The Vietnam Swans is attracting an increasing amount of attention from the media – both in Vietnam and back in Australia. The articles, with the most recent appearing first, appear below in pdf format:

2010

12. 3o August 2010, Aussie expats gear for footy championship in China, Saigon Times (pdf version: Saigon Times 30 Aug 10). Previews the Asian Championships and reviews the weekend’s Heritage Round match between Saigon and Hanoi.

11. August 2010, Long Tan Cross, ANZAC Day 2010, Riding On Magazine (Ulysses Club). Reviews the 2010 ANZAC Day Dawn service and the Vietnam Swans inaugural ANZAC Friendship Match.

10. 2 August 2010, Migrating Swans crush Cobras, Cambodian Daily. Review of the Cambodian Cobras Vs Vietnam Swans match.

9. 29 July 2010, Aussie Rules Football Club aiming to score in Cambodia, Cambodian Daily. Preview of the Cambodian Cobras Vs Vietnam Swans match.

8. 29 July 2010, Cobras keen to silence Cobras in Australian Rules Footy friendly, Phnom Penh Post. Preview of the Cambodian Cobras Vs Vietnam Swans match.

7. Winter, 2010, The Vietnam Swans Inaugural ANZAC Friendship Match 2010 (Front Page, Page 18, Page 19 ) Vietnam Veterans Debrief Magazine, Winter, 2010. Review of the weekend of the 2010 ANZAC Friendship Match.

6. Winter, 2010, Aussie Rules has reached Vietnam, TPI Chin Up Vietnam Veterans Magazine. Looks at the Vietnam Swans Inaugural ANZAC Friendship Match.

5. 1 April 2010,  Aussie Rules catches on with Asians, Michael Smith, Vietnam News. Looks at two Vietnamese Australians who play Aussie Rules for the Southern Dragons in Australia and trained with the Swannies.

4. 25 March, ‘Phants future bright despite loss, Vientiane Times. Reviews the big clash between the Lao Elephants and the Vietnam Swans in Vientiane.

3. 19 March, ‘Phants gear up to boot Swans out of the park, Vientiane Times. Previews the big clash between the Lao Elephants and the Vietnam Swans in Vientiane.

2. 19 March, Aussie sports stars train with local kids, Vietnam News. Reviews the Vietnam Swans footy clinic with Nathan Buckley and Gary O’Donnell – and the kids from KOTO.

1. 13 March, Aussie Footy heroes join Vietnam Swans for footy clinic, Thanh Nhien newspaper, Vietnam. Previews the footy clinic at which AFL Superstars Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) and Gary O’Donnell will participate.

2009

21. December, Dave Hadley meets Dao Nguyen Duc, Vietnamese freestyle football champion, HTV7 Saigon TV. Vietnam Swans player, Dave Hadley, appears on the Saigon TV program, Smiling Vietnam.

20. 1 November, Jakarta Bintangs and Vietnam Swans pay tribute in Kainey Cup, Jakarta Globe. A review of the match between the Jakarta Bintangs and Vietnam Swans.

19. 29 September, Australian naval ship visits Saigon, Saigon Times. An article about the visiting Australian naval ship, HMAS Darwin and a preview of the match against the Vietnam Swans.

18. 25 September, Up Where Cazaly? The globalisation of football, Tim Harcourt, Austrade Website. Describes the diverse role Aussie Rules plays around the world. Reference is also made to the Vietnam Swans.

17. 25 September, Australia kicks on globally, The Age. Tim Harcourt, Austrade’s Airport Economist, describes the diverse role Aussie Rules plays around the world. Reference is also made to the Vietnam Swans.

16. 22 September, Australian Warship, HMAS DARWIN, to visit HCMC, Australian Embassy’s website. An article about the visiting Australian naval ship, HMAS Darwin and a preview of the match against the Vietnam Swans.

15. 28 August, Footy tribute to fallen Aussie, WA Today (Fairfax). The Vietnam Swans and Lao Elephants played a tribute match to Jakarta Bintang player, Craig Senger and others, who died in the Jakarta bombings.

14. 27 August, Teams line up for the 10 Asian Australian Football Championships 2009, Australian Embassy’s website, Kuala Lumpur

13. 12 August, Aussie Rules tribute match in Vietnam raises money for bombing victims, Corsair Marine Website.

