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.
9. Wayne "Duck" Carey
A player who Treacy has drawn comparisons to, however premature, is another of the all-time greats, in Wayne Carey.
Carey almost singlehandedly carried North Melbourne to two premierships in four seasons in the late 1990s, and is regarded by many as one of the very, very finest players to ever lace them up.
Before his on-field brilliance saw him adorned "The King", his funny, waddle-like strut saw him referred to as "Duck".
The Flying Dutchman??? Paul Van Der Haar