Monday's Timeout Magazine in Vietnam Investment Review publishes an article about the Vietnam Swans
On Monday, 11 October 2010, the Vietnam Investment Review’s Timeout Magazine, published an article on the Vietnam Swans.
It is reproduced below.
In March 2010, AFL Superstars Nathan Buckley and Garry O’Donnell joined a Vietnam Swans footy clinic in Saigon. An Australian television crew was present filming a documentary to be screened on ANZAC Day.
Fast forward five weeks to April and the Vietnam Swans were at the Vung Tau Dog Racing Track to play the inaugural… ANZAC Friendship Match. Under the banner of Two black armbands; one bright future, we acknowledged the sacrifice of all sides and celebrated Vietnam, 2010; such a vibrant, dynamic, welcoming country.
Fast forward three months to July. Eighteen Vietnam Swans were in the Harrison Room of the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as official guests of the Sydney Swans AFL Club. Also in attendance were Vietnam Veterans who, back in 1968/69, played footy… at the Vung Tau Dog Racing Track (then known as the Lord Mayor’s Oval). Also in attendance were Vietnamese Australians playing for the Southern Dragons. On the microphone, the Vietnam Swans spoke enthusiastically of playing footy in Vietnam and Asia.
Fast forward to a couple of weekends ago when the 2010 AFL Grand Final was played at… the MCG. The Vietnam Swans celebrated by hosting AFL Grand Final Parties in Hanoi and Saigon. We also auctioned a footy jumper signed by Rohan Bail, a young player from the AFL’s Melbourne Football Club.
Fast forward to next weekend on 16 October when the Vietnam Swans will play in the 11th Annual Asian Championships in Shanghai against 11 other countries. The following day, the AFL shall hold the Shanghai Showdown between Brisbane and Melbourne. As part of the program, the Vietnam Swans will present our jumper to a young player from the Melbourne Football Club… Rohan Bail.
It’s the links in the chain that make the Vietnam Swans story so strong.
To read the original article in pdf format, click Timeout Magazine, Vietnam Investment Review.
Photos in article: courtesy Adam Martin from Asian Images.
