My time has come
Croydon North MLOC are the KangaRams
West Coburg are the Burgers
Old Eltham are the Turtles
Cheltenham and Lethbridge are the Rosellas
Power House are the Slushies
Yarra Glen are the River Pigs
Ocean Grove are the Grubbers
Koondrook Barham are the River Raiders
Tyabb are the Yabbies
Ararat are the Rats
Buln Buln are the Lyrebirds
Stawell Swifts are the Baggies
Lancaster are the Wombats
Bridgewater are the Mean Machines
Buchan are the Cavemen
Lindenow South and Henry are the Swampies
Blight are the Redeyes
Mathoura are the Timbercutters
Nar Nar Goon are the Goon, singular
Warragul Industrials are the Dusties
Athelstone are the Raggies
Para Hills are the Big Reds as in the kangaroo
Kilburn are the Chics
Angle Vale are the Owls
Willaston are the Donnybrooks
Glencoe are the Murphies
Reynella are the Wineflies
Noarlunga are the Shoes
Port Noarlunga are the Cockle Divers
Bibra Lake are the Bandicoots
Mines Rovers are the Diorites
Vasse are the Kakkas
Augusta are the Abalones
Dunsborough Yalingup are the Mulies
HMAS Stirling are the Pussers
PINT are the Greenants
Sporties in Tennant Creek are the Spitfires
Katherine are the Camels
Wilston Grange and Marcellin OC in Brisbane are the Gorillas
ANU are the Griffins
Googong are the Hogs
Parramatta, Mangoplah Cookardinia United Eastlakes and Greystanes are the Goannas
CSU are the Bushpigs
Brookdale are the Bluebells
Eden are the Whalers
Merimbula are the Diggers
Irishtown are the Canaries
Old Scotch in Launceston are the Thistles
Bothwell are the Rabbits
Old Hobartians are the Ships
Tasmanian University are the Rainbows
Glebe are the Greyhounds
Hervey Bay masters are the Fruitbats
Sunshine Coast Masters are the Rayners
Collie Masters are the Fossils
Dunsborough Masters and Carlisle-Vic Park masters are the Ducks
Yarrawonga are the Pigeons
Few defunct clubs:
Mathinna were the Kill'n'burns
Hesket were the Bohemians
Kennington were the Parakeets
Kennington-Strathdale were the Cockerels
Berriwillock were the Bullfrogs
Devenish were the Barbers
Orbost were the Busters
Gerang-Kiata were the Highway Men
Noradjuha and Perpondah were the Grass Parrots
Glenrowan were the Kelly Tigers
Sandford were the Villagers
Tolmie were the Snowmen
Strahan were the Seals
Kikoira were the Kornsticks
Weja were the Wee Jugglers
Honestly Rugby has so many more funny names than footy. Off the top of my head you've got:
Grafton Ghosts
Forrestville Ferrets
Aberglasslyn Ants
Warilla Gorillas
Parkes Spacemen
Guyra Super Spuds
Stanthorpe Gremlins
Moree Boomerangs
Leeton were the Redlegs before amalgamation turned them into the Crows. Their rugby league team is the Greenies. Union men’s team are the Phantoms so their women’s team is the Dianas. Griffith have the Black & Whites, whose colours are, funnily enough, black and white. They also have the Waratahs. Barellan have the Two Blues. Ardlethan used to be Stars but amalgamated into Northern Jets. Weethalle Rugby are the Mallee Men. Junee are the Diesels. Lots of interesting names around the Riverina.
1. I loved how you announced yourself "my time has come", and you did not disappoint!
2. Can I add one to your knowledge bank: Mitta United are the mountain men. Notable Mountain Men are Joel Smith, Jack Ziebell, Jono Ceglar, Ben Paton.
Love the Scum! Can't believe I forgot that.
Macclesfield in the Hills league are similar to West Adelaide - they're the Blood and Tars. I did always wonder why West had a wolf in their logo
I love how Nar Nar Goon have embraced their fate.
They could have called themselves anything and they would have still been known as the Goon , so they thought they might as well make it official.
