 match against South Africa the Aus players had nicknames on the back of their shirts. Does anyone know what some of them were?
I'm guessing McGrath was pigeon.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Punter - Ricky Ponting (Capt)
BJ - Brad Haddin (Wkt)
Marto - Damien Martyn
Mr Cricket - Mike Hussey
Billy - Mick Lewis
Roy - Andrew Symonds
Pup - Michael Clarke
Sarfraz - Stuart Clark
Kat - Simon Katich
Catfish - James Hopes
Bracks - Nathan Bracken
Midge - Mitchell Johnson

Source: BBC.co.uk

 

[Barney Rubble]

EDIT: Neil beat me to it.

 

[luckyeddie]

Moron - Ricky Ponting
Pratt - Ricky Ponting
Brainiac - Ricky Ponting
Captain Birdseye - Ricky Ponting

(these shirts are in the wash)






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[33/3from3.3]

whinger - Ricky Ponting

 

[luckyeddie]

whinger - Ricky Ponting

Typical of me - missed the obvious one.

 

[Haddin]

What about this one: Aaron Bird, NSW fast bowler, his nickname was to be "Flu" but was rejected by CA, fearing it might offend the sponsers, KFC, or something like that.

 

[simmy]

Moron - Ricky Ponting
Pratt - Ricky Ponting
Brainiac - Ricky Ponting
Captain Birdseye - Ricky Ponting

(these shirts are in the wash)






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Brilliant!

 

[Anna]

Hollywood etc etc etc- Shane Warne
Tugga - Justin Langer
Dizzy - Jason Gillespie

 

[33/3from3.3]

Phoney - Warne

 

[Anna]

Mark Waugh - Afghanistan

 

[ripper868]

Hollywood etc etc etc- Shane Warne
Tugga - Justin Langer
Dizzy - Jason Gillespie

Tugga was Steve Waugh not JL. I dont know what JL's would be but it aint tugga.
Swervin Mervin- Merv Hughes

Batsman in best form at test and one day level at the moment, and captaining australia to an ashes win - Ricky Ponting

 

[Fiery]

Tugga was Steve Waugh not JL. I dont know what JL's would be but it aint tugga.
Swervin Mervin- Merv Hughes

Batsman in best form at test and one day level at the moment, and captaining australia to an ashes win - Ricky Ponting

Langer's nickname is Alfy. Tugger is more of a generic term that can be used for any Australian cricketer

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Langer's nickname is Alfy. Tugger is more of a generic term that can be used for any Australian cricketer

Not really. Steve was called Tugga because of the play on words with "tug-o'-war".

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not really. Steve was called Tugga because of the play on words with "tug-o'-war".

I suspect Fiery was suggesting that "Tugga" can be used for all Aussie cricketers, because they all "tug" their old fella when alone or in small groups. Like "tosser" or "stroker".

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I suspect Fiery was suggesting that "Tugga" can be used for all Aussie cricketers, because they all "tug" their old fella when alone or in small groups. Like "tosser" or "stroker".

Haha right. Totally missed the joke then.

 

[Nate]

What about this one: Aaron Bird, NSW fast bowler, his nickname was to be "Flu" but was rejected by CA, fearing it might offend the sponsers, KFC, or something like that.

That`s quality.

 

[Merv]

Why is Symonds called Roy?

 

[Fiery]

Why is Symonds called Roy?

After Royce Simmonds, the nuggetty Chocolate Soldier hooker of the 80s/early 90s I'm guessing

 

[Anna]

Tugga was Steve Waugh not JL. I dont know what JL's would be but it aint tugga.

No idea why I said that cos I know that Steve Waugh's nickname is Tugga! How strange...