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.
11. Nick "The Lizard" Blakey
The lengthy torso, the ratty, curly mullet, the rapid running style.
When you watch Nick Blakey play football, his nickname just makes perfect sense. The arched back looks like a lizard scampering away from a predator.
It fits, like all the good ones do.
The Flying Dutchman??? Paul Van Der Haar