Swannie, Shannon “Shag” Leahy, walked into a Sydney hotel last week – and stumbled across a Swannies’ jumper! (Photo from October 2010)
Last week, Superstar Swannie, Shannon “Shag” Leahy stumbled into a Sydney pub – and came across a Swannies jumper hanging on the wall.
Immediately, a message was shot back to Vietnam: “I’m in a pub called the Courthouse in Newton, Sydney – and there’s a Swannies’ guernsey on the wall! Who is our link??”
Well, in May 2010, Mark Wall was in Hanoi looking for a Vietnam Swans jumper for his friend. Mark expalined back in October 2010:
“I got the shirt at the request of Richard Acheson, a big Swans fan, here in Sydney. He had heard of your club during a recent holiday in Vietnam. When I gave the shirt to him he had it framed by a Vietnam Vet, believe it or not, and hung it in the pub.”
Vietnam immediately asked Shag to take a photo of himself at the pub. Alas…
“Neither of us had iPhones so couldn’t take a pic… Good to know we’re being represented tho’ in the trendy ‘burbs of Sydney. Go you Swannies!”
Footnotes
- To see the original post on this website, click onto Courthouse hangs Swannies in Sydney, dated 10 October 2010.
- According to the Courthouse Hotel’s Facebook Page, it “pays tribute to its location on Australia Street: the walls are decorated with a massive coat of arms and an Aussie flag. The Sydney Swans vest is indicative of the massive ‘Swannies’ fan base at the pub, which is also a fun place to watch games during the AFL season.”
