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July 8, 2007
On 6th July, the Swans blog featured an in depth player profile on Alex “Ronnie” Barker using the attached photograph. Since then, the phones have been running hot with fans screaming, “That’s not Ronnie; that’s Mick “Hollywood” Hassett!” “There’s no doubt […]
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July 7, 2007
Last night in Saigon was the 5th Draw for the Mega Bottle of Jim Beam. There was one late corner in the crowd at The Office who held up an imaginary sign that simply said, “Karn the Koreans!” Boy, talk about […]
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July 6, 2007
Remember Kevan Dacey last week as he stood under the picture marked, “The Greatest”? Remember the controversy? The confusion? Remember the unadulterated excitement?? First he drew his own name from “the hat” – and donated the 4.5 litre Mega Jim […]
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July 6, 2007
What’s 28 years old, 190cm tall and weighs in at 83kgs? An absolute fitness machine known as Alex “Ronnie” Barker. This guy loves to put his hands on anything which makes him so dangerous on the paddock when he’s chasing a […]
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July 5, 2007
Super Savvy Coach, Scotty Stacey had travelled to Hanoi specifically to see the Hanoi boys at training tonight – and do some work during the day. He knew there had been a deluge but he wasn’t expecting a flood. He […]
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July 5, 2007
Yesterday, Scotty Stacey put his body on the fashion line by wearing the mock up of the Swans new Official Tour T Shirt. Scott points out that the circles drawn around the two logos on each breast make it look […]
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July 5, 2007
The Organising Committee has arranged for the long awaited redraw for the Asian Champs to take place on Monday, 9th July at 7.00pm Bangkok time. In the interests of being seen to be squeaky clean, Rob Vlazlovski, Second Secretary and Consul […]
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July 4, 2007
The night before the 8th Annual Asian Championships, 2 representatives from each of the participating teams will meet for a “Pre-tournament meeting”. The Agenda will be: Champs’ Rules – Final Recap Next year’s tournament location After tournament celebrations – Post […]
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July 4, 2007
The Champs is definitely heating up with a flurry of emails around the region today. The first email was to do with the Asian Champs Rules & Guidelines. Click on the link if you would like to know how to stay sweet […]
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July 4, 2007
Today, the Thailand Tigers forwarded a proposal to all the competing teams about the number of players on the field in each match. The original proposal was 14 players + 8 interchange players. The new proposal is that there are 16 […]
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July 4, 2007
Micky J., from Hanoi, was back in Melbourne at the MCG on 1st July. Unexpectedly, he found himself in a Swans hat with a Doggies’ banner in the background. The Dogs’ banner was dedicated to “The Kids”. Mick points out that “Where […]
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July 3, 2007
Yesterday, Ben Cousins was welcomed back to Subiaco Oval by the West Coast Eagles. As he tries to rebuild his cracked career, he has told close friends that he really has turned his back on drugs. Now, if ever he’s feeling vulnerable, he […]
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July 2, 2007
Last night Super Savvy warned his players in Hanoi that he would be up there in Hanoi for Thursday night’s training session. Coincidentally, the rumour mill started spinning at a feverish pace this afternoon when the anonymous confessional email was received […]
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July 2, 2007
For the past two weeks, the Saigon Chapter of the Vietnam Swans has been wandering into Cafe Latin using the cover of selling raffle tickets for Mega 4 litre bottles of Jim Beam (and to make friends with the Jim Beam […]
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July 2, 2007
We had an “almost nearly” 2 hour run late this arvo on the brand new turf at RMIT, Saigon. A bit short on numbers but big on effort. We focused on competitive work and ball skills because we are all […]