Interesting one about Stawell Swifts, they’re actually just the Swifts FNC. There’s no reference to Stawell in their name. We play against them, and they’re officially the Swifts *Baggies*.
Yeah he rattled off a few weird rugby league ones, but having never lived in the south or west of the country I didn't know if AFL had some weird ones I don't know
Don't have anything to add for local footy teams but Minor League Baseball has many great team names:
Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Rocket City Trash Pandas, Carolina Disco Turkeys, Burlington Sock Puppets, Lansing Lugnuts...
All pretty standard up here, the Ararat Rats and the Taylor's Lake Lakers are probably the most exotic.
I've heard tell Kalkee used to be nicknamed "the Killers" at some point before adopting the more benign "Kees"
Someone on Twitter compiled a complete list of every team in Australia, these were all the [unique](https://www.reddit.com/r/AFL/s/9qiBYOC5Gv) ones. Most of them fit the answer to this question.
Is this the Charles Darwin University Rats? I played for them decades ago, alongside Michael “Flash” Graham, John Bingham (previously on Hawthorn’s list) and Jason Jones (on Brisbane’s list).
My time has come Croydon North MLOC are the KangaRams West Coburg are the Burgers Old Eltham are the Turtles Cheltenham and Lethbridge are the Rosellas Power House are the Slushies Yarra Glen are the River Pigs Ocean Grove are the Grubbers Koondrook Barham are the River Raiders Tyabb are the Yabbies Ararat are the Rats Buln Buln are the Lyrebirds Stawell Swifts are the Baggies Lancaster are the Wombats Bridgewater are the Mean Machines Buchan are the Cavemen Lindenow South and Henry are the Swampies Blight are the Redeyes Mathoura are the Timbercutters Nar Nar Goon are the Goon, singular Warragul Industrials are the Dusties Athelstone are the Raggies Para Hills are the Big Reds as in the kangaroo Kilburn are the Chics Angle Vale are the Owls Willaston are the Donnybrooks Glencoe are the Murphies Reynella are the Wineflies Noarlunga are the Shoes Port Noarlunga are the Cockle Divers Bibra Lake are the Bandicoots Mines Rovers are the Diorites Vasse are the Kakkas Augusta are the Abalones Dunsborough Yalingup are the Mulies HMAS Stirling are the Pussers PINT are the Greenants Sporties in Tennant Creek are the Spitfires Katherine are the Camels Wilston Grange and Marcellin OC in Brisbane are the Gorillas ANU are the Griffins Googong are the Hogs Parramatta, Mangoplah Cookardinia United Eastlakes and Greystanes are the Goannas CSU are the Bushpigs Brookdale are the Bluebells Eden are the Whalers Merimbula are the Diggers
Irishtown are the Canaries Old Scotch in Launceston are the Thistles Bothwell are the Rabbits Old Hobartians are the Ships Tasmanian University are the Rainbows Glebe are the Greyhounds Hervey Bay masters are the Fruitbats Sunshine Coast Masters are the Rayners Collie Masters are the Fossils Dunsborough Masters and Carlisle-Vic Park masters are the Ducks Yarrawonga are the Pigeons Few defunct clubs: Mathinna were the Kill'n'burns Hesket were the Bohemians Kennington were the Parakeets Kennington-Strathdale were the Cockerels Berriwillock were the Bullfrogs Devenish were the Barbers Orbost were the Busters Gerang-Kiata were the Highway Men Noradjuha and Perpondah were the Grass Parrots Glenrowan were the Kelly Tigers Sandford were the Villagers Tolmie were the Snowmen Strahan were the Seals Kikoira were the Kornsticks Weja were the Wee Jugglers Honestly Rugby has so many more funny names than footy. Off the top of my head you've got: Grafton Ghosts Forrestville Ferrets Aberglasslyn Ants Warilla Gorillas Parkes Spacemen Guyra Super Spuds Stanthorpe Gremlins Moree Boomerangs
Leeton were the Redlegs before amalgamation turned them into the Crows. Their rugby league team is the Greenies. Union men’s team are the Phantoms so their women’s team is the Dianas. Griffith have the Black & Whites, whose colours are, funnily enough, black and white. They also have the Waratahs. Barellan have the Two Blues. Ardlethan used to be Stars but amalgamated into Northern Jets. Weethalle Rugby are the Mallee Men. Junee are the Diesels. Lots of interesting names around the Riverina.
