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November 2, 2011
For the Swannies, when it comes to diet and fitness, if it’s not Matty Nattylotto (sic) approved, it’s not going down. Last Sunday, Matt Natalotto proved our point by topping the 40-49 age group in Saigon’s Bitexco Vertical Run. Overall, […]
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November 1, 2011
Today is Melbourne Cup Day which is the race that stops a nation. Over the weekend, when Qantas management decided to ground its entire fleet, the headlines screamed that Qantas was “The airline that stops a nation”. Well, sit back, […]
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October 31, 2011
Mark Greenshields is a broker with Aussie Home Loans. He is a current sponsor of the Vietnam Swans and, last Saturday, he renewed his sponsorship of the Swannies for our 2012 Season. Mark brought his family to Vietnam last year […]
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October 30, 2011
On Friday 28 October 2011, ABC news ran a story by Monique Ross, on Asian floods expose child drowning epidemic. The Vietnam Swans are proactively involved in raising funds and awareness on child drownings in Vietnam. An extract from the […]
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October 30, 2011
Three weeks ago, on 11 October 2011, the Vietnam Swans played a twilight match against the Royal Australian Navy for the Phoenix Perpetual Trophy. Ryan Post, from the Australian Navy, has written to thank the Swannies (and to express his […]
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October 28, 2011
It has just been announced that the Vietnam Swans will play Melbourne’s Southern Dragons on 7 January, 2012 at RMIT University in Saigon. The Southern Dragons is a footy club in Melbourne that is mostly made up of players of […]
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October 27, 2011
The Vietnam Swans players love living and working in Vietnam. The Club therefore believes that it is important to give something back to the same community. Aussie Rules and swimming have a lot in common. For example, while both sports […]
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October 27, 2011
In November 2003, the then Hanoi Swans hosted a tri nations tournament between Hanoi, Hong Kong and Thailand. Last month, the then Hanoi President, Mick Francis, explained on this website the philosophy behind hosting the tour: “We wanted the visiting […]
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October 26, 2011
As promised, here’s some more photos of Dezza and Fleur being spotted in Tokyo dressed in their Swannies’ gear. On the left we have the Saigon Prez in his Swannies’ jumper, somewhere in Tokyo. On the right, we have Fleur, […]
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October 26, 2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_YR0749-h4&w=560&h=315] Geoff Sutherland has written into the Swannies with this You Tube video and writes, “I think that these blokes have been copying the Swans training drills, except that they are one-dimensional – none of them can kick with […]
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October 24, 2011
Today’s Age newspaper (24 October 2011) has run an article under the headline, Rudd forced tender on Asia Service. The article looks at the process used to appoint an organisation to run the Australia Network. This story is of interest […]
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October 24, 2011
A week prior to this weekend’s hit out between the Swapions and the Scorns, the Saigon President had been conspicuous in his absence from the training track. Turns out that Dezza was in Tokyo. Swanning around in his Swannies’ top. […]
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October 23, 2011
*** Ross McRae’s complete set of photos can be viewed by clicking here. *** Yesterday, at RMIT University in D7, Saigon, the Swapions beat the Scorns in a keenly contested match.The final score was 10. 9. 69 to 7. 11. […]
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October 22, 2011
The Vietnam Swans have just received the photos from last week’s Royal Australian Navy match taken by Adam Martin from Asian Images. Click onto the Vietnam Swans web album to see his photos. Also, be sure to look at Adam […]
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October 21, 2011
National President, Phil Johns send out an update regarding tomorrow’s big clash between the “Swapions” and the “Scorns”! Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Friends Tomorrow: Swapions Vs Scorns, RMIT University, Saigon Angry’s reflections from afar: “My time with the Swannies.” Thank […]
