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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 9, 2008
Photos from the recent Vietnam Vs Malaysia match
Thanks to Big Joe and Little Lek, we have some more photos of the Linfox – Loscam Cup between Vietnam and Malaysia held in Saigon on 25 October 2008.
To see all of the photos, visit the Vietnam Swans Web Album.
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 7, 2008
Read all about it
Less than a week after the Melbourne Cup, we have just two weeks before the Vietnam Swans play in the Indochina Cup (Phnom Penh, 22 November) against the:
We are not being disrespectful to Cambodia by referring to them as the “Whatevers”. Tomorrow they decide whether they will call themselves the Crocodiles, Khmer Roos, Angkor Whats? or Wangkors. www.vietnamswans.com is currently running a poll and so far, the Khmer Roos and Wangkors have each attracted 40 per cent of the vote! Amazing.
More farewells and victories are coming for the Swannies
This will be the Swans last tournament for the year. It will also be the last tournament, as residents, for some of the Swans biggest generals:
Whispers are also circulating that it could be the last tournament for Charlie Coach in Hanoi and Muzza the Human Calf in Saigon.
With so many Swans to salute, it’s important that as many as possible come along to give these guys a solid send off.
In Saigon, the Swannies are hiring our own 45 seater “Swans Salute Tour” bus to make the trip to Phnom Penh. It will depart Friday 21 November at 4pm and return midday-ish on the Sunday. At approximately $40 per person (depending upon how many come), it’s becoming a fairly attractive option for the Hanoi guys to fly to Saigon first. Hotel accommodation we can get for approximately $15. Visas are picked up at the Cambodian border for $20.
At the beginning, middle and end of the season, it’s all about focus. The Indochina Cup will be no exception!
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 6, 2008
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 5, 2008
Linfox - Loscam Cup on World Footy News
World Footy News has run a report, Swans Peck Warriors in Indochina Cup warm up , on the Vietnam Swans ”meritorious 6 goal victory over the Malaysian Warriors” in the Linfox – Loscam Cup.
The author, Graeme Carey, has a Malaysian Warriors background and accordingly, he thought it was relevant to remind readers of our “15 goal drubbing in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the year”! Should have let the past be the past. No need to dredge up traumatic memories!
But, to be fair, he did say that it gave us “sweet revenge”.
The article describes the match as a great warm up for the “rapidly improving Vietnam Swans” as we head to the Indochina Cup between Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand on 22 November in Phnom Penh.
Graeme asks whether the Cambodian Crocs should be rebadged as the Khmer Roos or the Angkor Whats?. However, the Swans Blog asks, should they be called the Wangkors?
Vote now!
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 3, 2008
The Victorious Vietnam Swans
For a completely different perspective of the recent Linfox-Loscam Cup, please find below a write up from the Malaysian Warriors written by their Captain, (Richie) Benno. Given the report spends a fair bit of time talking about the Malaysian Warriors, the Vietnam Swans Blog has kindly brought some balance back to the discussion by attaching a photo of the Victorious Swans.
Fantastic weekend, Sarge, Benno and the rest of the Warriors.
MIGHTY WARRIORS !!!
One word describes the Malaysian Australian Rules Football Team that toured Vietnam last weekend; that is – MIGHTY!!!!
The reason I say this is because for the 16 tourers we had that made the journey, every single one put in a MIGHTY effort.
I can talk and talk about the game and how we tried hard here and put in an effort there, but that would be going into far too much detail when the score doesn’t represent the actual way the game was played. Look, to put it simple, we were outclassed by a superior team on the day. They were taller, faster, more of them and dare I say it….. more sober.
Phil the President of the Vietnam Swans was an admirable host on the Friday evening ensuring that all tourers were well hydrated for the game the following day. I believe mid-way through the evening our very own Chez decided he too would help hydrate the team, and then the Tiger girls rounded out the triple-teaming.
If that wasn’t enough, on the Saturday afternoon, we turn up to one of the most lovely grounds to play football on in Asia (RMIT University) – only to find out someone forgot to add drainage under the soil. The ground was a quagmire – a heavy downpour the previous evening left the ground in a flooded mess. However it was the same for both teams to play on.
After a short warm up, the game was on. We had the likes of “The Big Rooster” from Singapore making his first appearance for the Warriors in some years, Dave “Cheesy” Matthews in the starting line-up as the only Virgin Warriors tourer, Chez making his rare (thank god) appearance for the Warriors, The President Glen “can’t believe I’m f*cking here Sarge” Sargeant lining up for us in the middle, plus Special Guest, Greg “Yeah, I’ve got some work to do in Vietnam this weekend Cats” Catterall.
It was a fiery start from both teams with neither team making much headway in the sloppy, wet ground conditions. Although the Warriors had their chances in the first half with a few set shots at goal and the ball in the forward line on many occasions, we were unable to slot one thru for a major score.
At this point in time I think the effects of the previous evening may have begun to have a small effect on several players (yours truly). With Andy Lee copping one in the nose from the opposition and blood pouring, I noticed he took himself off. I therefore decided that’s the only way I’ll be getting off with limited reserves on the sidelines, so I threw my head into someone’s elbow which worked a treat. Blood from the mouth… YES, I was off. At quarter time we were down by a couple of goals.
Now I could do some serious coaching from the sidelines alongside our NZ Warrior, Rhys, who was faking Tennis Elbow…
To find out what happened in the remainder of the match and the weekend, click on the attached match-report-warriors-v-vietnam-25th-october-2008.
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on November 2, 2008
Last weekend we played for the Linfox - Loscam Cup. And the mighty Vietnam Swans pulled off an historic victory. In the four matches we have now played Malaysia, it was our first win. The Swans are on the march!
It was also a match that we are very pleased and proud to acknowledge the support of our sponsors.
Both Linfox and Loscam have said that they are keen for a match to be played in Malaysia and Vietnam each year. They have offered our two clubs support to defray some of the costs associated with playing a match in each country.
Pestfree very kindly sponsored our goal posts which were unveiled for this match. How good is it to have AFL goal posts at RMIT for the very first time? Special thanks to Scott Stacey and the RMIT staff for organising and installing the posts.
La Vie Water made sure that that there was as much bottled water as there was water on the ground from the recent storms.
Renow Real Estate Search designed and made the match day banner. A great banner to match a great occasion.
Thanks very much to the Malaysian Warriors for coming out to Vietnam. It was great fun hosting them and we look forward to our next match against them.
Well done to the Vietnam Swans for continuing our impressive record at Saigon’s RMIT!
We’re still looking for more photos of the actual match so if you have any, please send them through to vietnamswans@gmail.com For the few photos we do have, check out the Vietnam Swans’ Web Album.
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