12. 12 August, Memorial Match & Craig Senger Indonesia Memorial Fund, Auscham Newsflash, Vietnam.

11. 4 August, Vale Craig Senger, Memorial Match between Vietnam Swans and Lao Elephants, World Footy News.

10. 28 July, Bintang player victim of Jakarta bombings, Hong Kong Dragons website.

9. 22 June, Vietnam Swans honour the fallen, Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans. Looks at the ANZAC Day match against Thailand.

8. 3 May, Thailand Tigers crush Vietnam Swans, World Footy News. Report on the ANZAC Day match.

7. 2 May, Thailand Tigers triumph over Vietnam Swans in spirited ANZAC Day clash, Bangkok Post. The newspaper reports on our ANZAC Day clash.

6. 23 April, Thailand to host Vietnam on Anzac Day, Bangkok Post. A preview of the Anzac Day clash.

5. 15 April, Vietnam footy kicks bushfire goal, RMIT News

4. 9 April, Vietnam Swans and Bali Geckos raise over $4,300 for YVMDFL Bushfire Fund, Yarra Valley Football League Website. The Yarra Valley Football League thank those who organised and supported our Black Saturday fundraiser.

3. 31 March, Rules football match kicks off to raise money for bushfire victims, Vietnam News.

2. 27 March,  Doanh Nhan Saigon (Saigon Businessman’s Weekly) magazine. The article interviews the Vietnam Swans Committee Member, Greg Armstrong (Vietnamese article)

1. 27 March, Sport and communities make a winning team, Thanh Nhien Daily. Vietnam Swans National President, Phil Johns, explains why it was important to support those affected by Black Saturday.

2008

14. Quarter 3, auscham-q3-2008. A full page story on the Vietnam Swans in the Australian Chamber of Commerce’s Q3 News magazine.

13. 22 August, VTV television. A story appeared in VTV television, in Vietnam News and a number of other agencies re the arrival of HMAS ANZAC and that there would be an Aussie Rules match against the Vietnam Swans. See press release from Australian Embassy, Hanoi.

12. 19 August, tuoi-tre newspaper. The article is a repeat of the interview with the Vietnam Swans National President, Phil Johns (Vietnamese article).

11. 15 August, saigon-businessmens-weekly Doanh Nhan Saigon magazine. The article interviews the Vietnam Swans National President, Phil Johns (Vietnamese article).

10. 14 August, from-a-crow-fan-in-vietnam, Adelaide Crows’ Website. Scott Stacey, Saigon President and Coach, writes for the Crows website about barracking for the Crows from Vietnam – and the Vietnam Swans.

9. July 2008, miss-universe-and-the-vietnam-swans, The Word magazine, HCMC. A brief article and photo of Miss Australia and the Vietnam Swans.

8. June 2008, foxtales-june-2008, Club Sponsor, Linfox, includes an article on the Singapore Wombats match in their monthly newsletter, Foxtales.

7. 30 June 2008, vietnam-swans-and-miss-australia-afl-website, Official AFL Website. Apart from Miss Australia, teh AFL website looks at the Swans new jumper and the progress we have made over the previous 12 months.

6. 29 June 2008, Miss Australia pulls on the Vietnam Swans but fails to win “National Dress” section, World Footy News

5. 29 June 2008, vietnam-swans-and-miss-australia-in-the-news1, A mosaic of some of the coverage Miss Australia has received, wearing her Vietnam Swans jumper – from the Herald Sun to Fox News to USA Today.

4. 24 June 2008, daily-telegraph-sports-afl-look-but-doesnt-score, Daily Telegraph, Sydney. A photo of Miss Australia wearing a Swans jumper but not kicking a goal for the National Costume competition.

3. 23 June 2008,  miss-australia-daily-telegraph-june-08, A photo of Miss Australia wearing a Vietnam Swans jumper, that appeared on Sydney’s Daily Telegraph website.

2. March, 2008,  Tiger pdf version, Tiger Tales, the in-flight magazine of Tiger Airways has an off-the-couch chat with Swans President, Phil Johns.

1. 1st Quarter, 2008, Aussie Still Rules in 2008!, The Australian Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly magazine reviews the Swans 2007 Season and then previews the 2008 Season.

