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May 4, 2008
Avid readers of the Swans Blog will be aware that the Bali Geckos will have to postpone their trip to Vietnam next weekend on the 10 May 2008. However, do not be alarmed. In it’s place we now have the 2008 […]
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May 4, 2008
The Bali Geckos last week advised the Vietnam Swans that they would not be able to make the tour to Saigon next wekend due to a lack of players. The Vietnam Swans are well aware of the difficulty of having enough […]
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April 28, 2008
Blue Ink Asia have listened to the feedback from the crowd in the outer. We told them to harden the duck up – and they did. The Swan is graceful but evil; dignified but daring. And, if you look closely, the […]
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April 27, 2008
Last week, the Swans Blog had its 30,000th hit (today it’s rocketing along on 31,604). This is an unprecedented number for the Swans Blog. Taking advantage of the bragging rights associated with such lofty heights, the Swans Blog was talking to […]
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April 27, 2008
Last weekend, 19 April 2008, was the match between the Hanoi Swans and Saigon Saints. It was played in Nha Trang which was a first for AFL football in Vietnam. History went on to record that the strong finishing Saigon went […]
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April 24, 2008
The Australian and New Zealand Consulates will jointly host an Anzac Day service at 7:00am on Friday 25 April 2008, on the 8th floor of the Majestic Hotel, 1 Dong Khoi, District 1, HCMC. Australian citizens wishing to attend are […]
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April 23, 2008
25 April 2008 marks the 93rd anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. In Hanoi, the Australian Embassy (you will need to produce photo ID to be admitted) will hold the traditional Dawn Service. It will kick off at 4.30am with […]
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April 22, 2008
The 9th Annual Asian Australian Football Championships is approaching – and the Vietnam Swans have just received an official invitation from hosts, the Singapore Wombats. It will be held on 6 September 2008 at the Singapore Polo Club. According to […]
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April 21, 2008
You may not have heard that Barry Hall who plays with the Sydney Swans – not the Vietnam Swans despite the similar jumpers – has become famous around the world. He unleashed a fairly decent left hook on an unsuspecting opponent […]
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April 20, 2008
Last Saturday, the Saigon Saints took on the Hanoi Swans in Nha Trang. This was the first time these two teams have met outside Saigon and it is hoped that the Nha Trang fixture will become a regular on the Vietnam […]
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April 16, 2008
Leaving no stone unturned, the Vietnam Swans have enlisted the support of Blue Ink Asia to design a new footy jumper (see below or attached for greater resolution). The brief was to build upon what others before had suggested and […]
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April 15, 2008
Holly Hell – what a round we witnessed on the weekend. Some big efforts from the guns up forward. Fevolution (7 goals) , Bradshaw (5 goals) and Richo (4 goals and match winner) – and an absolute brain fade from Big Bad Barry […]
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April 12, 2008
Next weekend, Hanoi will play Saigon in Nha Trang. It will also be Sam Grigg’s last appearance for the Swans as a resident of Vietnam. Sam, a gun midfielder, played in the Swans first ever appearance at the Asian Champs […]
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April 10, 2008
Tonight, at Dead Cat Stadium in Hanoi, footy returns. Apparently, footy hasn’t been played there since the lead up to the Tri Nations Tournament against Laos and Thailand in November of last year. So what’s all the fuss about? The Nha Trang […]
