SA Footy

does the australian cricket team have an actual nickname ? (apart from 'the aussies') eg the redbacks

bayman wrote:does the australian cricket team have an actual nickname ? (apart from 'the aussies') eg the redbacks

Used to be known as "The INVINCIBLES" many moons ago.

SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

I think he means nick names more along the lines of:

New Zealand - Black Caps
South Africa - Proteas

They are the only two I can actually think of, in regards to international sides...

jackpot jim wrote:

bayman wrote:does the australian cricket team have an actual nickname ? (apart from 'the aussies') eg the redbacks

Used to be known as "The INVINCIBLES" many moons ago.

But that was just the 1948 side who was undefeated on the ashes tour of 1948 as in never lost a game on the tour.

blink wrote:

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

I think he means nick names more along the lines of:

New Zealand - Black Caps
South Africa - Proteas

They are the only two I can actually think of, in regards to international sides...

spot on blink, i said nickname not a corporate sponsorship name

bayman wrote:

blink wrote:

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

I think he means nick names more along the lines of:

New Zealand - Black Caps
South Africa - Proteas

They are the only two I can actually think of, in regards to international sides...

spot on blink, i said nickname not a corporate sponsorship name

Proteas, yeah, they felt they had to change their name due to the old inferences of the Springboks. But is the "Black Caps" an actually nickname, or has it just sprung up because the "Baggy greens"?

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

Something as absurd as "The Retravision Warriors", for example...?

Booney wrote:

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

Something as absurd as "The Retravision Warriors", for example...?

VB Bushrangers
XXXX Gold QLD Bulls
West End Redbacks
PKF Tasmanian Tigers
RTA Speedblitz Blues

Sounds great doesnt it!

blink wrote:

Benchwarmer wrote:SACROSANT!
I could never imagine our team with a marketing-driven moniker. If someone mooted one, it would more than likely be howled down as an outrage to the prestige of the baggy green.

I think he means nick names more along the lines of:

New Zealand - Black Caps
South Africa - Proteas

They are the only two I can actually think of, in regards to international sides...

Would you like to increase the poms in that group?
Or Bangars or Windies or ??

I remember Steve Waugh and Ian Healy tried to get the nickname the EMUS off and running, espeically because it was one of the animals featured on the coat of arms on the baggy green. Didnt seem to have any luck with it.

Could just call them the "Blues"...

Blues LOL.

Never for the national team, but the state sides all went for the marketing angle about 15 years ago to stimulate interest in the domestic competition. But we don't ever need to do that at national level.