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May 31, 2013
On Wednesday night at the Spotted Cow a group of Swannies gathered for some pizzas and beers to farewell departing Swannie Marty (Lurch) Beecroft. Saigon President Nick Shiells was there and he has filed the following report. Marty has been […]
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May 29, 2013
Ah McRae, you’ve done it again! Ross McRae Design has just produced another banner for this weekend’s upcoming match in Saigon between the Vietnam Swans and AFL Masters. The match will be held at RMIT’s campus in District 7, Saigon. […]
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May 29, 2013
Below are the scores and results for the 2013 Manila Cup. Field 1 – Qualifying Games Game Teams Goals Behinds Points 1 Malaysia def. by 4 1 25 Singapore 5 9 39 2 Philippines def. by 4 8 32 Lao […]
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May 28, 2013
Hot n the heels of all the excitement and drama of last weekend’s Thriller in Manila Cup, the Swannies’ website publishes an email from the Thailand Tigers last week which provides an update for this year’s Asian Championships to be […]
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May 27, 2013
Matt Natalotto is a former resident of Vietnam and ongoing Swannie who just happens to live in Manila. He played for the Swannies in the weekend’s Manila Cup and has prepared the following tournament report. All football tours offer something […]
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May 27, 2013
Former Swannie Resident and Original Shinboner of the Century (the Shinboner that even other shinboners talk about), Natty Payne has emailed the Swannies with the following report from Melbourne: “Had this bloke sleep on my couch the other night. Tells […]
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May 26, 2013
Matt Natalotto reports from Manila re yesterday’s exciting finish to the Manila Cup: “The Philippines Eagles won the 2013 Manila Cup. “In the semi final, they knocked out the Vietnam Swans with a goal in the final second. “In the […]
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May 24, 2013
Tomorrow, 25 May, 2013, eight teams from around Asia will converge on Manila, Philippines, to fight it out for the Manila International Cup. Below is a press release from the Tournament organisers, the Philippine Eagles, that was published yesterday on […]
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May 23, 2013
Dave O’Shea loves the footy. If he’s not playing, he’s training. If he’s not training, he’s writing about when he will be playing. In another stunning piece of brilliant journalism, Dave reports below on this weekend’s Mega Manila Cup. The […]
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May 22, 2013
Every Sunday morning back in Australia, ABC Radio has the very popular program, Australia All Over, which is hosted by “Macca”. Last Sunday, 19 May, Peter, a Vietnam Veteran, called Macca from Sapa, north of Hanoi. Peter is currently travelling […]
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May 21, 2013
The Vietnam Swans’ National Treasurer, Rowan Luke reports that a total of USD2,550 was directly raised for charity on the ANZAC Friendship Weekend. Rowan’s report is below. I am pleased to report that the ANZAC Friendship Weekend directly raised USD2,550 […]
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May 20, 2013
The Manila Cup will be held in Manila on 25 May, 2013. With the Jakarta Bintangs withdrawing from the Cup and being replaced by the Barbarians, the organisers have had to adjust the draw slightly. The pools are still the […]
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May 20, 2013
On the weekend, National Coach Andy Glendinning, speaking on behalf of the National Committee, confirmed Bill Crang’s appointment as Saigon Captain elect and National Co Captain elect (with Hanoi’s David Skowronski) after Dukesy returns to Australia in July. This will […]
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May 19, 2013
Yesterday, John MacFarlane flew into Saigon and his last Swannies’ training session as a resident of Vietnam. While here, he collected his “You can leave the country, but not the Club. Honk!” trophy after training at RMIT University. Last year, […]
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May 18, 2013
Coach of the 2013 All Stars team, Nathan Milner, reviews the Legends Vs All Stars match that was played immediately prior to the ANZAC Friendship Match in Vung Tau. It was the day we had been waiting for all year; […]
