THE OFFICIAL ANZAC FRIENDSHIP MATCH 27th of April 2013 VIETNAM SWANS vs JAKARTA BINTANGS LORD MAYOR’S OVAL, VUNG TAU FEATURES 02 WELCOMES Messages from all those involved and those with a past history with the ANZAC Friendship Match. 30 THE HISTORY OF See the photo THE VFL that caused a stir Stan Middleton tells us on the Vietnam about the Vietnam Football Swans’ website. League. page 56. 34 AROUND THE GROUNDS Stories from other countries and thier ANZAC matches 40 BROTHER CLUBS Clubs from Australia give their best for the weekend. 45 TWO BLACK ARMBANDS Remembering the fallen 46 SCHEDULE A rundown of the ANZAC Weekend. 48 TEAM PROFILES Read up about the players of this historic match. 03 58 CHARITIES PHIL JOHNS The young lives we are Vietnam Swans supporting at today’s National President ANZAC Friendship Match. welcomes all to this great occassion. FRONT COVER Kevin Back & Bob McKenna, October 1968 THE 2013 ANZAC FRIENDSHIP MATCH RECORD - 01 Welcomes & Messages John McAnulty Australian Consul General, HCMC would like to welcome you to the 4th Annual ANZAC Friendship Weekend in Vung Tau. It is my honour to be involved in an event Ithat celebrates the close relationship between Australia and Vietnam especially with this year being the 40th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between our two countries. A 40 year partnership marked by friendship and cooperation and which continues to strengthen. This week Australians paused to remember the sacrifices made by their compatriots – from the beaches of Gallipoli to the fields of Northern France, from Tobruk to Kokoda and in Korea and Vietnam and in more recent theatres in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. Thursday’s Dawn Service was an opportunity to show our respect to the fallen, reflect on the tragedy of war and the selfless service of the many, many thousands of men and women who have served to defend and promote the institutions and values which are the foundation of our societies. More veterans are returning to Vietnam each year to commemorate the service of their friends and colleagues and contribute to strengthening the I’d also like to welcome the Jakarta Bintangs friendship betweenour two countries. I especially to Vietnam and thank them for accepting the welcome them here today. I also would like invitation to take part in this special event. to acknowledge the veteran and non-veteran community who reside in and around Vung Tau, Finally, I would like to pay tribute to the Vietnam many of whom are doing tremendous work to help Swans and their supporters throughout the country. others in the area. Your efforts to grow this ANZAC Friendship Weekend into the celebration, and commemoration, This event is a wonderful example of the generosity that the occasion deserves are truly appreciated. of the Australian community in Vietnam in regards to helping those less fortunate. Today’s I wish today’s event every success. event will raise money for Swim Vietnam, Water Safety Vietnam and the Vung Tau Orphanage. I John McAnulty encourage each of you to consider how you might HCMC, Vietnam make your own contribution to these worthwhile organisations. At 8.4 % capital growth per annum your property will double in value in 10 years. If you don’t believe us just ask Wally, and tell him to give us a call. 02 - THE 2013 ANZAC FRIENDSHIP MATCH RECORD Phil Johns National President of the Vietnam Swans ust 17 days after our inaugural ANZAC health and well being of Vietnamese children by Friendship Match in 2010, a comment proactively supporting the Vung Tau Orphanage, was left on the Vietnam Swans’ website Swim Vietnam and Water Safety Vietnam. Jby a guy called Stan Middleton: “I served in Vung Tau in 1967-68. A full scale Aussies Rules Support for the concept behind this weekend is Competition – the Vietnam Football League (VFL) encouraging. Numbers of people attending the – was conducted between Australian units twice a Match and Dinner grow each year. Articles for year… on the Lord Mayor’s Oval”. this ANZAC Record have been received from a significant stream of significant persons swirling Stan had just given the ANZAC Friendship Match the world. Items of memorabilia have been donated an anchor point like no other. Thank goodness the by the Sydney Swans, GWS Giants, Brisbane Lions Swannies had an updated website. Thank goodness and West Coast Eagles to raise money for the above Stan, the VFL’s “official historian”, had found it just causes. And, separately, individuals have also been two weeks after our first. raising funds to help make a difference. Today, Stan Middleton will return to the Lord Today’s three match balls have been donated by the Mayor’s Oval to watch two games of footy. In the AFL and Sherrin. evening, he will deliver the