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June 9, 2013
Did you know that Australia’s Socceroos played in an invitational football tournament in the middle of a warzone: Saigon, 1967? Richard Cooke has written an article in the Guardian titled, The forgotten story of… the Socceroos in Vietnam. Below is […]
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June 8, 2013
John Heslewood is the President of the Long Tan Veterans’ Association. He’s also the proud owner of a Swannies polo shirt! “The shirt arrived a week ago”, says John. “Looks great. I showed it to one of the mates and […]
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June 7, 2013
Is there no end to the stream of Swannies players who are capable of brilliant writing with devastating insight? It would appear not. Today, in the preview for tomorrow’s Reds Vs Whites Grand Final Blockbuster, Revo Evans unleashes brilliant passages […]
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June 6, 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iP8TNuXw8s&w=560&h=315] Hitler is in a massive rant about a number of Swannies leaving town, including the Skipper, Dukesy. He’s absolutely incensed. Check out this video by Irish Brian (Farrell). Bleeding funny!
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June 6, 2013
Last night, Swannie Mark Stennett from Drift Photography Tours was the special guest speaker for Auscham in Saigon. Mark, who has taken loads of spectacular photos for the Vietnam Swans, gave a fascinating presentation titled, Travel at 1/125 of a […]
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June 5, 2013
Glenn McFarlane, in an article published in today’s Herald Sun, reveals how close Richmond Legend, Royce Hart, came to serving in Vietnam. The article is reproduced below. RICHMOND legend Royce Hart has revealed how close he came to being sent […]
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June 5, 2013
Following last weekend’s match against the AFL Masters, at least four Swannies have Swannified their Facebook profiles. Big names include: Clements, Johns, O’Shea and the Hodge. Other Swannies with existing Swannified profiles include: McRae, Evans, Jordan and Robb. This then […]
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June 3, 2013
Ross McRae Design (Ah McRae, you’ve done it again!) has just added 254 top notch photos of last weekend’s match between the Vietnam Swans and the AFL Masters in Saigon to our Facebook Page. To view the full library of […]
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June 3, 2013
Phil Ghasseb, the Swannies Most Determined Player of 2012, was there on Saturday for the match against the AFL Masters in Saigon. Phil was one of 11 players acknowledged for playing his last game for the Swannies as a resident […]
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June 2, 2013
The first photos of yesterday’s match between the Vietnam Swans and the AFL Masters have appeared on the Vietnam Swans Web Album, courtesy of Dani Moger. To view the photos, click here. To view photos from last weekend’s Manila Cup, […]
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June 2, 2013
Today’s Herald Sun has reported on last weekend’s Manila Cup in the Philippines. The article has been reproduced below. Ron Barassi and Murray Weideman (to side) travelled to the Philippines last week to present the Manila Cup, a football lightening […]
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June 1, 2013
Today the Swannies played the AFL Masters in Saigon at RMIT University and scored a solid victory. The final score was: Vietnam Swans: 17. 8. 110 def. AFL Masters: 7. 6. 48 The AFL Masters, with an average age of […]
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June 1, 2013
Yesterday, the Herald Sun published an article about Chris Connolly signing a new two-year deal with the Melbourne Football Club. The article says that Melbourne’s former football manager “broke his silence on the controversial (tanking) issue, saying he was determined […]
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June 1, 2013
The Swannification of the Swannies Bar in Saigon, the Spotted Cow, has begun. Yesterday, just hours before the AFL Masters team descended upon HCMC in preparation for today’s blockbuster against the Swannies, Mark Stennett was hanging up a number of […]
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June 1, 2013
The Swannies have just laiunched a new Facebook page, named The Vietnam Swans. It’s far more user friendly than the previous page and contains all the latest information about all things Swannies. Already, a number of Swannies have joined the […]
