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I have this argument with Essendon fan friends who accept it uncritically. Even the Essendon club website says it is because he was a good clubman! If this was so, the whole league would be full of people nicknames "Magpie" or "Tiger" and there isn't, so it's a pretty stupid reason.
I had thought it was from a famous pilot during World War 11 but it doesn't seem to pay out. A George Thompson was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his role in the Dambusters mission but an English historian friend says that "Bomber" wasn't really a common nickname for airmen. It was however used for people whose surname was Lancaster, as that was the type of bomber used.
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