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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
As such, there is considerable overlap in advertising characters and mascots found in the two countries. The following is a list of notable mascots and characters created specifically for advertising purposes in Australia and New Zealand, listed alphabetically by the product they represent.
Pages in category "Australian mascots" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agro (puppet)
In December 2004, the Australian Soccer Association renamed itself Football Federation Australia (FFA) and announced an effort to rebrand association football as "football" rather than "soccer" in Australia. [21] The national team had been nicknamed "the Socceroos" by journalist Tony Horstead on a 1967 tour to South Vietnam. [22]
The boxing kangaroo – mascot for the Australia II team in the 1983 America's Cup. This rendition of the kangaroo has become a sporting icon, known informally as the green and gold "Sporting Kangaroo", and is highly popular with cricket crowds and international sporting events which feature Australian participation.
Olly, Syd and Millie were the official mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics, and Lizzie was the official mascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics, both held in Sydney, Australia. Olly, Syd and Millie were named by Philip Sheldon from advertising agency DMBB and represented air, soil and water.
An Australian children's show has animated characters headed by The Koala Brothers. Coojee Bear was the koala friend of Australian entertainer Rolf Harris in his 1960s UK Television shows In the animated series American Dad! , the character Reginald is a koala who was originally a homeless man that had his mind swapped with a koala in a CIA ...
A club's mascot is a cartoon character, often that of an animal, that symbolises some virtue boasted by the team. Most of them have proper names. Usually mascots come in two versions, a "soft" one, which is the official and a "hardcore" one used by ultras and torcidas, which often contain traces of vulgarity or violence. [6]