Dez Limbrick gives us the Saigon Weekly News.
Gents, after a huge trip to Malaysia last week, we have decided to have a rest from training this week so that you can all have the week off to recover and recharge the batteries.
Just to touch on the match last week, I was very pleased with the performance of the squad who travelled. It was a great effort even if the score board did not necessarily reflect it at the end of the match. I think it was certainly a lot closer than this indicated and there were some tireless performances all day due to the fact that most of our guys has to play the entire match.
Some of the highlights for me were the great tackle by Trent on their speedy midfielder who was starting to cut us up; Nibsy kicking a goal in the first few minutes of his debut; sing my head to stop Trent Croads forearm in a marking contest; and Scotty, who was so fired up for his last match, he decided to come down from his hotel room fully dressed including boots (right Scotty!).
I also want to congratulate Nicko who captained the team in the absence of Duksey and picked up BOG in the process. Great stuff mate.
Enjoy the week off boys because next week it is all going to start again with three solid weeks of training before heading up to Hanoi for a North vs South Derby and then it is off to the Asian Champs in Bangkok. Does it get any more important than that?
On a final note I would like to farewell Robert and Winkie Visentini. Robert and Winkie have been great supporters of the Swans since they arrived in Vietnam a couple of years ago. Rob has played in two Asian Champs and two Anzac matches to name a few. Winkie is well known for winning at least half the raffle prizes at our Grand Final Parties. You will both be missed and we wish you all the best in the UK.
See the rest of you next week.