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September 10, 2012
Last month, in the lead up to the 2012 Asian Champs, Edo Davide the Man Mountain returned back home to the mountains of Italy. Edo was keen for some high altitude training in the Italian Alps – and to reconnect […]
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September 10, 2012
You will remember Dickie Knee, the famous hat-on-a-stick from Channel 9’s very popular Hey Hey it’s Saturday variety program that finished in 1999 after a 27 year stint. Well, last month, Dickie Knee, happened to be in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). […]
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September 10, 2012
The Word magazine is the most widely circulated expat magazine in Vietnam – especially in Saigon and Hanoi. These two cities just happen to be where the Swannies are hosting our 2012 AFL Grand Final Parties. The good news is […]
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September 10, 2012
Yesterday, the Swannies website exploded amassing an amazing 1,506 hits for the day – a new record. This eclipsed the Swannies’ previous highest number of hits – 889 which was recorded last month. And, for any trivia buff out there […]
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September 9, 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpeBxnlAzlA&w=420&h=315] Utilising the Official Promo ad for the 2012 AFL Grand Final Series, Ross McRae – Ah McRae, you’ve done it again! – has adapted it to include some recent Swannies’ footage. Ross says that the video, which is […]
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September 9, 2012
Yesterday in Saigon, the Swannies again played one of our scratch matches between the Reds and the Whites. But this time we were playing with a difference. On the line yesterday were parmas, pints and plonk. The Boomarang Bistro, Home […]
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September 9, 2012
On Friday night in Saigon, after watching Hawthorn roll Collingwood in Week No. 1 of the 2012 AFL Finals, we farewelled outgoing Austrade Commissioner, Tony Burchill – and former Hanoi Coach, Greg “Stanno” Stanton who was back from Cambodia for […]
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September 9, 2012
National President of the Vietnam Swans, Phil Johns, announced last Friday the exciting news that Nick Shiells has been elected Saigon President and that Mega Bretta Jotta will become our first ever Saigon Vice President. Dear Swannies It is my […]
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September 8, 2012
Shannon Leahy reports on the Swannies’ 2012 Supercoach season which was won by Ross McRae for the second consecutive year. Ah’ McRae, he’s done it again and we’re not talking posters this time! That was the word on the street […]
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September 7, 2012
Chief Sporting Columnist for the Swannies’ Website, Dave O’Shea previews tomorrow’s, all new, Boomarang Scratch Match between the Reds and the Whites. It’s an exciting time to be a Swannie at the moment. Here’s just a few (plus one!) of […]
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September 6, 2012
He was the Hanoi Swans President from 2005/06. He was the first Swannies President to hold a trophy aloft. He is Daryl “Smooth/DT” Taber – as controversial as ever. Who could forget his performance at the MCG last 28 December […]
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September 5, 2012
On the eve of the Vietnam Swans’ 10th anniversary and the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam in 2013, Sam Conroy’s departure from Vietnam and the Saigon Presidency has left a big vacancy that needs to be […]
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September 4, 2012
This morning, Cameron Luke from Swannies’ sponsor, Lagler Australia (leaders in floor sanding supplies), had an important job to do with his son, Matthew. Their “job” was to go and visit one of the greatest AFL/VFL footballers ever, Alex Jesaulkenko […]
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September 4, 2012
Swannies’ superstar and Chief Sporting Columnist for this website, Dave O’Shea is at it again. This time he is our Saigon poster boy for the Swannies’ AFL Grand Final Parties. Dave shares the space with another Dave, Dave “SOS” Skowronski […]
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September 3, 2012
Lick your lips, shine the Sherrin and honk your horn because the AFL’s Home & Away finished yesterday which means we’re now in the home straight for the Vietnam Swans’ 2012 AFL Grand Final Parties in Saigon and Hanoi. […]
