The Vietnam Swans are delighted to announce that the Australian accounting firm, , will sponsor the Swans shorts in 2009.

The new shorts will be unveiled for the first time against the Bali Geckos in Saturday’s historic Bushfire Match.

said it was “proud to support and sponsor the Vietnam Swans and we are honoured to have our sponsorship announced in conjunction with the Swans and Geckos Bushfire Match. Aside from playing football, this event highlights the true colours of these two clubs and AFL football in Asia.

“ looks forward to developing an ongoing relationship between our accounting firm and the Vietnam Swans”.

Based in HCMC, is Australian-owned and a leading provider of outsourced accounting and tax compliance services to Australia. It also offers local services in Vietnam supporting a diverse client base of Australian-owned companies and other international firms.

Typical services offered by Odyssey Resources in Vietnam are: corporate establishment, accounting & taxation compliance work, payroll and HR Management, due diligence work and management consulting.

For further information regarding the Vietnam Swans new sponsor, please visit to learn more.

In devastating news just received, Ms Mai Phuong Thuy, who won the Miss Vietnam pageant in 2006, has had to regretfully decline our invitation to toss the coin prior to the Bushfire Match on Saturday.

All was looking good last weekend. However, another event, sponsored by her official sponsor, requires her attendance. Therefore, regretfully, it must take priority over our Bushfire Match.

Miss Vietnam assures us that she is equally devastated and hopes that she can meet with the Vietnam Swans soon.

But having glamour stalk the Swans immediately before the match may not be a good thing anyway. Take Gus, for example.  He seemed to lose all focus when he met Miss Australia last year…