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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Kangaroo (or derivatives)
Rugby League
Basketball (men) - Boomers
Football (men) - Socceroos, Olyroos, Joeys (u-19)
Football (women) - Matildas
Hockey (women) - Hockeyroos
Rugby Union(men) - Wallabies
Rugby Union (women) - Wallaroos
Hockey (men) - Kookaburras
Swimming - Dolphins
Water Polo (men) - Sharks
Water Polo (women) - Stingers
Cycling - Cyclones
Softball - Spirit
Baseball - ?
Basketball (women) Opals
Netball - ?
Track and Field - ?
Cricket - no animal, "The Australian Cricket Team", the "Baggy Green Caps"
Any more
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What's with all the stupid names anyway?
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Rank: Sports Guru
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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England wrote:What's with all the stupid names anyway? Marketing, pure marketing! 
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Posts: 1,755
Location: ballarat
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Track and field should be called wombats. did they win anything or even get in finals?
Very un-imaginative people created those names lol. Mind you you could say that about any names (AFL, NFL, NHL)
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Joined: 5/12/2008
Posts: 4,760
Location: Suncorp, the Gabba and the Bridge
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we won a two silvers, a bronze and a gold in track and field
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Rank: Sports Guru
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Cammo1707 wrote:we won a two silvers, a bronze and a gold in track and field Without world champions Rawlinson and Deakes. How about the Emus? They can certainly run.
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Joined: 9/4/2008
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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They don't have a name in Netball.
It's just Australia.
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the mens 4x400 at Athens was called 'the silver bullets'
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Posts: 569
Location: Winchestertonfieldville
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ice hockey - mightyroos
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Rank: Sports Guru
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Joined: 12/10/2007
Posts: 1,062
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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England wrote:What's with all the stupid names anyway? At least we don't claim animals that aren't even from our country. 
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Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/19/2007
Posts: 2,050
Location: Mid North Coast, NSW
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sir pseudo wrote:Kangaroo (or derivatives)
Rugby League
Basketball (men) - Boomers
Football (men) - Socceroos, Olyroos, Joeys (u-19)
Football (women) - Matildas
Hockey (women) - Hockeyroos
Rugby Union(men) - Wallabies
Rugby Union (women) - Wallaroos
Hockey (men) - Kookaburras
Swimming - Dolphins
Water Polo (men) - Sharks
Water Polo (women) - Stingers
Cycling - Cyclones
Softball - Spirit
Baseball - ?
Basketball (women) Opals
Netball - ?
Track and Field - ?
Cricket - no animal, "The Australian Cricket Team", the "Baggy Green Caps"
Any more The Opals are now the Diamonds...they changed their mascot
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Joined: 10/17/2007
Posts: 1,766
Location: Im Beached As Bru
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rabbitohs2005 wrote:
The Opals are now the Diamonds...they changed their mascot
no they didnt you moron netball is now the diamonds
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Rank: Sports Guru
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Joined: 8/24/2008
Posts: 891
Location: Bungle Bungles
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Devils Dingoes
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Rank: Sports Guru
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Joined: 12/30/2007
Posts: 2,169
Location: South Australia
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Glamazon..Rox wrote:They don't have a name in Netball.
It's just Australia. yeah they do...
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Location: Townsville
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HH#7 wrote:
no they didnt you moron
netball is now the diamonds
Yep Wikipedia confirms it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_netball_team
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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readingfc wrote:
yeah they do...
They changed it after I posted that.
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