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TOPIC: The Nickname Game
Sox Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
The Nickname Game
#301147
So, my partner and I are planning on having a few friends over to watch the football, but these friends are not the sort who normally watch AFL (arty types).

So my partner suggested we set up a little game of "Match the Nickname to the real name"
it gets the guests thinking Freo and gives them something to shout when the game starts.

We were hoping to be able to have the full listed side to play the game with but there were a few players we couldn't put nicknames to and I was hoping you all might help us out.

heres what we've got:

Ballantyne - Frodo/Ballas/Mayor-of-Mandurah/Massacre/Chocolates/The Terrier
Morabito - Marsbar/Emperor/Monty
Schammer - Tequila
Hasleby - Chops
Ibbotson - Spammy/Gary Patrick/Joe
Broughton - Clam Hands/Jeebers
Suban - NoNeckNick/Little Nicky/Barnsey/Suban8or/Subaman
McPhee - McFree/Skelator/Flinchy/Nanny
Palmer - Staples/Greasy/Chilli/Fish/Lightning
Headland - DJ
O'Brien - BOB
Fyfe - Buckets/Cleaver
Grover - Muppet/Groves/Super(Grover)
Crowley - Creepy
Mundy - Manic
Houghton - J-Ho/Sticks/Gooner
McPharlin - Elvis
Hinkley - Hinkleberry
Tarrant - Taz
Barlow - Old Man/(Barlow)Again/Tony/B-Lo/Chambers/Limbo/Wombat/Mr Brownlow/Eddie
Thornton - Casper/Scotty-too-Hotty/Albino/The Rash/The Galloping Ghost/S.O.C/Rocky/Milky
Mayne - Chopper/The Muppet/Mr Football
Roberton -
Dodd - Stomper/Stompy/One-Melee
Bradley - Hipless/The Gazelle/Peanut/Crayfish
Bollenhagen - Spag
Murphy - Golden-Boots/Spud
Pavlich - Pav/Skipper
Clarke - Jimi(Hendrix)
Sandilands - 211/Spider/Sequoia Sempervirens/Pacman
Hill - Hammy/Flash
Bucovaz -
Hall -
Ruffles - Truffles/Chips/Pig/Feathers
Silvagni - SCOS
Johnson - MJ
Walters - SonSon
Sibosado -
de Boer - Purple Baron
Duffield - Duffman
Hayden - Dodger/The Genius (that is...)/The Janitor/Silk
Crichton -
Shepheard - Fair Bump
Pearce - Spock/Clanger
van Berlo - VB/Crownie


Obviously not all those will play, but hoping to cover as many possibilities as I can.

Would like a nice mix of difficulties and esotericism.

trying to avoid "Johno"'s and "Haydos"'s.
The more wacky, the more fun the arty types will have.
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FreoBear Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301148
Ballantyne - Frodo or Ballas
Palmer - Staples (from is first derby)
Grover - Muppet or Groves
Clarke - Jimi (Hendrix)
Johnson - MJ
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shane Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301150
Ballantyne - Mayor of Mandurah
Ibbotson - Spammy
McPhee - Flinchy
Palmer - Greasy
Barlow - Old Man Barlow
Dodd - Stompy
Hill - Hammy
de Boer - Purple Baron
Shepheard - Fair Bump
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Sox Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301152
Thanks, will edit original post to include suggestions.

I like "fair bump" - It's fun AND educational...
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The_Yeti Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301154
Roger is and always has been "The Genius"
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mikeydread Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301157
I have always had Antoni Grover down as Super Grover.
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BigSimmo77 Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301159
We've used the below:

Ballantyne - Massacre (for Ballantyne Day Massacre)
Ibbotson - Gary Patrick (which garrick is obviously short for)
Suban - NoNeckNick
Grover - Groves
Tarrant - Taz
Thornton - Albino
Mayne - The Muppet
Bradley - The Caveman
Pavlich - Pav
Ruffles - Chips
Silvagni - SCOS
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the_shadow Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301162
i like "little nicky" for suban.
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guy smiley Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301164
Thornton, though he apparently hates it, is The Rash.

Even though he never quite managed to wear his opponent like one, the name stays.
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FD1016 Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301167
Since the first NAB game it became apparent that Barlow was a star - I found myself saying 'it's Barlow again'. This continued throughout Sunday's game. I then watched the game again last night and found the commentators saying the same thing! SOOO... it's now stuck my nickname for MB is Barlow Again. Sorry!

Morabito = Morro = Chocolate mini marsbar in a box of Favourites = Mars bar
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Freofan Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301168
We nicknamed Ballantyne at the game "Chocolates"
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ChewyBoot Posted: 1 Week, 6 Days ago
Re:The Nickname Game
#301169
I heard a WAFL commentator last year refer to Scott Thornton as "The Galloping Ghost"
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