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January 6, 2008
The Vietnam Swans have just received an email from the London Swans. In short, if you are going to London, you are more than welcome to join the London Swans (the email has been reproduced below). Hi Vietnam Swans, I […]
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January 4, 2008
Kevan Dacey has submitted a proposal for a new Vietnam jumper (see above). Importantly, it has room for sponsors’ logos on the front and the back. What do you think? Post a comment. The Blog’s understanding of the laws in […]
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January 3, 2008
At the Tri Nations Tournament held in Hanoi in November 2007, the Swans raffled off a 4.5 liter mega bottle of Jim Beam as part of Movember. The footballers and netballers from Vietnam, Thailand and Laos raised 5 million Vietnamese Dong […]
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January 1, 2008
With the first game of the season happening in March, we will need to quickly decide the design for our new look footy jumper. Bring that on – and again, if you have ideas, post a comment. Here’s a list […]
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December 31, 2007
2007 was a big year for the Swannies. Below are some of the highlights: – It was the year that Hanoi and Saigon combined to form a national team, the Vietnam Swans. – The Vietnam Swans then made our inaugural […]
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December 30, 2007
Yesterday, in searing temperatures of 40 degrees, 6 Swans hit the fairways of Melbourne’s Royal Ivanhoe Golf Course. Barfly Clint, carrying his own clubs on his back, thought the conditions were tough. He argued the Swans should retire after the 9th hole “because […]
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December 28, 2007
Yesterday was the second day of the Boxing Day Test Match in Melbourne. Sighted in the members (“Booooooooo!”) area of the MCG were a few Swans – Josh Magennis, Will Martin and Phil Johns. Further, there were also a couple of Hanoi Oi’s […]
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December 22, 2007
The 3rd Annual Vietnam Swans Golf Classic in Melbourne will be held next Saturday, 29th December, on the 4th Day of the Boxing Day Test Match. This prestigious event, won by Chris Canty last year, will be held at the Royal […]
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December 21, 2007
The previous time Taber left for Australia, he missed the Asian Champs. Last Tuesday he returned again to Australia – but this time it was for good. And for the Swans, that’s for bad. Footy clubs attract a lot […]
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December 21, 2007
DT, the man who went on to win Father of the Year after “letting the kids put soft drink in my esky”, missed our inaugural appearance at this year’s Asian Champs just so that he could spend more of his […]
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December 19, 2007
Big Joe’s starting to appear on the Blog as often as the Rooster. Unheard of. Here he is again… Another thought: Vietnam Thunder. The Thunder (or has/never beens from Down Under bringing the world’s greatest game to Vietnam.
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December 19, 2007
Kevin Dacey, who has now returned from Saigon to Brisbane, emailed the Swans earlier in the week to add his comments regarding a new jumper for the Swans – or is that the Vultures? Agree? Disagree? Post a comment. How […]
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December 17, 2007
Chris “Snags” Canty has kindly forwarded his own profile (see below). Once upon a time, he used to shamelessly promote the Swans with the latest occasion being an entry in the Herald Sun about the Grand Final Cyclo Parade in […]
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December 16, 2007
Do you remember this photograph of Trang in the lead up to the 2007 AFL Grand Final? The footy Trang was holding in front of Saigon’s famous Tran Hung Dao statue had been signed by the 2007 Sydney Swans AFL […]
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December 16, 2007
Big Joe from the Saigon Chapter of the Vietnam Swans has some possible ideas for a new Vietnam jumper. Read on. Post a comment with your thoughts – but be warned; Joe treats his footy pretty seriously… I’m all for retaining the […]
