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April 26, 2009
The Vietnam Swans trip to Thailand to play in the 2009 ANZAC Day match against the Thailand Tigers was amazing. On the footy field, the Tigers were younger, faster, fitter and, although we played with plenty of heart, we were […]
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April 23, 2009
Dear Swans and Supporters During WWII, approximately 120,000 people died during the construction of the Burma Death Railway. That’s one person laid to rest for each railway sleeper laid. On Saturday, 25 April at 5.30am, the Vietnam Swans will attend […]
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April 21, 2009
The ANZAC Day match between Collingwood and Essendon was the brainchild of Kevin Sheedy. With each year’s passing, the association between ANZAC Day and the Collingwood-Essendon match grows even stronger. ANZAC Day and footy in the Asian region seem to […]
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April 20, 2009
ANZAC Day, 25 April 2009. The Thailand Tigers will play the Vietnam Swans in Kanchanaburi, Thailand – after attending the Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass. We will play for the Garry Burke / Scott Stacey Cup. The Vietnam Swans will […]
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April 20, 2009
The Grandfather of Asian football, the Rooster, is back on the pulpit. Following the success of last year’s Indochina Cup in Phnom Penh, some of the guys in Cambodia have been talking about the prospect of a permanent team and […]
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April 17, 2009
The Vietnam Swans have decided to honour the Little Guy, Scott Stacey, by renaming the Thailand – Vietnam Cup that we play for as the “Scott Stacey / Gary Burke Cup”. Gary Burke is a favourite son of Thailand’s. Previously, […]
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April 17, 2009
Last Saturday night, 11 April, Hanoi kicked off the 2009 Season with a Club Fundraiser at the Studio with Jim Beam. Hanoi President, Potsy, reports: A great night was had by all and sundry at the Studio Bar. It started […]
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April 16, 2009
Yesterday, RMIT University’s website in Australia posted a story about the recent Bushfire match between the Vietnam Swans and the Bali Geckos. The story is titled, Vietnam footy kicks bushfire goal. It says that, a game of Australian Rules football […]
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April 15, 2009
The Age newspaper has reported the tragic news that Rob Dickson’s eldest son dies after South Africa car crash. “Gabriel Dickson, 8, died in the Unitas Hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in the smash that also claimed the lives of […]
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April 15, 2009
Former Swan, Chris Canty has been very popular lately over there in Buenos Aires. He recently had Big Bad Baz (a Pom who played for us in the 2007 Asian Champs) and his brother stay with him. In this photo, […]
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April 13, 2009
Former Swan, Will Martin was in Argentina a month ago and met up with a genuine mate, another former Swan, Chris “Snags” Canty who now lives in Buenos Aires. Will had been hoping to travel to South America with two […]
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April 11, 2009
It is with great sadness that the Vietnam Swans read in The Age newspaper this afternoon that: Former Hawk, Robert Dickson killed in car crash. Dickson played 17 matches for Hawthorn between 1988 and 1990 and was named as an […]
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April 10, 2009
The Bali Geckos will play the East Timor Crocs for the inaugural Crikey Cup in Darwin on 13 June as a curtain raiser to the AFL Round 12 clash between the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide Crows. The Crikey Cup is […]
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April 8, 2009
Do you recognize this jumper from last year’s match against Singapore? Eddie the Mexican – who was fined for being the only Mexican on the 2007 Asian Champs tour – returned briefly to HCMC a fortnight ago to marry the […]
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April 7, 2009
The Bushfire Fundraiser & Match did get some coverage in the local media. Thanh Nhien News ran a story on Sport and Communities make a winning team. The Vietnam News wrote Rules football match kicks off to raise money for […]
