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November 16, 2011
Back in July 2011, Vietnam Veteran (and Vietnam Football League historian during that period) and Essendon Bombers’ fan, Stan Middleton, vented his fury. And he’s at it again. Last time it was Collingwood. This time it’s the AFL for an […]
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November 14, 2011
Lizzie “Physio” Perry is the Swannies new physiotherapist in Saigon. Lizzie, a recent arrival in Saigon, is a U.K trained and registered physiotherapist. She has four years’ experience treating a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Last month, Lizzie Physio came out […]
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November 13, 2011
Yesterday, Keno turned up for training with the Vietnam Swans in Saigon. Keno was wearing a Carlton Blues jumper with a difference. Behind the “CFC” logo was the outline of a red maple leaf. It turns out that Keno is […]
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November 11, 2011
Today, the 11/11/2011 is Remembrance Day. At 5am on 11 November 1918, three German government representatives accepted the Armistice terms to end World War 1, the so called war to end all wars. The armistice became effective at 11am the […]
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November 10, 2011
Next Month, Stage 1 of the Worldwide Arms Museum in Vung Tau will be opened by the British Consul General. Next year, the completed Museum will be officially opened by Vietnam’s Prime Minister. The private museum, owned by Englishman, Robert […]
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November 9, 2011
The prospectus for the 5th Annual Indochina Cup, to be played on Saturday 26 November 2011, in Vientiane, Lao, was released yesterday by the host team, the Lao Elephants. Key points of the prospectus are: 14 players on the field; […]
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November 7, 2011
Australia Network televises the AFL into Vietnam and Asia. It’s also the Official Media Sponsor for the Vietnam Swans AFL Grand Final Parties. Tonight, Katharine Murphy reports in The Age newspaper on the latest news coming from the disaster prone […]
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November 6, 2011
Tommy’s Sports Bar in Vung Tau has shifted premises and this morning, at 8am, it was officially opened at 3 Le Ngon Han Street (100m from the Rex Hotel) with some lucky ceremonies and a live band. The live band […]
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November 5, 2011
The Swannies’ website has just recorded its highest ever number of monthly hits – 9,270 for October 2011. This number eclipsed the previous highest month of September last year which had 8,849 hits. Interestingly, the Swannies’ website has scored 8,000 […]
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November 4, 2011
Thank gawd it’s Friday! Fridays always get us thinking about where we should go for a weekend escape… China Beach would be perfect – but you’ve been to Hoi An before and the drive from Danang Airport is a bit […]
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November 2, 2011
Today, with less than four weeks before the 5th Indochina Cup in Vientiane, Lao, the Hanoi President, Dan Hopkins, announced that training would return to the grass at the UN International School (UNIS) on next Saturday, 5 November 2011. There […]
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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 […]
