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February 27, 2013
On 18 February, 2013, the Bairnsdale Advertiser (country Victoria) published an article by Jan Burrows titled, Vietnam Swans in at the birth. The article is reproduced below. For those readers who read with interest the story last year of the […]
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February 26, 2013
Saigon President, Nick Shiells, who was elected President for the balance of 2012 as well as 2013 (following the early departure of Sam Conroy who relocated to the USA), outlines the positions up for grabs at the Saigon Annual General […]
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February 24, 2013
Swannies Mark Stennett and Nick Shiells took footy to the students of RMIT University in Saigon on Thursday. Mark tells us more below. The Vietnam Swans were very pleased to have been asked to set up a stall at yesterday’s […]
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February 24, 2013
On Thursday 21 February 2013, the Herald Sun published a highly inaccurate article by Aaron Langmaid titled, Chinese Aussie rules players suffer abuse, racism. The article referred to Round 1 of the South China Australian Football League which was played […]
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February 22, 2013
Expat Property Planners, major sponsor of the Asian Championships in Thailand, has just announced that it will be a Silver Sponsor of the Vietnam Swans in 2013! To kick off their sponsorship of the Swannies, they will hold a free […]
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February 22, 2013
The Vietnam Swans are delighted to announce that Norfolk Engineering Vietnam has become a Silver Sponsor of the Club for 2013 and beyond. In Vietnam, Norfolk Engineering is led by Vietnam Swans’ member, Kyle Hackenberg. Kyle says that his “team […]
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February 22, 2013
Official Club Legend, Dave “Flyer” Kainey is also a legend at the races in Singapore. On 30 March last year, the Flyer’s Excel n Strike was first past the post at the Singapore Turf Club. Possibly the most famous Swannie […]
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February 20, 2013
When it comes to temples and cathedrals, it’s not uncommon to find Swannies there already. Last week, for example, Mark Stennett’s son was seen at a temple in Bayan, Myanmar (Burma) sporting a retro Swannies’ look. Meanwhile, in Melbourne last […]
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February 18, 2013
On 13 February, 2013, Troy Thompson’s article, AFL officially announce AFL TV was published on World Footy News. AFL TV will include free coverage of this year’s NAB Cup for viewers outside Australia and New Zealand. Below is an excerpt […]
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February 16, 2013
We’ve all returned after the TET Lunar New Year holidays. Booooo! But, the good news is that Polldaddy’s also back! Yayyyyy! Last week, a Swannie was seen at the Studley Park Boat House in Melbourne, sipping a latte. But before […]
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February 15, 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofoiuy_dVwA&w=560&h=315] On 7 March, a new Aussie Rules film, Blinder, will be released. As the official website says, “Legendary actor Jack Thompson reprises his role as a football coach three decades after The Club, in new film Blinder […]
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February 13, 2013
The Vietnam Swans are delighted to announce the formation of an alliance with the Queanbeyan Tigers who play in the North East Australian Football League. (Coincidentally, the Queanbeyan Tigers play in the Eastern Conference with the Sydney Swans Reserves.) The […]
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February 11, 2013
The new EAAFL’s website yesterday reported that the Dongguan Blues from Macau have become the 8th team to join the EAAFL. Below, the article has been reproduced. Darrell Egan of the Dongguan Footy Club in Macau has just confirmed that […]
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February 11, 2013
World Footy News continues its series on footy in Asia. Today’s article, “Asian Footy future – East Asia Australian Football League” is by Shane Hendrickson. An excerpt is below. We’ve been discussing the future of footy in Asia and in […]
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February 11, 2013
World Footy News continues its series on footy in Asia. In an article published on its website on 9 February, Troy Thompson asks, “Is it time for Asian All Stars at International Cup?” An excerpt is reproduced below. We continue […]
