Throughout Tigerland history, many players have had great nicknames. Here’s a team consisting of 22 of the best of them...
B: ‘Chunky’ (Merv Keane), ‘Flippa’ (Vic Thorp), ‘Plod’ (Emmett Dunne)
HB: ‘Polly’ (William Perkins), ‘Cocker’ (Gordon Strang), ‘Brutus’ (Terry Smith)
C: ‘Hector’ (Peter Francis), ‘Bugsy’ (Billy Barrot), ‘Woosha’ (Peter Welsh)
HF: ‘Swooper’ (John Northey), ‘Ghost’ (Jimmy Jess), ‘Skinny’ (Jack Titus)
F: ‘Flea’ (Dale Weightman), ‘Disco’ (Michael Roach), ‘General’ (Mark Lee)
R: ‘Whale’ (Brian Roberts), ‘Captain Blood’ (Jack Dyer), ‘Hungry’ (Kevin Bartlett)
IC: ‘Bones’ (Barry Richardson), ‘Bull’ (Alan Richardson), ‘Mopsy’ (Don Fraser), ‘Swamp Fox’ (Mike Patterson)
