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August 31, 2013
AFL Asia has a new, dedicated website at www.afl-asia.com The website replaces the former EAAFL website. For all the latest information happening around Asia in the Asian Australian Football League, click onto www.afl-asia.com How awesome is the footy in Asia? […]
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August 31, 2013
Yesterday, we reported on Central Blues (Toronto) player, Renee Tong wanting to win $10,000 to help her get to next year’s International Cup in Australia (you can help her win by voting for her. Click here now). You will recall […]
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August 30, 2013
The September issue of the Word magazine is out this afternoon in Saigon and Tuesday in Hanoi. The Word is a platinum sponsor of our 2013 AFL Grand Final Parties in Hanoi and Saigon and so, in this issue, the […]
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August 30, 2013
Matthew Luke is a super star Swannie. Proving his credentials, Matthew has slapped a Swannies’ sticker on his school locker back in Melbourne! Matthew is always doing what he can to help spread the word of the Swannies. It was […]
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August 30, 2013
Renee Tong is a Chinese Canadian who plays football with the Canadian Northern Lights. She’s also been a team mate of former resident Swannie and Viet Kieu, Kien La (click here for an update from Kien), from the Central Blues […]
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August 29, 2013
The Saigon Shooters are returning – bigger, better and brighter than ever. On Monday 9 September, 2013, the Saigon Shooters will be hosting an open evening of netball from 7-8.30pm at the AIS Sports facility in An Phu, District 2. […]
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August 28, 2013
The AFL has requested that last night’s statement from Chairman, Mike Fitzpatrick, regarding the Essendon Football Club’s supplements program be distributed through the AFL Asia Network. Please see below. STATEMENT FROM AFL CHAIRMAN MIKE FITZPATRICK ESSENDON FC HEARING – 27 […]
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August 28, 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUyUlEoF6dI&w=560&h=315] Yesterday, Essendon’s supplements scandal came to a head with the Club being rubbed out of this year’s finals, losing draft picks for the next two years and the big one, James Hird copping a 12 month suspension. But now […]
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August 27, 2013
Irish John (Redmond) was part of the Swannies touring crew to the Asian Champs. Being a teacher, he was keen to find 10 things that we all learned. See if you can recognise any on his list below. It was […]
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August 26, 2013
Australia Week in Vietnam happens from 21-28 September 2013. It’s the week that Australians and non Australians gravitate to the two biggest events on the calendar for the year: 21 September is Auscham’s hugely successful annual charity ball in Saigon. […]
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August 26, 2013
Australia Week happens in Saigon from 21 – 28 September, 2013. The bookends marking Australia Week are Auscham‘s Intergalactic Charity Ball and, of course, the Swannies’ AFL Grand Final Party (the People’s AFL Grand Final Party). Auscham has just announced […]
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August 25, 2013
On Friday, World Footy News published an article by Shane Hendrickson titled, Hong Kong take out 14th Asian Championships. The article has been reproduced below. The 14th annual Asian Championships have taken place in Thailand, with the Hong Kong Dragons […]
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August 25, 2013
Playing between four preliminary games at the Asian Champs – plus semis and the Grand Final if you’re good enough – is a big ask. But spare a thought for the field umpires. Adam McDonald, for example, umpired 13 games […]
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August 24, 2013
Former Skipper of the Swannies, Luke “Dukesy” Creamer has recently returned to Australia where, among other things, he has returned to his Mighty Monash Blues footy club in Melbourne. Dukesy is at Monash with another Swannie, Lurch (Martin Beecroft) – […]
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August 23, 2013
Last Saturday, when the main group of Swannies was in Thailand for the 14th Annual Asian Championships, a smaller group of five was at the MCG for the Carlton- Richmond game. Natty Payne, the Shinboner, who kindly completed half the […]
