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June 11, 2013
Garry West-Bail wants to run and cycle from HCMC to Hanoi to raise money for KOTO (Know One Teach One). On 12 October 2013, Garry will run 25km around HCMC before joining the Swannies for an Auskick clinic at RMIT […]
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June 11, 2013
Antti Peuhkurinen, a Finn, is an original Hanoi Swan from back in 2006. Last month, Antti became the first Swannie to purchase a Swannies’ retro shirt on line from the all new Swannies Super Supporter Store. Antti reports on the […]
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June 10, 2013
On Friday, 7 June, the Vietnam Swans emailed the Asian Presidents proposing a meeting on 27 July to develop a road map for Asian footy. So far, the Malaysian Warriors, Jakarta Bintangs, Guangzhou Scorpions, Cambodian Eagles and Vietnam Swans have […]
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June 10, 2013
The exciting news coming out of Melbourne at the moment is that former resident Swannie, Phil Jordan and his partner, Laurey, have just given birth to Willow Julene Jordan! On Friday, Phil wrote, “Just got back from the hospital after […]
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June 9, 2013
Thanks to Dani Moger, photos of last night’s Mega Swannies Farewell are now on line in the Swannies web album. Farewell trophies were presented to departing players while the wives received a bunch of flowers. The list of players and […]
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June 9, 2013
Yesterday the Reds beat the Whites in a keenly contested 2013 Grand Final 1 at RMIT University in Saigon. The match was also the stage to farewell a number of resident Swannies: Dukesy, Dirty Brian, American Michael, Revo, Moggy, Mighty, […]
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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 […]
