Posted by Vietnam Swans on July 11, 2007
In this week’s newsletter from the Saigon Rugby Football Club, they wish the Club well this weekend when we “take part in that other sporting event with the oval ball – AFL – at the Asian Champs in Bangkok”.
That’s probably as close to a passionate embrace between AFL and Rugby that you will ever see anywhere in the world!
The support of the Saigon Rugby Club has been extremely important and appreciated by the guys trying to fly the Aussie Rules flag in Saigon. Their support has played a significant role in the formation of the Vietnam Swans and our inaugural appearance at the Asian Champs.
We doff our hats to the .
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on July 11, 2007
Just before we talk about the Boz… he is currently in Thailand preparing mentally for the big clashes in 3 days time.
Boz reports that while reading the Bangkok Post the other day, while drinking a long, hot coffee, he read a “reasonably sized” article about the Asian Champs. The Vietnam Swans scored a mention as debutants.
Who knows how many mentions the “debutants” will receive after the Champs? Especially when the smart money is on the Vietnam Swans actually…
Boz says his preferred game is rugby. Being Aussie Rulers, we knew he was Irish and vulnerable. We knew he wanted to play.
This guy’s fiercely competitive on the field – or anywhere else. The Irishman even peels potatoes like he’s in the dying seconds of a Rubik’s Cube Championship.
The Club will be keen that he is hungry on the day. The Fine Master for the Tour has already declared that if Boz is found with a potato, he will be fined.
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on July 11, 2007
He’s 33, 188cm and 90kgs. Given the right conditions, Growds seems to be able to make the ball do exactly what he wants.
On the field this fiercely competitive ruckman can sometimes forget that he’s a Diplomat off it. So expect bursts of eloquence between passages of brilliance (the smart money is betting that even ”His Munificence”, the Coach, will not be immune from the occasional spray).
Unfortunately, his northern Australian origins mean he’s not pure AFL. He is susceptible to try drilling long spiral passes past the five-eighth and into the centres which can cause considerable confusion within the team.
While Growds claims he screams forward pass! to the “referee” less often, he does freely admit that he is “yet to cut down on the screaming more generally”.
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