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January 24, 2009
World Footy News, as always, has come up with a string of interesting and relevant stories. Graeme Carey has posted Wear your footy jumper to the cricket in which he encourages people to do just that! Whenever there is a […]
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January 22, 2009
Willy, from the Vietnam Swans in Hanoi has called a meeting of the Club tonight. Get to The Studio at 7pm. Below is his original email. g’day me fellow northerner swannies, yep that time of the year boys where ya […]
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January 19, 2009
The National President of the Vietnam Swans, Phil Johns, says a few words following Scotty Stacey’s departure from Vietnam last week. Scott was the coach of the Vietnam Swans as well as the Saigon President. He was pacey. He was […]
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January 16, 2009
Yesterday, Coach and Saigon President of the Vietnam Swans, Scott Stacey, left Vietnam for the last time as a resident. Below, Stacey reflects – and says farewell to his mighty Vietnam Swans. This week I leave Vietnam after 8 ½ […]
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January 13, 2009
Over the next two weeks, information sessions are being held around Australia for the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program. The program, sponsored by AusAid, enables young, skilled Australians to work with Host Organisations and Australian Partners throughout the Asia […]
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January 12, 2009
The excellent website, World Footy News, has highlighted a story run in The Australian newspaper on 7 January 2009, Japan learns Aussie Rules. Twenty one years ago, Essendon and Hawthorn played an exhibition match in Japan. For the curtain raiser, […]
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January 10, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aelKIBmY4js&hl=en&fs=1] Willy or won’t he? He already has. Yes, club stalwart, Mark “Willy” Williams has put together “A film by Willy Hanoi 2008” which he released yesterday… 9 January 2009! The 10 minute film contains never-seen-before footage of the classic […]
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January 3, 2009
The big guns from the Vietnam Swans came out for the 4th Annual Golf Classic at Royal Ivanhoe Golf Links, Melbourne on 29 December 2008. Ryan, player in the Swannies 2003 team against Thailand and Hong Kong in Hanoi, is […]
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January 1, 2009
Big Joe, wearing his orange shirt, has his photo taken near an orange ship next to an oil rig off Balikpapan, Indonesia. What makes this photo particularly interesting is that if you look closely, you might notice that we can’t […]
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December 29, 2008
Today’s Herald Sun newspaper reported on yesterday’s play (the 3rd day) in the Second Test match at the MCG between Australia and South Africa. The Proteas tail wagged furiously. JP Duminey the Duminator and the Stubborn Steyn made a 180 […]
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December 24, 2008
With the Vietnam Swans 4th Annual Golf Classic at Royal Ivanhoe just days away (29 December), former President, Dave “Flyer” Kainey has written to the Blog to bravely declare: Played Ivanhoe (last Wednesday) and carded an 84. Cannot be at […]
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December 22, 2008
In Hanoi and HCMC, we honk our horns because we love the footy. But arriving back in footy-mad Melbourne the other day, to my surprise, I discovered Melbournians still don’t honk their horns. Unheard of. I spoke with my nephew, Stuart […]
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December 19, 2008
The Vietnam Swans are headed to the city of bright and vibrant colours, Melbourne, for cricket and golf. On the 3rd day of the Boxing Day test match (28 December), we’re off to the Members Pavilion at the MCG for […]
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December 18, 2008
Last Sunday, 14 December 2008, 45 Vietnam Swans journeyed out to Danny’s & Jo’s house in D2, HCMC for the End of Season BBQ and Review. It has been a great year for the Club: the new national team is […]
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December 16, 2008
Big Joe returned to HCMC last week after a stint on an oil rig somewhere off the coast of India. On his way back, he stopped at India’s Bombay Blue Bar – just to photograph the Vietnam Swans hat. However, […]
