Is he name Kookaburras used by an Aussie team ?

pies4ever · Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia

this morning donny and i were talking about aussie sport teams nicknames,and the name kookaburras crossed our minds,and we arent sure if the name kookaburras is a nickname of one of our sport teams,if anyone can help thanks heaps..

Kristin5 · Fiery Redhead Joined: 19 Apr 2001

I have a feeling it's used for either women's hockey or netball

Kristin5 · Fiery Redhead Joined: 19 Apr 2001

I just did a quick trade mark search and it confirmed that the nickname Kookaburra's is used by Australian Hockey Inc.

This nickname is also used for a Canberra Rugby Union team.

pies4ever · Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia

thanks for that kristin5,donny and i before were trying to think of it,cos we both have heard the name somewhere,just couldnt think of where it come from..

London Dave · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:03 pm

What about the Wombats? or the Bunyips?

LeonMcS · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:05 am

I've always thought the next expansion team out of Perth in any sport should be called the Perth Prozacs.

Blanch · Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!

The wombats are the local Karratha Tennis Club pennant champions. They started slowly this year without their captain for the 1st round and lost. He then lifted them to 2nd spot by the time finals came and they took out the title.

Wombats are the champions!

The bunyips finished 3rd - not much talent but they cooked a mean bbq!!

There you go LD, that's the wrap for you.

Blanch · Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!

I also think that WA teams are prone to flower names....like maybe the Perth Pansies
Peppi Grove Petals
Subi Sunflowers
Dalkeith Daisies
Cottesloe Carnations

Sorry for the colloquialisms.....LeonMcS and other WA magpies may understand.

commonwombat · commonwombat Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Location: sydney/s.africa

The Aus men's hockey team are the Kookaburra's.

As regards sporting teams, don't know of any called the Bunyips.

Speaking from the wombat perspective do know of a couple of clubs known or formerly known as the Wombats. The RL side from Mudgee in central NSW was known as the Wombats. The Coogee club in the Eastern Subs/Sth Sydney comp were known as the Wombats (used to have big rep for partying) before some sort of merger when they became the Dolphins.

Donny · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:30 pm

I may as well add our local cricket team's mascots.

Cawongla - The Raiders (quite a few of them followed Canberra in the ARL) Colours - Black & White.

Roseberry Creek - The Redbacks or The Berries. Colours - Red & Black.

Triple Creek - This team represented 3 valleys or districts, Green Pigeon, Horseshoe Creek and Collin's Creek and had a Kookaburra on their shirts but were The Green Pigeons. Colours - Red, Green & Purple.

And the most famous of them all - my team. Toonumbar - we are the Toonumbarbarians.

Our mascot is a hulking barbarian about to lop off an opponent's head with his broadsword, only the sword has been replaced by a cricket bat. We were formerly The Greens as we had quite a few green activists and it was our team colour.

Nearby Nimbin sent a team away to the Queensland bush cricket carnival each year. They were The Emus.

LeonMcS · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:40 pm

A Nimbin cricket team? Might be time for me to come out of retirement...
Hows that? Who cares?

punkologist · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:44 pm

the tyabb football club (peninsula) is called the yabbies!

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:22 pm

I think there might have been a sporting team in Tasmania with that name, I remember seeing the name before (apart from the Hockey team that is) Not sure the sport, or the club's name.

London Dave · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:38 am