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 edit
Australian Football League edit
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 - Roy the Lion (Former: The Brisbane Bear 1987-96)
- 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 edit
Big Bash League edit
- 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 edit
- Victoria Bushrangers - Ned Ranger
- Queensland Bulls - "Rocky" the Five Star Senepol bull
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Rugby League edit
National Rugby League edit
- 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" 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 edit
Super Rugby edit
- Western Force - Westy
- Brumbies - Brumby Jack
- Waratahs - Tah Man
National Rugby Championship edit
Soccer edit
A League edit
- 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 edit
Australian Baseball League edit
Basketball edit
National Basketball League edit
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 edit
- Perth Lynx - "Layla" the Lynx
- University of Canberra Capitals - "Cappie" the Giraffe
Other edit
Commonwealth Games edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Geoff McClure (12 December 2003). "Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser". The Age.
- ^ a b Bodey, Michael (1 October 2011). "Cheers, big ears". The Australian.
- ^ Gold Coast Suns profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AFL club GWS' mascot G-Man draws comparisons with villainous Syndrome from Pixar's The Incredibles". The Daily Telegraph. 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Demon mascots - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club". www.melbournefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "George, the Glory Gorilla returns…". perthglory.com.au. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Nixie Road Trip To Auckland!". wellingtonphoenix.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.