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.
1. E.J. "Mr. Football" Whitten
There are few honours that could mean as much as being labelled Mr. Football.
Being recognised for your passion, so much so that it becomes something you're known as and for had to have meant a lot to the Footscray legend. Never mind the bridge out west that bears his name.
Everyone knows what Australian rules football meant to Teddy, and the nickname couldn't befit anyone more than it does the Bulldogs and Victorian great.
Captain of the AFL's Team of the Century, Whitten was a renowned leader of men, and is a Legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
The Flying Dutchman??? Paul Van Der Haar