News Archive
  •  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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  •  March 3, 2010

    Nathan Buckley and Gary O’Donnell will attend a Swannies training session / footy clinic on Sunday 14 March from 5 – 6pm, RMIT, D7, in Saigon. It will be a great privilege to meet these champions over here in Vietnam […]

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  •  March 3, 2010

    For sure, Nathan Buckey, who will visit the Swannies on 14 March, is a highly decorated Captain of the Collingwood Football Club. As yet, he hasn’t coached the Pies at the highest level. Jarrod Dale by contrast has done both […]

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  •  March 1, 2010

    Last Friday night, superstar of Channel 10’s Before the Game, Samantha Lane bumped into a gaggle of Swannies in Saigon. The Swans were out celebrating Josh Little’s birthday. In the backline (L to R), you can see Cranger, Gus, Angry, […]

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  •  February 28, 2010

    This morning the Swannies in Hanoi were hard at it in a 10km fun run. Dan Kindness, the North’s fitness coach, completed it in 50 minutes. Aidan did it in 46 minutes, Big Ryan in 48 mins, Caitlin in 62 […]

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  •  February 26, 2010

    In breaking news, the Australian Consulate in Saigon has just forwarded the following email through to the Vietnam Swans: Good morning Swannies I’ve just received news about the upcoming football visit, tour, AFL extravaganza. This morning’s phone call was to […]

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  •  February 24, 2010

    As you may be aware, the Vietnam Swans will kick off our 2010 campaign with a match against the stomping Lao Elephants in Vientiane on 20 March 2010. Elephants’ Prez, Langas, has sent through the attached photo to give us […]

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  •  February 23, 2010

    The Vietnam Swans National President, Phil “Fabbo” Johns sends out the season’s first global email. Read on! Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Supporters In the Vietnamese New Year, well may we welcome the Year of the Tiger, because nothing will save […]

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  •  February 22, 2010

    The Swannies Blog has just compiled a list of articles (and one TV show) that the Vietnam Swans appeared in during 2009. The links to these articles are listed below. To see articles from earlier years, click either here, or […]

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  •  February 20, 2010

    Last week, Vietnam shut down to welcome in the TET Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger. As you can see from the photo above, Saigon’s main street through the CBD, Nguyen Hue (see Google Maps) was shut […]

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