Nicknames and how they got them

[benbanjo]

Well since i dont really feel like discussing the game on sunday since i took some friends with me to the game and told them how easy on the eye kangas footy is to watch.... to then be totally let down.....

So i though we might try this... not sure if it has been done... i for one am not sure on everyones nicknames and how they got them so i will start with a few..

Swallow=Spitta... i believe due to the swollow and spitting thing...

McIntosh =Smackers.... this one was told to me by one of the players... McIntosh->Smackintosh->Smackers... he also seems to go by Monster and Hank not sure why though....

Petrie=Dish... due to the Petrie Dish which is a small glass plate.

Anthony=Hollywood..... Liam Anthony LA for short... Hollywood is in LA....

share your knowledge please...

 

[shinboner spiggs]

McMahon-Loose, because he is just a loose bloke
greenwood-piggles- long story, former player alan obst was going home with greeny, obst walks in the home first but greenwoods gf calls out "piggles? is that you?" nickname will last forever
adams-patch- there is a famous person called patch adams
atley-humphrey(it might have changed)-because he never talked
spud-family potato farmers
luke delaney-car keys-lost his keys first day at north melbourne
cam delaney-spare keys-brother of luke
mullet-fishy-mullet is a fish
ben mabon-greg sawn-i dont know why
speight-meatballs-super sub

 

[Only Forwards]

Grima - Narni has something to do with his sister not being able to say Nathan when they were kids I think.

Greg Sawn - not sure about the Greg bit, Sawn refers to him having sawn down flippers at the pool

Boomer - has something to do with a junior b&f and the person calling it saying get up here you little boomer, or something like that.

*I read far too much useless info in the off season.

 

[muttley45]

mick nolan "the galloping gasometer" self explanatory

 

[Artichoke69]

A lot of people ask me how I got my nickname - it all stems back to when I was on the satellite tennis tour & I was known as `Arti'. I was then in a Junior Aus Open qualifier against Mark Kratzman out at Kooyong & I was 7-5, 5-0 up. The winner was into the main draw. It was a very heated exchange & nerves got the better of me & I lost the 2nd set 7-5 & then lost the 3rd set 0-6. That was my tennis career done & busted & as I walked off the court, Kratzman referred to me as `Arti-choke'. The name has stunk ever since.

 

[royals1922]

How did John Longmire get his nickname?

 

[roomagic1984]

How did John Longmire get his nickname?

Id like to know this also.

Few stabs:
Took off fast like a horse on a lead?
Hung like a?
Has a hoarse voice?

 

[DarwinRoo]

How did John Longmire get his nickname?

Ask your mum.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Id like to know this also.

Few stabs:
Took off fast like a horse on a lead?
Hung like a?
Has a hoarse voice?

Is it just me, but doesn't he have a mug like a horse?

 

[roomagic1984]

Is it just me, but doesn't he have a mug like a horse?

No. Thats Sarah Jessica Parker

 

[tazaa]

How did John Longmire get his nickname?

Loved the special k

 

[Chog]

I thought one of the NMFC staff randomly thought Ben Mabon's name was Greg Sawn and it stuck, or something along those lines.

 

[MaddAdam]

I'd like to know the story behind Jamie Macmillan being called JMac.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

I'd like to know the story behind Jamie Macmillan being called JMac.

He is a big fan of Jason McCartney.

 

[Chron]

I'd like to know the story behind Jamie Macmillan being called JMac.

In some circles its 'Paperback'.

 

[giantroo]

He is a big fan of Jason McCartney.

Speaking of McCartney, he was at the game vs freo up on level 3 with his recruiting staff jotting down notes. Though he definitely still has some love for us because he got out of his seat fist pumping the air every time we scored.

 

[Engimal]

Grima - Narni has something to do with his sister not being able to say Nathan when they were kids I think.

Greg Sawn - not sure about the Greg bit, Sawn refers to him having sawn down flippers at the pool

Boomer - has something to do with a junior b&f and the person calling it saying get up here you little boomer, or something like that.

*I read far too much useless info in the off season.

I remember everyone used to call him Narni as a kid when he played for the Longford Tigers and Athletics at Longford.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Ben Warren (Milky) - obvious, his white hair is milk coloured.

Scott Thompson (Hunter) - not too sure, maybe after the Barry Hall incident, as he hunted him down?

Matt Campbell (Flash) - quick as a 'flash'.

Ayden Kennedy (AK36) - AK47 is a type of gun. AK is his initials, 36 is his number.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Ben Warren (Milky) - obvious, his white hair is milk coloured.

Scott Thompson (Hunter) - not too sure, maybe after the Barry Hall incident, as he hunted him down?

Matt Campbell (Flash) - quick as a 'flash'.

Ayden Kennedy (AK36) - AK47 is a type of gun. AK is his initials, 36 is his number.

Hunter S Thompson was an author.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Hunter S Thompson was an author.

Ah, there you go. Nickname really suits the type of player he is.

 

[blackshadow]

Hunter S Thompson was an author.

Calling Hunter S Thompson an author is like calling Wayne Carey a footy player. Hunter S Thompson was an inspiration, brilliantly gifted and with his own demons, one of the giants of the US literature and discourse and he lived harder just about anyone on the planet.

 

[big_e]

Hunter S Thompson was an author.

Fear and Loathing in the Backline

 

[Gasometer]

One I always wondered about in the 90's (before BF) was Fruity- aka Brett Alison????

 

[tazaa]

Gavin Urquhart is a dud.

 

[hellas_johnny]

seriousely we need to get kennedy to take the number 47. how mad would it be if his nickname was ak47.