June 29th – July 1st – Singapore 25th Anniversary Weekend Changi Cup Game 1 Singapore wombats vs Malaysian Warriors
July 7th – IMPACT Invitational Cup – Hosted by the Osaka Dingoes ( Indonesia Volcanoes, Singapore Wombats, Senshu Powers, Osaka Dingoes and Tokyo Football Club)
August 4th – Tri-Series – Cambodia Eagles vs. Singapore Wombats & PNG Muruks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The AFL Asia Indochina Cup Final Wrap-Up…
Men’s 2017-18 Champions – The Vietnam Swans
Women’s Champions – Malaysian Warriors – Australian Rules Football Club
Men’s Player of the Tournament – Oscar Silk, Vietnam Swans
Women’s Player of the Tournament – Koun Sreylak, Cambodian Apsaras AFLW Team
Joint Asian Rising Star Award – Dinah Nguyen, Vietnam Swans & Nan Nas, Cambodian Eagles Football Club
Leading Goalkicker – Borres Kieng, Cambodian Eagles
Warrior Women’s MVP – Lyndsey Clarke
Lady Swans MVP – Naomi Reidy
Tournament Scores
Men’s
Vietnam Swans 14.9 (93)
Lao Elephants Football Club & Myanmar Fighting Cocks Australian Football Club 0.1 (1)
Thailand Tigers Australian Rules Football Club 6.7 (48)
Cambodian Eagles 5.4 (29)
Vietnam Swans 8.2 (50)
Thailand Tigers 4.4 (28)
Cambodian Eagles 12.6 (78)
Laos/Myanmar 2.1 (13)
Thailand Tigers 11.6 (72)
Laos/Myanmar 2.5 (17)
Vietnam Swans 4.2 (26)
Cambodian Eagles 1.3 (90
AFLW
Malaysian Warrior Women’s 3.2 (20)
Vietnam Swans 2.2 (14)
Cambodian Apsaras 2.1 (13)
Vietnam Swans 0.1 (1)
Malaysian Warrior Women’s 2.5 (17)
Cambodian Apsaras 0.0 (0)
Indigenous All-Stars Game
Cambodian Cobras 5.5 (35)
Indigenous All-Stars 1.2 (8)
Well done to the Cambodian Eagles for hosting an outstanding tournament.
September 29th – AFL Grand Final – Grand Final Parties/Events held throughout many AFL Asia clubs/leagues.
October 6th – Bali Geckos AFLX Tournament – TBC
October 13th – AFL Asia 2018 Asian Championships & Inaugural AFLW Asian Championships, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Phuket Masters, in it’s second year will feature 8 teams in one of Asia’s most enticing tropical locations. Registered teams are:
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Vietnam
Cambodia
Macau
AFL Slugs (Adelaide)
ANZAC Day is one of the biggest days on the calendar for AFL and for Australian’s in general. Asian Football exists withing a region where several of Australia’s most meaningful ever military engagements occurred and enables Asian footy to stage games that pay tribute to both the bravery of Australia’s armed services personnel and those on all sides of these battles .
In 2019 several ANZAC Day matches are already scheduled with several more to be announced:
-Vietnam Swans vs Indonesian Volcanoes – Lord Mayors Oval, Vung Tau, Vietnam, 20th of April (note this game is the weekend prior due to a 4 day weekend in Vietnam on the 27th)
-Bali Geckos vs. Myanmar Shwe Chinethes – Bali, 27th of April
-Thailand Tigers vs. Singapore Wombats – Kanchanburi, Thailand, 27th of April
-IMPACT Osaka Dingoes ANZAC Day Cup – Osaka, Japan, 27th of April
The Shanghai Cup is back on a Saturday with the Port Power and St Kilda to play on Sunday alongside Asia’s best the Asian Lions and the China Dragons.
