History of Mercantile Rowing Club
Table of Contents
Chapters
- The River Yarra
- Early Rowing in Victoria
- The Beginnings (1880-1890)
- Mercantile in the Nineties (1890-1900)
- Sloan, Ivens and Fluctuating Fortunes (1900-1910)
- Dark Days and New Dawn (1910-1920)
- Years of Mixed Success (1920-1930)
- Through the Thirties (1930-1939)
- The Struggle for Survival (1939-1946)
- Building for Success (1946-1950)
- Mercantile to the Melbourne Olympics (1950-1956)
- Rowing to Rome (1956-1960)
- A Pink Cloud on the Horizon (1960-1965)
- The Storm and its Passing (1965-1966)
- A Clear Light Blue Sky (1966-1968)
- High Noon (1968-1970)
- A New Challenge (1970-1973)
- Fire and the Second Building Project (1973)
- Winds of Change (1973-1976)
- The Close of the Century (1976-1980)
- The Base for Success (1980-1984)
- Success (1984-1988)
- Oarsome Foursome (1988-1992)
- A Boathouse for the Best (1992-1996)
- The Rise of the Professional Coach (1996-2000)
- Golden Girls (2000-2005)
Appendices
Appendix 4 - Mercantile's Interstate Representatives (1980-1989)
| Event | Place | Mercantile Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 Men's Eight | 1st | A.T. Sloan (Bow), D.G.A. Douglas (2), S.A. Shirrefs (3), A.J. Withers (5), S.M. Gillon (Emergency), G.H. Boykett (Manager). |
| 1980 Men's Youth Eight | 1st | C. Hall (2), D.S. Webster (Emergency). |
| 1981 Men's Eight | 2nd | Alex Sloan (3), Andrew Withers (5), David Doyle (7) Ion Popa (str), John Leeming (cox), Graeme Boykett (mgr) |
| 1981 Men's Lightweight Four | 2nd | Lyall McCarthy (2) |
| 1981 Men's Youth Eight | 3rd | Alan Borger (2), Martin O'Halloran (5), Mark Doyle (7) Graeme Barns (cox) Adrian Maginn (coach), Sam Patten & Glenn Deag (emergencies) |
| 1981 Women's Four | 1st | David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1982 Men's Eight | 3rd | Mark Doyle (4), David Doyle (5), Stuart Moreton (6), Neil Myers (7), Ion Popa (str), Michael Sim (cox) Peter Philp (coach), Sam Patten & Jeff Lawrence (emerg) |
| 1982 Men's Youth Eight | 2nd | Joe Joyce (2), Peter Howe (3), Martin O'Halloran (5),Tasso Paxinos (6), Greg Pecham (7), Doug Scown (str), Graham Barns (cox), Grant Atkins & Greg Harris (emerg), Michael Manly (cch) |
| 1982 Women's Four | 1st | David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1983 Men's Eight | 2nd | Stuart Moreton (bow), Glenn Deag (2), Mark Doyle (3), Neil Myers (4), Ian Belot (5), Sam Patten (7), David Doyle (str), Graham Barns (cox), David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1983 Men's Youth Eight | 2nd | Tasso Paxinos (6), John Harry (coach) |
| 1983 Women's Four | 1st | David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1984 Men's Eight | 3rd | Ian Belot (3), Ion Popa (4), Glenn Deag (5), Neil Myers (7) Sam Patten (str), Graham Barns (cox) |
| 1984 Men's Lightweight Four | 1st | Derek Mollison (emerg) |
| 1984 Men's Youth Eight | 1st | Stuart Gula (bow), Anthony Johnson (2), Tom Sanchez (3) Michael McKay (6), Andrew James (7), James Tomkins (str), Robert Forsyth (cox), Paul McGann (coach), Chris Gilford (emerg) |
