On 6th July, the Swans blog featured an in depth player profile on Alex “Ronnie” Barker using the attached photograph. 

Since then, the phones have been running hot with fans screaming, “That’s not Ronnie; that’s Mick “Hollywood” Hassett!”

“There’s no doubt about that”, advised the Swans Prez. “When you’re trying to forge a brand new team from different countries in a limited amount of time, you need to employ new and sometimes controversial tactics so that people notice. Clearly, this is the technique that has been employed by the Swans Marketing Department on this occasion.

“Both Mick and Ronnie are outstanding players and great contributors to the Club. We’re all looking forward to their games next Saturday in the Champs”. 

For those who are interested to know what Ronnie looks like, the candid photo to the side was taken by Marty with a dirty lens at the Lao National Stadium during training last week. Ronnie is the one riding David Kemp with a stray ball floating between the two.

You can’t help but wonder where the light would be coming from once the camera stopped flashing.

Breaking News: The light may well come from a Lao National. Mr Tong, a Laoatian was officially welcomed to training last week as Lao’s first National to play AFL. According to Marty, “…the boy could play. Will be a sensation when the Elephants take on a Vietnamese outfit towards the end of the year”.