List of Australian sporting mascots
Many sporting mascots used as mascots and characters by clubs and teams in Australia and New Zealand are similar to those used around the world. There are, however, quite a number that are unique to these two nations.
The following is a list of notable mascots and characters created specifically for advertising purposes in Australia and New Zealand, listed alphabetically by the club or team they represent.
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Australian Football
Australian Football League
In 2003, the Australian Football League standardised the club mascots into the Mascot Manor theme.[1] Some, however, have since been replaced.[2]
- Adelaide - Claude "Curls" Crow
- Brisbane Lions - Roy the Lion (Former: The Brisbane Bear 1987-96)
- Carlton - Captain Carlton
- Collingwood - Jock "One Eye" McPie
- Essendon - Moz "Skeeta" Reynolds
- Fremantle - Johnny "The Doc" Docker (formerly Grinder)
- Geelong - Half Cat [2]
- Gold Coast - Sunny Ray[3] (originally Gary "GC" Clifford)
- Greater Western Sydney - G-man[4]
- Hawthorn - Hudson "Hawka" Knights
- Melbourne - Checker, Chuck and Cheeky[5] (formerly Ronald "Dee" Mann)
- North Melbourne - Barry "Bruiser" Cracker
- Port Adelaide - Tommy "Thunda" Power
- Richmond - Tiger "Stripes" Dyer (formerly Tiggy)
- St Kilda - Trevor "Saint" Kilda
- Sydney - Syd "Swannie" Skilton
- West Coast - Rick "The Rock" Eagle
- Western Bulldogs - Woofer "Dogg" Whitten
Cricket
Big Bash League
- Adelaide Strikers - Smash and Summer
- Brisbane Heat - Heater
- Hobart Hurricanes - Captain hurricane
- Melbourne Renegades - Sledge (Cricketer from the year 2020) and Willow
- Melbourne Stars - Starman and starlett
- Perth Scorchers - Blaze and Amber
- Sydney Sixers - Syd
- Sydney Thunder - Thor
State teams
- Victoria Bushrangers - Ned Ranger
- Queensland Bulls - "Rocky" the Five Star Senepol bull
Gridiron
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Rugby League
National Rugby League
- Brisbane Broncos - "Buck"
- Canterbury Bulldogs - "Brutus"
- Canberra Raiders - "Victor" the Viking
- Cronulla Sharks - "Reefy" & "Hammerhead"
- Gold Coast Titans - "Blade"
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles - "Egor" the Eagle
- Melbourne Storm - "Boom"
- Newcastle Knights - "Knytro"
- New Zealand Warriors - "Toki"
- North Queensland Cowboys - "Bluey" the Cattledog
- Parramatta Eels - "Sparky" the Eel
- Penrith Panthers - "Claws" the Panther
- St George Illawarra Dragons - "Scorch"
- South Sydney Rabbitohs - "Rocket" the Bunny & Reggie the Rabbit"
- Sydney Roosters - "Rocky" the Rooster
- Wests Tigers - "Timmy" & "Stripes"
Rugby Union
Super Rugby
- Western Force - Westy
- Brumbies - Brumby jack
National Rugby Championship
Soccer
A League
- Adelaide United - "Red" the Kangaroo
- Brisbane Roar - "Roary" the Lion & "Rosie" the Lion
- Central Coast Mariners - "Marvin", "BBQ Sauce" & "Tomato Sauce" (formerly "Captain Yellowbeard" & "Admiral Frederick")
- Gold Coast United - "GC"
- Melbourne Heart - "Ticker"
- Melbourne Victory - "Vic"
- Newcastle Jets - "Benny"
- Perth Glory - "George the Glory Gorilla"[6]
- Sydney FC - "Skye" & "Blue"
- Wellington Phoenix - "Nixie"[7]
Baseball
Australian Baseball League
Basketball
National Basketball League
Current Mascots
- Adelaide 36ers - "Murray" the Magpie
- Cairns Taipans - "Joe Blake"
- Melbourne United - "Mr Baller"
- New Zealand Breakers - "Cheeky" the Kea
- Perth Wildcats - "Wilbur" the Wildcat
- Sydney Kings - "The Lion"
- South East Melbourne Phoenix - "Birdman" follow on Instagram
- Illawarra Hawks - "Tomma" & "Moe"
Former Mascots
- Gold Coast Blaze - "Burnie Blaze"
- Melbourne Tigers - "Tigerman"
- Townsville Crocodiles - "100% Croc"
Women's National Basketball League
- Perth Lynx - "Layla" the Lynx
- University of Canberra Capitals - "Cappie" the Giraffe
Other
Commonwealth Games
See also
- List of Australian and New Zealand advertising characters
- List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples
References
- ^ Geoff McClure (December 12, 2003). "Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser". The Age.
- ^ a b Bodey, Michael (October 1, 2011). "Cheers, big ears". The Australian.
- ^ Gold Coast Suns profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AFL club GWS' mascot G-Man draws comparisons with villainous Syndrome from Pixar's The Incredibles". The Daily Telegraph. May 23, 2012.
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- ^ "George, the Glory Gorilla returns…". perthglory.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Nixie Road Trip To Auckland!". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.