Australians pride ourselves on being fast on the wit and quicker on the lip.
Nowhere is this trait quite as self-evident as it is at football clubs, where nicknaming teammates becomes almost as much of a sport as the football itself.
Whether it be for a physical trait, a play on a player's name, or an incident of infamy, Australian rules football has a proud history of players nicknaming each other, adorning their mates with aliases creative and otherwise.
Here's a look at 21 of the very best that have risen to ubiquity over the journey.
12. Greg "Diesel" Williams
The best nicknames often usurp one's given name as the preferred way of addressing that person.
This is the case with "Diesel" Williams.
One of the greatest centremen to ever grace an Australian rules football field, Williams won two Brownlows, and was a physical, intelligent, and ruthlessly competitive footballer.
He was given the "Diesel" nickname by Geelong skipper Michael Turner. Diesel started his career in the hoops, and the nickname was a reference to NFL running back John Riggins - a player with the same nickname - and a player whose motivational tapes Turner would often wheel out.
The Flying Dutchman??? Paul Van Der Haar