GAA nicknames, they're not just slight derivatives of a player's surname, like you'll often see in rugby and football. They're a bit more inventive than that. But still across the country, from Buncrana to Ballygunner, you'll find the same ones persist.
This is our team of some of the most generic nicknames that you'll find in GAA.
Roundy
Position: Goalkeeper
Reason for nickname: Carrying a few extra pounds in his very large arse. Surprisingly agile for a man his size.
Colm
Position: Corner back
Reason for nickname: Not a nickname. Every club has someone named Colm at corner back.
Rock
Position: Full back
Reason for nickname: An impenetrable force defensively. Also, doesn't talk much.
Sausage
Position: Corner back
Reason for nickname: Small lad. Works on a building site. Eats copious amounts of breakfast rolls and always asks for extra sausages.
Twigg
Position: Wing back
Reason for nickname: Skinny but tenacious. Student who comes home to work in a local bar at the weekend.
Brick
Position: Centre back
Reason for nickname: Foundation of the team. Leader of men. Also, possibly a brick-layer.
Bird
Position: Wing back
Reason for nickname: Extremely mobile. Liable to pop up anywhere on the pitch. Probably blonde.
Tower
Position: Midfield
Reason for nickname: 6' 5" tall.
Tiny
Position: Midfield
Reason for nickname: 6' 5" tall.
Horse
Position: Wing forward
Reason for nickname: Well built. Tough to push off the ball. Named on the forty but often deployed as a third midfielder. Plasterer
Boots
Position: Centre forward
Reason for nickname: Most skillful player on the team. Flashy. Likes to wear boots of a distinctive colour, usually white.
Animal
Position: Wing forward
Reason for nickname: Wins large quantities of dirty ball. Super determined. Liable to get sent off.
Rasher
Position: Corner forward
Reason for nickname: Not a connoisseur of the finer things in life. Named due to consuming rasher sandwiches for breakfeast, brunch, lunch, dinner, supper and any late night meals.
Bomber
Position: Full forward
Reason for nickname: Big target man. Possibly has a beard.
Buzz
Position: Corner forward
Reason for nickname: Small and quick. A menace to larger less mobile defenders. Moves like a 10-year-old on a moped.
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