It has just been announced that Saigon President, Nick Shiells, shall assume the position of Acting National President for the Swannies at tomorrow’s Australia Day match against the Cambodian Eagles. This historic match is expected to kick of the 2013 East Asian Australian Football League.
It has just been confirmed that Saigon President, Nick Shiells will assume the position of Acting National President for the Vietnam Swans this Australia Day Weekend when we take part in the 2013 Cambodian Cannonball Run to Phnom Penh.
National President, Phil Johns, said from Sydney that as the match against Cambodia was an international match, “it was critically important to reinforce the national composition and structure, and values, of our Club by having an acting National President in my absence.
“Nick, our permanent Saigon President, completely gets the importance of us being a national club at all times and to elevate his position from Saigon President to Acting National President is a fitting progression.”
In reply, Nick said, “What an honour. I would be delighted.”
On a separate matter, it is expected that the Cambodian Eagles will agree to the Vietnam Swans’ request that tomorrow’s match result be recorded as the first game of the 2013 East Asian Australian Football League.
Other reasons for tomorrow’s match being particularly historic is that the Swans will wear black armbands in memory of Frank Pickering (player Dave O’Shea’s grandfather) and Annie Jesaukenko (sponsor and supporter). Mega Bretta Jotta will also be playing his last game as a permanent resident of Vietnam.
