Mascot Manor refers to a fictional house in which the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...
(AFL) club mascots live. Prior to 2003, each AFL club had mascots; however, in order to appeal to
Auskick
Auskick is a program designed to teach the basic skills of Australian football to children aged between 5 and 12. Auskick is a non-contact variant of the sport. It began in Australia and is now a nationwide non-selective program. It has incre ...
players, a common theme was decided upon for club mascots. Most clubs have an historical link with their mascots. The story begins with Toby "Torpedo" Coleman, a young,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
boy who dreams of playing AFL, stumbling across "Mascot Manor" where the 18 mascots live. Some clubs have since moved away from the Mascot Manor character to a mascot of their own choosing.
In 2009,
Tru Blu Entertainment
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed ''Rugby League'' whi ...
published a
Nintendo DS game adaptation, developed by
Wicked Witch Software
Wicked Workshop (formerly Wicked Witch) is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. It was founded by Daniel Visser in 2001.
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based on Mascot Manor.
List of mascots
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2003 establishments in Australia