Keep Honking is a trawl through the characters and stories behind the Vietnam Swans Australian Rules Footy Club. We've had 1,000's of people involved in our club over the journey and this podcast will touch base with many of them exploring their stories both related to and beyond the footy club.
Matty Francis joins us for Episode 16 bringing some incredible insights both from his days in the AFL (Richmond and Collingwood player), post playing involvement in coaching and running the Brisbane Lions footy department and through his recent move to Vietnam where his brother (Swans Hall of Famer Micky) has developed a tourism and hospitality empire.
The Swans are super lucky to have Matty around the club with his experience, passion for passing on his skills and knowledge to upcoming players and new his Sports Bar in Saigon's Binh Thanh district of Ho Chi Minh City we hope to see more and more of him throughout 2022 and beyond.
22 Sept 2021
Rick Olarenshaw - Episode 15
Grand Final Week 2021 we decided to get our first ever AFL Premiership player onto the podcast. Rick Olarenshaw played in the 1993 Baby Bombers premiership winning team and for Collingwood and North Melbourne in his footy career but more importantly has become a force in Asian footy starring for the Bali Geckos and Indonesian Volcanoes.
Rick was an outstanding guest taking us through his AFL days, his post footy management and boundary riding days and his experiences on and off field since moving to Bali.
Thanks to Rick for taking the time and we look forward to playing the Geckos or Volcanoes as soon as possible!
16 Sept 2021
Sean & Nathan Milner - Episode 14
The Milner Bros are an incredible pairing on and off the field. The boys from a 1000 person country town have ended up in Vietnam together and are finding ways to empower others whilst powering the Swans on field.
This pod was a great way to find out the early days of their fierce back yard competitive rivalries, their first visits to Vietnam, multitude of business ventures and more!
Make sure to check out www.cheesecakengon.com (https://www.cheesecakengon.com/) and fb.com/cheesecakengon (https://www.facebook.com/cheesecakengon) for the best cheesecakes in Vietnam AND www.bagelbrothersvn.com (https://www.bagelbrothersvn.com/) and fb.com/bagelbrothersvn (https://www.facebook.com/bagelbrothersvn/) for some fantastic lunch options.
Even better drop in and see the boys at Cheesecake Ngon - 14e Quoc Huong, Thảo Điền (https://www.google.com/maps/place/14e%20Quoc%20Huong%20District%202%20H%E1%BB%93%20Ch%C3%AD%20Minh) or Bagel Bros - 29 Đường Thảo Điền (https://www.google.com/maps/place/29%20%C4%90%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng%20Th%E1%BA%A3o%20%C4%90i%E1%BB%81n%20District%202%20H%E1%BB%93%20Ch%C3%AD%20Minh).
31 Aug 2021
Merrick Watts - Episode 13
Merrick joins us on the Keep Honking Podcast sharing incredible insights into his early days, entertainment career, passion for Vietnam, the SAS experience including some tensions on the set!
Merrick Watts is a staple of the Australian entertainment space including his iconic radio duo Merrick & Rosso, appearances on TV Shows including The Project, Rove, Underbelly and most recently completing SAS Australia. More importantly Merrick has a growing connection to the Swans, being our special guest to the 2018 Saigon Grand Final party where unfortunately his beloved Pies lost at the last minute and a passionate Vietnam traveler.
24 Aug 2021
Tracey Johnson - Episode 12
Tracey Johnson has been a huge part of the Swans socially and on field as our AFLW program caught fire. She also has played an integral role in the growth of Wide Eyed Tours - one of the Swans most loyal sponsors over the years. Tracey's time spent working at the Hawthorn Football club provide some incredible stories as do her experiences coming to and living in Vietnam and being one of the leaders in the tourism industry.
4 Aug 2021
Jake Norris - Episode 11
Jake Norris is one of the Swans living legends. We catch up with Jake as he and Jason O'Cathain prepare to undertake the Vietnam Charity Walk for some amazing causes in Blue Dragon and the Long Hai Centre for Social Protection of Children (follow it here - on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/VietnamCharityWalk) ). Aside from being the rock of the Swans midfield Jake has an incredible background, fantastic family who have shaped some of his unique traits, amazing passion and all come through in this podcast episode. Have a listen, follow the Charity Walk and support them wherever you can!
23 Jul 2021
Naomi Reidy - Episode 10
Keep Honking is back with one of the best Swans stories out there!
Naomi Reidy has discovered AFL in Vietnam and bought her back yard honed aggression and GAA skills to the Swans with incredible results. In the pod we go through it all and find out more about her passion for all things AFL, Richmond, competitiveness and more. A great insight into the Lady Swans from their on field leader!!!
3 Mar 2021
Eric Kerrison - Episode 9
With the 2021 season kicking off we went to the top! The President to discuss how the club pushed through a tough 2020, how it's prepared to go to new heights in 2021 AND got to know the man pushing it all to new heights with his unique energy and...
14 Dec 2020
Grant Keys - Episode 8
The biggest guest of 2020 on the Keep Honking Podcast - Grant Keys.In his years Keysey was larger than life for the Swans both up forward kicking sausage rolls and taking us to new heights competitively and off the field taking the president's reigns...
14 Oct 2020
Travis Fennell - Episode 7
Trav is a Swans Hall of Famer and absolute legend of our club. Besides that his off field successes during his time in Vietnam have seen him be a long term major backer of our club. Listen in to hear one of the best blokes at our club tell his stories...
21 Sept 2020
Maz Scanlon - Episode 6
Episode 6 and we welcome our first ever female guest - Mairead 'Maz' Scanlon. Fitting she's first as she can be linked to plenty of firsts including:-the first ever competitive Women's AFL games occurring in Vietnam-the first ever Women's game at the...
27 Aug 2020
Jack White - Episode 5
The Keep Honking Podcast goes international, catching up with one of Australia's top sporting talents - Jack White fresh from a college stint at the prestigious Duke. Jack has captained the world's best young basketballer's, been coached and highly...
31 Jul 2020
Phil 'Fabbo' Johns - Episode 4
Phil Johns is a Swans 'Hall of Famer' and perhaps the most influential individual over our club's history. Uniting the North and the South and serving as long time National President Phil is directly responsible for many of the AWESOME things within our...
1 Jul 2020
Mitch Hyde - Episode 3
Mitch Hyde is one of the best ever players to wear a Swans jumper. A bull in the mid-field and a player who helped the wider group lift throughout his time living in Vietnam. Since then he and his better half ThuyMi have undertaken a life of adventure...
16 Jun 2020
Billy Crang - Episode 2
In Episode 2 the long time Swans stalwart Billy Crang is examined by Swans coach Rod White. Find out plenty from his time with the Swans, a bit about how he came to be here and more!
28 May 2020
Rod 'Rocket' White - Episode 1
We catch up with the head honcho, the Vietnam Swans men's coach. Rocket has had a fascinating game in and out of football and walked us through some of the highlights. Great chance to find out a bit more about the man calling the shots!
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