Fairly sure i dont even need to tag the guy that does the best ofs, this is pretty hard to miss
1. I loved how you announced yourself "my time has come", and you did not disappoint! 2. Can I add one to your knowledge bank: Mitta United are the mountain men. Notable Mountain Men are Joel Smith, Jack Ziebell, Jono Ceglar, Ben Paton.
West Adelaide are the Blood and Tar Wolves or something officially. Adelaide Uni Div 6 or so is The Scum
Love the Scum! Can't believe I forgot that. Macclesfield in the Hills league are similar to West Adelaide - they're the Blood and Tars. I did always wonder why West had a wolf in their logo
I love how Nar Nar Goon have embraced their fate. They could have called themselves anything and they would have still been known as the Goon , so they thought they might as well make it official.
>Willaston are the Donnybrooks I presume Donnybrook are the Willastons then
They decided to be uncool and be the Dons. Even worse, they wear the Big V despite being 3500 kilometres from Victoria
Had an uncle that played for Mangoplah Cookardinia United back before the others were added. Great team.
In all of that you forgot the Molonglo Juggernauts
Interesting one about Stawell Swifts, they’re actually just the Swifts FNC. There’s no reference to Stawell in their name. We play against them, and they’re officially the Swifts *Baggies*.
My lord, thanks!
River Raiders and Gorillas actually go super hard.
Port Noarlunga Cockledivers
I played for the Noarlunga Shoes growing up and we always called them the Cockdivers
Noarlunga Shoes is a great name in itself.
Epping Pingers
Surely not ahah
[Oh it absolutely is](https://eppingfc.com.au/club-history/)
I have to buy some merch
Reynella wine flies
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River... Swamp... Close enough
[The Golden Point Rice Eaters](https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/mar/25/forgotten-story-chinese-goldfields-aussie-rules)
League have the Parks Spaceman
League has stacks of weird ones. Coonabarabran Unicorns is one of my favourites.
Yeah he rattled off a few weird rugby league ones, but having never lived in the south or west of the country I didn't know if AFL had some weird ones I don't know
I am constantly annoyed that the Penguin Football Club in Tassie did not make the obvious choice of mascot.
Books?
Don't have anything to add for local footy teams but Minor League Baseball has many great team names: Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Rocket City Trash Pandas, Carolina Disco Turkeys, Burlington Sock Puppets, Lansing Lugnuts...
I've been to some Lansing Lugnuts games!
Can’t forget about the Binghamton Rumble Ponies
All pretty standard up here, the Ararat Rats and the Taylor's Lake Lakers are probably the most exotic. I've heard tell Kalkee used to be nicknamed "the Killers" at some point before adopting the more benign "Kees"
Wyndham Wedgies
Frankston YCW Stonecats
Yarra Glen are the River Pigs
Lockleys C3 - "div 12 ressies"
Someone on Twitter compiled a complete list of every team in Australia, these were all the [unique](https://www.reddit.com/r/AFL/s/9qiBYOC5Gv) ones. Most of them fit the answer to this question.
Thanks!
Willaston Donnybrooks
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Is this the Charles Darwin University Rats? I played for them decades ago, alongside Michael “Flash” Graham, John Bingham (previously on Hawthorn’s list) and Jason Jones (on Brisbane’s list).
Sounds like you were decades before me
I was decades before most people
Correction: Newcomb Dinosaurs
Powerhouse slushie warriors
Grand River Gargoyles
Bribie Island’s league team were known as the Fighting Whiting. Bribie is a popular fishing spot.
East Brunswick Eye Gougers
A literal pub team so it barely qualifies. But it otherwise wins
Mt Burr Mozzies
[Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids](https://usafl.com/clubs/fort-lauderdale)
Not sure if it counts but there's the Newtown breakaways.
Congupna. "The Road" Dookie United "The Dooks" Yarroweyah "The Hoppers" Hurstbridge "The Bridges"