List of Australian sporting mascots explained

Many sporting mascots used as mascots and characters by clubs and teams in Australia and New Zealand are similar to those used around the world. There are, however, quite a number that are unique to these two nations.

The following is a list of notable mascots and characters created specifically for advertising purposes in Australia and New Zealand, listed alphabetically by the club or team they represent.

Australian Football

Australian Football League

See main article: Mascot Manor. In 2003, the Australian Football League standardised the club mascots into the Mascot Manor theme.^[1] Some, however, have since been replaced.^[2]

• - Claude "Curls" Crow
• - Roy the Lion (Former: The Brisbane Bear 1987-96)
• - Captain Carlton
• - Jock "One Eye" McPie
• - Moz "Skeeta" Reynolds
• - Johnny "The Doc" Docker (formerly Grinder)
• - Half Cat ^[2]
• - Sunny Ray^[3] (originally Gary "GC" Clifford)
• - G-man^[4]
• - Hudson "Hawka" Knights
• - Checker, Chuck and Cheeky^[5] (formerly Ronald "Dee" Mann)
• - Barry "Bruiser" Cracker
• - Tommy "Thunda" Power
• - Tiger "Stripes" Dyer (formerly Tiggy)
• - Trevor "Saint" Kilda
• - Syd "Swannie" Skilton
• - Rick "The Rock" Eagle
• - Woofer "Dogg" Whitten

Cricket

Big Bash League

• Adelaide Strikers - Smash and Summer
• Brisbane Heat - Heater
• Hobart Hurricanes - Captain hurricane
• Melbourne Renegades - Sledge (Cricketer from the year 2020) and Willow
• Melbourne Stars - Starman and starlett
• Perth Scorchers - Blaze and Amber
• Sydney Sixers - Syd
• Sydney Thunder - Thor (Formerly Maxiumus)

State teams

• Victoria Bushrangers - Ned Ranger
• Queensland Bulls - "Rocky" the Five Star Senepol bull

Rugby League

National Rugby League

• Brisbane Broncos - "Buck"
• Canterbury Bulldogs - "Brutus"
• Canberra Raiders - "Victor" the Viking
• Cronulla Sharks - "Reefy" & "Hammerhead"
• Moreton Bay Dolphins - "Phinny" and "Sandy"
• Gold Coast Titans - "Blade"
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles - "Egor" the Eagle
• Melbourne Storm - "Boom" and “Storm man”
• Newcastle Knights - "Knytro" and “Novo”
• New Zealand Warriors - "Tiki"
• North Queensland Cowboys - "Bluey" the Cattledog
• Parramatta Eels - "Sparky”,”Sparkles” and “Eric” the Eel
• Penrith Panthers - "Claws" the Panther
• St George Illawarra Dragons - "Scorch"
• South Sydney Rabbitohs - "Rocket" the Bunny & Reggie the Rabbit"
• Sydney Roosters - "Rocky" the Rooster
• Wests Tigers - "Timmy" & "Stripes"

Rugby Union

Super Rugby

• Western Force - Westy
• Brumbies - Brumby Jack
• Waratahs - Tah Man

National Rugby Championship

Soccer

A League

• Adelaide United - "Red" the Kangaroo
• Brisbane Roar - "Roary" the Lion & "Rosie" the Lion
• Central Coast Mariners - "Marvin", "BBQ Sauce" & "Tomato Sauce" (formerly "Captain Yellowbeard" & "Admiral Frederick")
• Gold Coast United - "GC"
• Melbourne Heart - "Ticker"
• Melbourne Victory - "Vic"
• Newcastle Jets - "Benny"
• Perth Glory - "George the Glory Gorilla"^[6]
• Sydney FC - "Skye" & "Blue"
• Wellington Phoenix - "Nixie"^[7]

Baseball

Australian Baseball League

Basketball

National Basketball League

Current Mascots

• Adelaide 36ers - "Murray" the Magpie
• Cairns Taipans - "Joe Blake"
• Melbourne United - "Mr Baller"
• New Zealand Breakers - "Cheeky" the Kea
• Perth Wildcats - "Wilbur" the Wildcat
• Sydney Kings - "The Lion"
• South East Melbourne Phoenix - "Birdman" follow on Instagram
• Tasmania JackJumpers - "Jack"
• Illawarra Hawks - "Tomma" & "Moe"
• Brisbane Bullets - "Boom"

Former Mascots

• Gold Coast Blaze - "Burnie Blaze"
• Melbourne Tigers - "Tigerman"
• Townsville Crocodiles - "100% Croc"
• Brisbane Bullets - "Mushroom"

Women's National Basketball League

• Perth Lynx - "Layla" the Lynx
• University of Canberra Capitals - "Cappie" the Giraffe

Other

Commonwealth Games

• Borobi (mascot)
• Karak (mascot)
• Matilda (mascot)

See also

• List of Australian and New Zealand advertising characters
• List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

Notes and References

1. News: Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser . Geoff McClure. December 12, 2003 . The Age .
2. News: Cheers, big ears. Michael. Bodey. The Australian . October 1, 2011.
3. http://goldcoastfc.com.au/the-team/player-profiles/sunny-ray/ Gold Coast Suns profile
4. News: AFL club GWS' mascot G-Man draws comparisons with villainous Syndrome from Pixar's The Incredibles. May 23, 2012. The Daily Telegraph.
5. Web site: Demon mascots - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club . www.melbournefc.com.au . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101227114732/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/theclub/demonmascots/tabid/16991/default.aspx . 27 December 2010 . dead.
6. Web site: George, the Glory Gorilla returns… . perthglory.com.au . 4 October 2011 . 9 January 2020.
7. Web site: Nixie Road Trip To Auckland! . wellingtonphoenix.com . 28 November 2019 . 9 January 2020.