List of Australian sporting mascots
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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.
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Australian Football
Australian Football League
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In 2003, the Australian Football League standardised the club mascots into the Mascot Manor theme.[1] Some, however, have since been replaced.[2]
- Adelaide - Claude "Curls" Crow
- Brisbane Lions - Bernie "Gabba" Vegas
- Carlton - Captain Carlton
- Collingwood - Jock "One Eye" McPie
- Essendon - Moz "Skeeta" Reynolds
- Fremantle - Johnny "The Doc" Docker (formerly Grinder)
- Geelong - Half Cat [2]
- Gold Coast - Sunny Ray[3] (originally Gary "GC" Clifford)
- Greater Western Sydney - G-man[4]
- Hawthorn - Hudson "Hawka" Knights
- Melbourne - Checker, Chuck and Cheeky[5] (formerly Ronald "Dee" Mann)
- North Melbourne - Barry "Bruiser" Cracker
- Port Adelaide - Tommy "Thunda" Power
- Richmond - Tiger "Stripes" Dyer (formerly Tiggy)
- St Kilda - Trevor "Saint" Kilda
- Sydney - Syd "Swannie" Skilton
- West Coast - Rick "The Rock" Eagle
- Western Bulldogs - 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)
- Melbourne Stars - Starman and Starlet
- Perth Scorchers - Blaze
- Sydney Sixers - Sid
- Sydney Thunder - Maximus Thunder (past) and Thor (present)
State teams
- Victoria Bushrangers - Ned Ranger
- Queensland Bulls - "Rocky" the Five Star Senepol bull
Gridiron
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Rugby League
National Rugby League
- Brisbane Broncos - "Buck"
- Canterbury Bulldogs - "Brutus"
- Canberra Raiders - "Victor" the Viking
- Cronulla Sharks - "Reefy" & "Hammerhead"
- Gold Coast Titans - "Blade"
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles - "Egor" the Eagle
- Melbourne Storm - "Boom"
- Newcastle Knights - "Knytro"
- New Zealand Warriors - "Toki"
- North Queensland Cowboys - "Bluey" the Cattledog
- Parramatta Eels - "Sparky" the Eel
- Penrith Panthers - "Tryton" 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
National Rugby Championship
Soccer
A League
- Adelaide United - "Red" the Kangaroo
- Brisbane Roar - "Roary" the Lion
- Central Coast Mariners - "Captain red beard" the pirate & "Admiral Frederick" the Admiral
- Gold Coast United - "GC"
- Melbourne Heart - "Ticker"
- Melbourne Victory - "Vic"
- Newcastle Jets - "Benny"
- Perth Glory - "George " the gorilla
- Sydney FC - "Skye" & "Blue"
- Wellington Phoenix - "Nix"
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"
- Townsville Crocodiles - "100% Croc"
- Illawarra Hawks - "Tomma" & "Moe"
Former Mascots
- Gold Coast Blaze - "Burnie Blaze"
- Melbourne Tigers - "Tigerman"
Women's National Basketball League
- Perth Lynx - "Layla" the Lynx
- University of Canberra Capitals - "Cappie" the Giraffe
Other
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See also
- List of Australian and New Zealand advertising characters
- List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples
