#Champs16 Preview: Lao Elephants

September 26, 2016

The Lao Elephants came together in 2007 as the first Australian Rules Football club in Laos. The club got off to a strong start and won the Indochina Cup in 2008. In the several years following, the ‘Phants stayed competitive but with many original players moving on, and with a strong focus on the development […]

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#Champs16 Preview: Japan Goannas

September 25, 2016

For nearly three decades our great Australian game has been heavily promoted in the populated island nation of Japan by a passionate few. From poaching would-be future rugby and soccer stars around university campuses to luring Australians from de-centralized areas with the promise of free beer, the Japan Goannas squad is a microcosm of the […]

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#Champs16 Preview: Thailand Tigers

September 23, 2016

The Thailand Tigers origins date back to 1993, when four footy blokes managed to sneak out of the bars in Bangkok and kick a footy around in Lumpini Park. The club was officially established in 1996, as the Tigers hosted the Hong Kong Dragons in their first game of football. This year the club officially […]

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#Champs16 Preview: Hong Kong Dragons

September 22, 2016

Over the next 3 weeks in the lead up to the AFL Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, AFL Asia will be having a closer look at each club as they prepare for the biggest date on every Asian footballers calendar. First up is last year’s Division 1 Champions, the Hong Kong Dragons: […]

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Asian Champs draw released

September 20, 2016

The official draw for the 17th Asian Championships to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on 15th October was streamed on AFL Asia facebook live from Bangkok on Saturday night, with a number of mouth watering first round match ups being thrown up. 18 teams will compete across two divisions at Champs, with a […]

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AFL Asian Champs update – Embers in!

September 14, 2016

The countdown is on with only 4 weeks until the 17th AFL Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, hosted by the Vietnam Swans. Lots of exciting developments coming out of Vietnam, all pointing towards a massive weekend for footy in Asia! Latest: – Confirmation that AFL legend Andrew Embley will travel to Vietnam for […]

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AFL Asian Champ’s confirmed for Oct 14th 2016

January 31, 2016

At yesterday’s AFL Asia Annual General Meeting, it was confirmed that the Vietnam Swans would host the 17th AFL Asian Championships at RMIT Saigon campus on Saturday 15 October, 2016. This will be the first time that the Swans will have hosted “Asian Champs”, which saw over 400 competitors travel to Bangkok in 2015. The […]

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