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March 27, 2013
The Saigon and Hanoi Committees confirmed the last two remaining positions on the 2013 National Committee. The National Committee comprises six members. The first four are automatic appointments (with the current holders of those positions in brackets): Saigon President (Nick […]
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March 26, 2013
It’s a great way to get on board when traditional spots like out prime match jumper spots are so difficult to get onto these days. The initiator of this concept and first direct Sponsor is Drift Photography Tours The first recipient […]
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March 26, 2013
The sprinklers are out at the Vung Tau Dog Track. Glenn Nolan and Ron Vernon are riding the ride on mower. The ground staff are attending the pitch. It’s all happening. The 4th Annual ANZAC Friendship Match is just four […]
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March 25, 2013
23 March was originally scheduled to be the date for the 3rd Annual Swing to Swim Charity Golf Day at the amazing Montgomerie Links. Unfortunately, an unavoidable scheduling conflict at Montgomerie Links has meant that the day has been postponed […]
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March 25, 2013
Last week, Superstar Swannie, Shannon “Shag” Leahy stumbled into a Sydney pub – and came across a Swannies jumper hanging on the wall. Immediately, a message was shot back to Vietnam: “I’m in a pub called the Courthouse in Newton, […]
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March 24, 2013
With just over a month to go before the 4th Annual ANZAC Friendship Match, Swannie Dave “Angry” Hadley, who now lives back in Australia, bumped into some Veterans who actually played footy over here! Dave explains below. I was in […]
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March 23, 2013
[UPDATE: 5 April 2013. This event has been cancelled due to low ticket sales.] Greg Chappell, Jeff Thomson and Doug Walters are three of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers. And, on 20 April, one week before the ANZAC Friendship Match, they […]
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March 22, 2013
Swannies’ Umpire in Saigon, Rocket (Ahem, that’s now Dr Rocket) wrote the foreword to the 2012 Footy Almanac. Last week, on 15 March, the Footy Almanac published an article by Trevor Banerjee and Fevin Mascarenhas titled, It’s time to spice […]
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March 22, 2013
Irishman, John “JR” Redmond reviews the Aussie Rules / Gaelic double last St Paddys weekend in Saigon… As the spectators congregated around the RMIT playing ground, the Irish Australian Gaels and the Australian Irish Swans took to the field in […]
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March 21, 2013
Mark Stennett, a Swannie and owner of Drift Photography Tours has just announced details of a unique and creative sponsorship initiative. To help get a Swannie to KL for the upcoming EAAFL match on 30 March, Drift Photography Tours is […]
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March 21, 2013
Last night was the second week that the Swannies headed out to RMIT to give the students a session with the Sherrin. We unleashed our secret weapon, our very own Vietnamese superstar Swannie, Tung (Daniel). Last week, Mr Quang arrived […]
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March 19, 2013
Last night the Sydney Swans had their guernsey presentation. John Longmire’s guernsey presentation speech has been reproduced below. Longmire reveals, among other things that at the start of the year, the Club set a goal of 175 ‘one per centers’ […]
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March 18, 2013
The Vietnam Swans Super Supporter Store is now officially open for business. If you’re looking for a retro Swannies T shirt, key chain, 10 Yr coffee mug or fridge magnet, then, this is the website you need to visit. Simply […]
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March 17, 2013
Yesterday, the Saigon Gaels and Vietnam Swans played in mixed teams for the annual St Paddy’s Gaelic /Aussie Rules blockbuster at RMIT University in Saigon. Teams were strong in skill and numbers with 26 on each team. A big crowd […]
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March 17, 2013
Yesterday, the Swannies headed off to the Australian International School’s (AIS) Open Day in District 2 to showcase Saigon Auskick. Saigon Auskick will officially launch in Saigon in the first week of April. It will be held on Saturday mornings […]