| 1984 Women's Four | 1st | Susan Lee (cox), David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1985 Men's Eight | 1st | Martin O'Halloran (bow), Paul Thompson (2), Ian Belot (5), David Doyle (6), Mark Doyle (7), James Tomkins (Str), David Colvin (cox), David Fogarty & Peter Tomanovits (emerg), Brian Richardson (coach) |
| 1985 Men's Lightweight Four | 1st | Alan Borger (emerg) |
| 1985 Men's Youth Eight | 1st | Chris Gilford (bow), David McLeod (4), Paul T Williams (5), Paul Somerville (6), Michael Stranks (7), Stuart Wade (str), Stuart Greenbaum (cox), Robert A Law (emerg) |
| 1985 Women's Four | 1st | David Palfreyman (coach) |
| 1986 Men's Eight | 1st | Neil Myers (bow), Ian Belot (3), Michael McKay (4), Mark Doyle (5), David Doyle (6), Ion Popa (7), James Tomkins (str), David Colvin (cox), Brian Richardson (coach), Andrew Guerin (manager), Martin K O'Halloran (emerg) |
| 1986 Men's Lightweight Four | 1st | Joe Joyce (3) |
| 1986 Men's Youth Eight | 1st | Heath Ruddock (bow), Oresti Kyrapadopolous (2), Anthony Bowyer (3), Andrew Cohen (4), Tim Howes (5), Fred Coates (6), Justin Negri (7), Simon Kaye (str), Brett Marshall (cox), David Pincus (coach) |
| 1987 Men's Eight | 1st | Ian Belot (bow), Andrew Ambrose (2), Richard Howden (3) David Doyle (4), Mark Doyle (5), Michael McKay (6), Sam Patten (7), James Tomkins (str), Graeme Barns (cox), Brian Richardson and Martin Aitken (coaches), Andrew Guerin (manager), Neil Myers & John Sabljak (emergencies) |
| 1987 Men's Lightweight Four | 2nd | Malcom Robertson (2), Tom Sanchez (3), Tony Inglis & Alan Borger (emergencies), Martin Owen (coach) - (Derek Mollison in winning NSW crew) |
| 1987 Men's Youth Eight | 1st | Tim Blackett (bow), Chris Smith (2), Dane Manzie (4), Jason Kovacic (5), Simon Quirk (6), Warwick Hooper (7), Jason Kerr (str), Bill Webster (cox), David Pincus (coach) |
| 1988 Men's Eight | 1st | Andrew Cooper (bow), Mark Doyle (3), Michael McKay (4), Sam Patten (5), James Tomkins (6), Ion Popa (7), Graeme Barns (cox), Brian Richardson & Martin Aitken (coaches), Andrew Guerin (manager),Peter Tomanovits (emerg) |
| 1988 Men's Lightweight Four | 1st | Malcolm Robertson (2), Joe Joyce (3), Paul McGann (coach) |
| 1988 Men's Youth Eight | 2nd | Cameron Jones (bow), Simon Morrison (2), Peter Somerville (3), Eugene Kininmonth (4), Simon Spriggs (5), James Baker (6), Simon Quirk (7), Warwick Hooper (str), Paul Baddeley (cox), David Pincus (coach) |
| 1989 Men's Eight | No race but winners of the Challenge Eights Race | David Fogarty (bow), Tony Johnson (2), Sam Patten (3), Michael McKay (6), David Colvin (cox), Brian Richardson (coach), Andrew Guerin (manager) |
| 1989 Men's Lightweight Four | No race | Martin Owen (coach) |
| 1989 Men's Youth Eight | No race | Andrew Jackman (bow), Cam Jones (2), Micheal Terzini (3), David Juracich (4), Andrew Heath (5), Trent Schmidt (6), Rob Flocas (7), Andrew Barns (cox), James Shipton (emerg), David Pincus (coach) |
| 1989 Women's Lightweight Four | No race | Susan Lee (bow) |
| 1989 Women's Youth Four | No race | Rebecca Joyce (bow), Celia Patterson (2) |