List of Australian sporting mascots

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[]

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 - 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[]

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

State teams[]

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

Gridiron[]

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" and “Novo”
New Zealand Warriors - "Tiki"
North Queensland Cowboys - "Bluey" the Cattledog
Parramatta Eels - "Sparky" and “Sparkles”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
Illawarra Hawks - "Tomma" & "Moe"

Former Mascots

Gold Coast Blaze - "Burnie Blaze"
Melbourne Tigers - "Tigerman"
Townsville Crocodiles - "100% Croc"

Women's National Basketball League[]

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

Other[]

Commonwealth Games[]

References[]

^ Geoff McClure (December 12, 2003). "Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser". The Age.
^ ^a ^b Bodey, Michael (October 1, 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. May 23, 2012.
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^ "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.

[1] Geoff McClure (December 12, 2003). "Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser". The Age.

[Cheers-2] Bodey, Michael (October 1, 2011). "Cheers, big ears". The Australian.

[3] Gold Coast Suns profile^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "AFL club GWS' mascot G-Man draws comparisons with villainous Syndrome from Pixar's The Incredibles". The Daily Telegraph. May 23, 2012.

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[6] "George, the Glory Gorilla returns…". perthglory.com.au. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[7] "Nixie Road Trip To Auckland!". wellingtonphoenix.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

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