2007

6. 3 October 2007, 2nd Annual Vietnam Swans Grand Final Cyclo Parade, The Herald Sun, Melbourne. Micky Johnston in the Grand Final Cyclo Parade has his photo taken.

5. August, 2007, Peter Bossink flys high, AsiaLIFE Magazine, Saigon. Photo of the Swans’  Peter Bossink at the Asian Championships.

4. 23 July, 2007, Swans Fly the Flag, Timeout Magazine, Vietnam. Timeout does a follow up report on the Vietnam Swans inaugural appearance at the Asian Champs.

3. 25 June 2007,  Vietnam Swans all set to shine, Timeout Magazine, Vietnam. Timeout takes a look at the Vietnam Swans as they prepare for their inaugural assault on the Asian Champs in Bangkok on 14 July.

2. May 2007, Footy Fever reaches Saigon, AsiaLIFE Magazine, Saigon. The Hanoi Swans go down to Saigon and take on a footy team made up of predominantly Saigon Geckos rugby players. It’s all part of the build up of forming Vietnam’s first National AFL team and an inaugural appearance at the Asian Champs in Bangkok.

1. March 2007, AFL J Squad, Melbourne. Former Saint, Mark McGough gives J Squad the inside story of the bike ride through Vietnam for CARE Australia – and that match against the Hanoi Swans. Click on care-article-march07

2006

10. 3 November 2006, Players in market for a top tipster, The Herald Sun, Melbourne. Brisbane’s triple premiership player, Clark Keating and Carlton’s Dylan McLaren meet Chan the fruiterer in Hanoi.

9. 23 October 2006, Australian footballers shun stigma to play games with AIDS victims, The Vietnam News. CARE Australia brought a dozen AFL players, including triple Premiership player, Clarke Keating, to Vietnam to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.

8. 27 April 2006, Chan finds Round 4 fruitful, The Herald Sun, Melbourne. Chan does well in Round 4 and sells the Hanoi Swans some tomatoes for 45cents a kilo.

7. April 2006, More than a game, Pathfinder Magazine, Vietnam. The Hanoi Swans “Marketing Director” discusses why he wants to market footy in a swirling sea of soccer.

6. 21 April 2006,  The Hanoi Swans jogged to the market, Herald Sun, Melbourne. “The Hanoi Swans jogged to the market as part of their training this week to visit guest tipster Chan at her fruit stall.”

5. 19 April 2006, Chan the Hanoi Fruit Lady, Herald Sun, Melbourne. Chan slips 6 behind in the footy tipping comp.

4. 30 March 2006, The footy tragic Vs the Hanoi fruiterer, Herald Sun, Melbourne. The Herald Sun pitted their footy journalist, Geoff Poulter, against Chan the Fruiterer (sourced by Chris Canty) from Hanoi in a footy tipping competition.

3. 12 March 2006, So it’s Hanoi but Aussies Rule, OK, Sunday Mail, Adelaide. Chris Canty, a Hanoi Swan and journalist, wrote this article for an Australian audience which gives an insight into life in Hanoi with the footy.

2. January 2006,  The Viet-Aussie Game, Pathfinder Magazine, Vietnam. Phi, a Vietnamese PE teacher at the UN International School, Hanoi, played his first ever match against the Thailand Tigers 2 months earlier. Pathfinder caught up with him for a quick interview.

1. 2 January 2006, On the Stool, Timeout Magazine, Vietnam. Swans Player, Phil Johns sees how many times he can weave “Hanoi Swans” answers into On the Stool’s general questions.

2005

4. December 2005, Aussie Rules keeps Expats connected, Outlook Magazine, Vietnam. Review of the Swans and their match against the Thailand Tigers.

3. 21 November, 2005, A Derby of Biblical Proportions, Timeout Magazine, Vietnam. A preview of the Swans V Thailand match in Hanoi on 26 November.

2. 18 November, 2005, Tigers Hanoid, Herald Sun, Melbourne. A preview of the Swans V Thailand match in Hanoi on 26 November.

1. 23 September 2005, Swans soar for their Marx, Herald Sun, Melbourne. A look at the Hanoi Swans the day before the 2005 AFL Grand Final Party.