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February 7, 2010
On 7 February 2009, the Black Saturday Bushfires ripped through Victoria. It was Australia’s worst natural disaster. Twelve months on, Saigon President Derrin Limbrick reflects and asks us to remember. Gents Just a quick e-mail to remind everyone to take […]
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February 5, 2010
Coach of the Swannies in Hanoi, Stanno, announces the season’s first day training session on the UN International School’s oval for 2010. (Click here for Google Map.) Gentlemen and Willy, remember our first ‘run around’, with the footies, is on […]
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February 4, 2010
Former Swannies superstar, Matty Johns who had seemingly disappeared off the face of the planet when he returned to Adelaide from Vietnam has been discovered by Muzza in an insurance magazine. Muzza writes below: Many of you will ask: What […]
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February 3, 2010
Last night in Saigon, the Saigon Committee for 2010 was elected: Congratulations are in order for Derrin Limbrick who, last night, was unanimously re-elected as Saigon President of the Vietnam Swans. Derrin’s re-election was no surprise given the sterling job […]
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February 2, 2010
Last weekend, the Vietnam Swans were part of Auscham’s Big Day Out in Saigon, together with the Saigon Shooters Netball Team. Saigon President, Derrin Limbrick sent the following email out to the troops: For more photos of the Swannies at […]
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January 31, 2010
Saigon President, Derrin Limbrick advises the troops that it’s now time to elect the Saigon Committee for 2010 – and announces when training will resume. SAIGON COMMITTEE, 2010 The time has come for the Club to put together our Committee […]
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January 29, 2010
Tomorrow, the Vietnam Swans will be running an Auskick Clinic and the Jim Beam handball board at Auscham’s Big Day out Event in Saigon. The Swannies will be on from 3pm – 6pm. For all the other key pieces of […]
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January 26, 2010
The Swannies in Hanoi are on the move! From tomorrow night they’re at the gym – and Dan Kindness has just sent out the email below to rally the troops! Below that, Coach Stanno announces dates for training on the […]
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January 24, 2010
Peter Parry has written to World Footy News arguing that a “half sized” version of Aussie Rules could significantly broaden its appeal. For those of us playing footy in Asia where we struggle to field touring teams of 18 players […]
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January 22, 2010
Hanoi’s President, Mr Willy, has written into the Swannies’ Blog to proclaim: “Finally people are starting to give me the recognition I deserved soooo damn long ago…” Hearin’ ya, Willy.
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January 19, 2010
You will recall that on 29 December 2009, the 5th Annual Vietnam Swans Golf Tournament was held in Melbourne. We had quite a number of the Golden Oldies show up. Accordingly, the Swannies Blog has gone to the archives and […]
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January 16, 2010
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvN-GvJ77Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1] Prior to the Vietnam Swans 2009 AFL Grand Final Party last September, we played the attached “Swannies Season in Review”. Special thanks to Bill Crang for putting the slide show together.
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January 14, 2010
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League has sent a certificate of appreciation to the Vietnam Swans (and separately to the Bali Geckos) for our “generous support of Bushfire affected clubs in the YVMDFL”. In March of last year, a […]
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January 12, 2010
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebyMzaO0SW4&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1]Just before Christmas, the Swannies’ “Angry” Dave Hadley was invited to appear on Saigon’s HTV7, the local television station, to join in a session of freestyle football (soccer) with Vietnam’s best player, Dao Nguyen Duc. Below is Angry’s story. I […]
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January 11, 2010
Big Joe has just sent the photos above into the Swannies Blog where he is proudly wearing his Vietnam Swans hat. Joe reports that his hat was: Spotted on the High Island II, off the coast of Dammam. Just a […]
