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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. […]
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September 2, 2012
Last Friday night, the Swannies farewelled a true club champion, Saigon President, Sam Conroy. Sam, together with Ms Ha, will fly out to the USA to start a new job in Atlanta. Sam was one of the original District 2 […]
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September 2, 2012
Last month, August, the Swannies’ website smashed 10,000 hits again. This is the third time the website has beaten 10,000 hits in the past five months. 10,232 hits were recorded which represents a 26 per cent increase on the same […]
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August 31, 2012
On 21 August, Tuoi Tre News ran a story by Minh Phat titled, Sapa race to raise funds for swimming classes. The Vietnam Swans’ Adrian Enright and the Hanoi Oi’s netballers are driving the fundraising component of the race for Swim […]
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August 30, 2012
The Vietnam Swans are delighted to announce that the Rick Trewavas Medal, formerly awarded to the Swannies’ most courageous player in games against Cambodia, will be rebadged. It will now be awarded to the Vietnam Swans’ Clubman of the Year in […]
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August 29, 2012
Kiwi, Kurt Walker walked out onto the field in Saigon last weekend – and then played the game of his life. In the process, he picked up two complimentary tickets to Auscham’s Arabian Nights Ball for being the Most Determined […]
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August 29, 2012
Two days ago, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that: “A search and rescue team has found the bodies of an Australian man and three other people in a plane wreck in Indonesia. “Australian Peter Elliott, founder and general manager of […]