Middleton Address at the McMillan Dinner flanked by two VFL premiers, This year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic Ron Vernon (1967) and Richard “Johno” Johnston relations between Vietnam and Australia and the (two flags in 1968) and the late Kev McMillan’s Vietnam Swans, again, would like to thank our son, Dave. Poignantly, the Dinner will be held at Vietnamese hosts for warmly welcoming us to their the Imperial Hotel which stands on the site of the country. former Peter Badcoe Club. In turn, the Vietnam Swans would like to welcome Around South East Asia today, commemorative all Vietnamese, veterans, friends and the Jakarta ANZAC Matches will be played in Borneo and Bintangs to today’s match, which, incidentally, Singapore. And, of course, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, is also an Official East Asian Australian Football where the Thailand Tigers host South East Asia’s League (EAAFL) Match and the 5th Kainey Cup seminal ANZAC Match. played between these two teams. In Vung Tau, all players shall wear two black Today is about both reflection and celebration. armbands to explicitly recognize that, in times of Enjoy the two games of football (including the war, personal tragedies are suffered irrespective of Legends and All Stars match) and the McMillan national flags. Dinner in the spirit that they are offered. The ANZAC Friendship Match aims to use Next year, will be Gallipoli’s 99th anniversary. And Australia’s Signature Sport as a unifying force to the Vietnam Swans will look forward to welcoming blend vastly different worlds. It aims, primarily, to you back to the Lord Mayor’s Oval for the 2014 bring the worlds of Vietnam, Australia and New ANZAC Friendship Match. Zealand closer together. It aims to bring the polar worlds of 1969 and 2013 together to improve the Phil Johns level of understanding. It aims to improve the HCMC, Vietnam John Eddy President of the Jakarta Bintangs incere thanks to the Vietnam Swans for Clubs would struggle to exist, events like today inviting us to Vang Tau for the ANZAC would be almost impossible to hold and there SFriendship Match and associated events. would be very few Sherrins kicked around Asia. The day is important to us for a number of reasons. Finally, please let me plug the Jakarta Bintangs 500 It is the opening game of our 2013 season and Club. This initiative aims to raise funds to send our first ever game in the EAAFL and you can be a team comprising Indonesian players only, to assured we are as hungry as the Swans for the 4 Australia in 2014 to compete in the International points. Cup. Refer to www.bintangs.com where you can click onto ‘500 Club’ for more information. All We are well aware of the significance of playing enquiries welcome. this game on the ANZAC weekend, in the ANZAC spirit and in front of the many spectators who have Bring on the footy! travelled to be here. John Eddy The Bintangs have always embraced the Jakarta, Indonesia opportunity to play in ANZAC events. Such is our commitment that today we are also represented in Balikpapan were we have fielded a team of Indonesian players to compete against the Borneo Bears. The development of Indonesian footballers is an ongoing project and high on our list of priorities. Our program has been in place for six years and we are immensely proud to have brought three ‘home-grown’ players to wear the Bintangs jumper in today’s match. The Bintangs have always embraced the opportunity to play in ANZAC events. We are privileged to have the support of some excellent sponsors and we would encourage all football supporters to take note of the names of the companies and others who are recognized in this booklet and elsewhere. Without sponsorships, the The Jakarta Bintangs Team profile can be read on page 52. Welcomes & Messages ANZAC DAY and the AFL was developed by former Essendon and now wo days ago, for the first time, the AFL Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy as a played a match outside of Australia for meaningful way to acknowledge fallen service men premiership points. The ANZAC Match and women and those currently serving. was played in New Zealand between T Sydney and St Kilda. Official records show 155 Victorian Football League players were killed while on active duty during the Below, the AFL’s press release to the NZ media Boer War and the two world wars. And while the about the relationship between ANZAC Day and match remembers fallen players it also gives many the AFL is reproduced. the opportunity to pay their respects to the many thousands who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. ANZAC Day and the AFL have been closely linked for many years and especially over the past two St Kilda CEO Michael Nettlefold said the chance decades.