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
Main article: Mascot ManorIn 2003, the Australian Football League standardised the club mascots into the Mascot Manor theme. Some, however, have since been replaced.
- 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
- Gold Coast - Sunny Ray (originally Gary "GC" Clifford)
- Greater Western Sydney - G-man
- Hawthorn - Hudson "Hawka" Knights
- Melbourne - Checker, Chuck and Cheeky (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 (Formerly Maxiumus)
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"
- 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"
- Sydney FC - "Skye" & "Blue"
- Wellington Phoenix - "Nixie"
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
See also
- List of Australian and New Zealand advertising characters
- List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples
References
- Geoff McClure (12 December 2003). "Meet Jock, Moz, Bruiser". The Age.
- ^ Bodey, Michael (1 October 2011). "Cheers, big ears". The Australian.
- Gold Coast Suns profile
- "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.