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October 19, 2008
The Indochina Cup, between Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand is scheduled for 22 November in Phnom Penh. Earlier in the week, a rumour circulated that our booking for the oval at Phnom Penh’s International School would be bumped for another event. Although our booking is […]
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October 17, 2008
A day out at the Saigon races We all know of the Melbourne Cup. It’s the Race that stops a nation. Tomorrow is the Caulfield Cup. Less well known is the fact that it is the race that stops a […]
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October 15, 2008
Last Friday, ex Swan, Nico the Frencho, recorded a comment on the Blog… Hello, i’m Nico, the French guy playing with Swans from April to July. I hope you remember me. Thanks to have made me discover football, I’m now playing football in Paris, […]
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October 14, 2008
Ed Smith pictured at the AFL CARE All Stars Match, Hanoi, 2006 Renowned surfer, Ed Smith, is back on the air waves. He used to live in Hanoi back in 2006 with Kate and was a key player in our […]
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October 12, 2008
Flight Center awards a free ticket to Hongkers Jerry McMullen was smiling from ear to ear when the Managing Director of Flight Center Vietnam (2 Huynh Thuc Khang, D1, HCMC), Ms Stella Pham, presented him with an air ticket to Hong Kong at […]
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October 10, 2008
Feedback regarding the Grand Final Parties in Hanoi and Saigon has been very positive. In Saigon for example, we had a visiting cricket team of 10 from Australia. One sent the Vietnam Swans a follow up email to: Thank you […]
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October 10, 2008
The Hanoi Swans – now the Vietnam Swans – created this promo video back in 2005 to showcase Aussie Rules to the local Vietnamese. The 2 minute video splices some local action (from a match we played against the Thailand Tigers […]
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October 8, 2008
So the season is over and all the tipping has been done. Below I have registered the top 5 finishers. As with the rules that were set out at the start of the season, if you were not paid up […]
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October 7, 2008
The Jim Beam action in Saigon during the Grand Final Party Jim Beam has been a tremendous supporter for many years of, previously, the Hanoi Swans and now the Vietnam Swans. The recent Vietnam Swans AFL Grand Final Parties in both […]
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October 5, 2008
So who brought footy to Vietnam? The Hanoi Hawks? The Saigon Saints? The Hanoi Swans? Or, the Vietnam Swans? According to the Wikipedia, Aussie Rules was first played in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. “A match was played in May […]
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October 5, 2008
Last month, September, the Blog recorded nearly 6,000 hits. The actual number was 5,890 hits which was an extra 527 hits compared with the previous high of 5,363 in July 2008. Another interesting comparison is the figure for the same […]
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October 3, 2008
The 2008 Grand Final in Hanoi It’s all very good in Hanoi as both Hawthorn and the Vietnam Swans celebrate the 2008 AFL Grand Final. To see this photo and others, check out the Vietnam Swans photo album.
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October 2, 2008
Photos have just ben uploaded onto the Vietnam Swans Web Album of the Grand Final Party in Saigon. Photos from Hanoi appearing later today. If anyone has more photos, please contact the Swans at vietnamswans@gmail.com
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October 1, 2008
Above are some photos of the Vietnam Swans 2008 AFL Grand Final Party in Saigon. The face painters work on Super Savvy Scotty Stacey The wardrobe of autographed AFL jumpers from the Sydney Swans, West Coast, St Kilda and Carlton […]
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September 29, 2008
Vietnam Swans 2008 AFL Grand Final Party, Hanoi We’re still awaiting for the wrap up from the Grand Final Party in Hanoi. However, the pictures to the side, going clockwise from the bottom left, have already been leaked: 1. The ladies prove […]
