News Archive
  •  March 24, 2010

    Last Monday, Swannie Phil Murphy (from Hanoi) was in Melbourne where he dropped into Waverley – home of the AFL’s Hawthorn Hawks – for a very special reason. Below, he writes: Attached is a photo of Mr Mike Warren, Community […]

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  •  March 22, 2010

    Swans ruckman, Dave “Angry” Hadley, who starred in the match against the Lao Elephants on the weekend, writes the match report. The Vietnam Swans had a very successful tour of Laos, both on and off the field.  It was great […]

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  •  March 21, 2010

    An absolutely fantastic weekend of footy in Lao has drawn to a close. The Lao Elephants may have the wood over us at the Asian Champs but, elsewhere, it’s a different story. Yesterday the Vietnam Swans were victorious booting 14.9.93 […]

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  •  March 19, 2010

    National President, Phil Johns sends out an update on what is happening in the Land of Swannies. Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Supporters A b-i-g week just finishing. A mega month about to be unleashed… 1. AFL Superstars Nathan Buckley and […]

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  •  March 19, 2010

    Snakes, from the Lao Elephants, has just forwarded the schedule re this weekend’s big clash between the Elephants and Swannies. Gents, Our thoughts here for the game are: 12 per team on the field 12-15 minute quarters (maybe wait and […]

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  •  March 18, 2010

    Indeed, it has been a big week for the Swannies bumping into AFL stars. Earlier in the week, of course, we had Nathan Buckley and Garry O’Donnell join us in Saigon for a footy clinic. And it hasn’t stopped. Tonight, […]

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  •  March 16, 2010

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19saXKau61s&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] If you’re a hard core Swannie and think that Buckley and O’Donnell have had a fair run already on the Swannies Blog, then check out our latest You Tube offering. Last October and November, the Vietnam Swans ran a […]

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  •  March 16, 2010

    The photos of the O’Donnell / Buckley footy clinic held last Sunday have started to flood in. Jo Armstrong, David Carter and Tracy McIntyre have all very kindly forwarded photos which can be found on the Vietnam Swans online Web […]

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  •  March 15, 2010

    [Stop Press: See a bunch of photos, courtesy of Ross McRae by clicking here] Yesterday at RMIT in Saigon, Gary O’Donnell and Nathan Buckley assisted the Vietnam Swans run a footy clinic. Nathan Buckley, “fresh” who had been coaching a […]

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  •  March 13, 2010

    [LATEST NEWS: Nathan Buckley and Gary O’Donnell to attend Vietnam Swans Footy Clinic on Sunday 14 March at 5pm, RMIT University, District 7, Saigon.] The Saigon Shooters shall host a tournament against the Hanoi Oi’s iN Saigon on 14 March […]

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  •  March 11, 2010

    [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rmit,+district+7,+hcmc,+vietnam&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.778911,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=RMIT&hnear=RMIT+International+University+Vietnam,+Nguy%E1%BB%85n+V%C4%83n+Linh,+T%C3%A2n+Phong,+District+7,+Ho+Chi+Minh+City,+Vietnam&ll=10.729429,106.694241&spn=0.025299,0.025749&z=14&output=embed&w=300&h=300] The Vietnam Swans can now confirm that our footy clinic on Sunday 14 March 2010 will be held at RMIT University, 702 Nguyen Van Linh Boulevarde, District 7, Saigon, will be held from 5 – 6pm. Please arrive […]

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  •  March 9, 2010

    There will be a last minute change to the venue for Sunday’s footy clinic in Saigon on 14 March with Nathan Buckley and Gary O’Donnell. Gary and Nathan are now due on a flight that won’t land in Saigon until […]

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  •  March 7, 2010

    Last Friday, the AFL’s General Manager of International Development wrote to the Asian Footy Clubs regarding the footy extravaganza weekend which will be happening in Shanghai later this year. Against the backdrop of the World Expo, the 11th Annual Asian […]

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  •  March 5, 2010

    On Saturday 24 April, ANZAC Weekend, the Vietnam Swans will play an intra club match between Hanoi and Saigon at the Vung Tau greyhound race track (75 minutes from Saigon by ferry). The following morning, we shall attend the ANZAC […]

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