Tigers, Eagles or Cockle Divers — what makes up a football club's name?
How have Australia's football clubs come to be named, and what do those names represent? We analysed over 1,500 senior Aussie Rules clubs to find the patterns in how clubs have named themselves.
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Thu, 23 Apr60126→Fri, 24 Apr72126→Sat, 25 Apr11263→Sat, 25 Apr60137→Sat, 25 Apr9565→Sat, 25 Apr10389→Sun, 26 Apr14342→Sun, 26 Apr12775→Sun, 26 Apr10598→Thu, 30 Apr19:30--→Fri, 1 May19:30--→Fri, 1 May20:10--→Sat, 2 May12:35--→Sat, 2 May16:15--→Sat, 2 May16:35--→Sat, 2 May19:35--→Sun, 3 May15:15--→Sun, 3 May19:20--→ AFL Score Centre Tigers, Eagles or Cockle Divers — what makes up an Australian Rules football club's name?By Cody AtkinsonBy Sean LawsonTopic:AFL19m ago19 minutes agoWed 29 Apr 2026 at 3:41amAmong the thousands of local footy clubs across Australia, a handful of team nicknames stand out. (Supplied: Georgia Hallam)abc.net.au/news/what-makes-up-an-australian-rules-football-club-name/106620252Link copiedShareShare articleAustralia is a land of extremes.
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