AFL Mascot Manor

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In 2004 the Australian Football League began a project known as Mascot Manor. All 16 AFL clubs had mascots in the past but to appeal to Auskick players, a common theme was decided upon for club mascots. Most clubs have an historical link with their mascots. The story begins with Toby "Torpedo" Coleman, a young, Northern Territory boy who dreams of playing AFL, stumbling across "Mascot Manor" where the 16 mascots live.

[edit] Mascots

Adelaide - Claude "Curls" Crow. Named after SANFL great Neil "Curls" Kerley.
Brisbane - Bernie "Gabba" Vegas. Named after Fitzroy great Bernie Quinlan.
Carlton - "Captain Carlton".
Collingwood - Jock "One-Eye" McPie. Named after Jock McHale, who coached Collingwood for 719 games after playing about 150.
Essendon - Moz "Skeeter" Reynolds. Named after Dick Reynolds, 3 time winner of the Brownlow Medal and coach of Essendon for many years.
Fremantle - Johnny "the Doc" Docker
Geelong - "Slammin'" Sam Tomcat. Named after Slammin' Sam Newman, ruckman in the 60's and 70's, AFL Hall of Fame member
Hawthorn - Hudson "Hawka" Knight. Named after two great Hawthorn forwards, Peter Hudson and Peter Knights, also bears some resemblance to Dermott Brereton
Kangaroos - Barry "Brooser" Cracker. Named after Barry Cable, a rover from the 50's and 60's and Peter "Crackers" Keenan
Melbourne - "Rotten" Ronald Deeman. Named after legendary player and coach Ron Barrassi
Port Adelaide - Tommy "Thunda" Power
Richmond - Tiger " Stripes" Dyer. Named after AFL legend Jack "Captain Blood" Dyer.
St Kilda - Trevor "Saint" Kilda. Named after Trevor Barker
Sydney - Syd "Swannie" Skilton. Named after triple Brownlow medalist Bob Skilton.
West Coast - Rick "the Rock" Eagle. Named after the Daddy Cool hit song that is played at home games, "Eagle Rock"
Western Bulldogs - Woofer "Dogg" Whitten. Named after AFL legend Ted Whitten. Known as "Mr Football" his stirring fairwell at the MCG in 1995 is considered the greatest moment in AFL history.