1973 QLD GPS Head of the River

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: Caleb C. Thomas, 2: Lee Pilkington, 3: Marshall Lean, 4: Michael Lucas, 5: Peter Van den Broek, 6: Peter Zahnleiter, 7: Gerald Keatinge, Str: Stephen Rees, Cox: John Nalder, Coach: Graham Jones 

2nd The Southport School - Bow: M. Hall, 2: M. Newman, 3: D. Ethell, 4: B. Harvey, 5: R. Hearty, 6: R. Burnett, 7: E. Colqyuhoun, Str: H. Fidler, Cox: D. Easy

3rd Brisbane Boys' College - Bow: D. Cornish, 2: M. Bray, 3: J. Worcester, 4: B. Johnson, 5: D. Fraser, 6: H. Foxton, 7: W. Crichton, Str: J. Moore, Cox: J. Perske

4th Brisbane Grammar School - 5: R. Elwood, 6: J. Lewis, Coach: A. Bromiley 

5th Brisbane State High School  

6th Gregory Terrace - Bow: P. O'Sullivan, 2: C. Buckley, 3: J. Bowes, 4: S. Pradella, 5: D. Ledwich, 6: J. Tooma, 7: R. Long, Str: M. Vlasic, Cox: C. Baker

Churchie Leading The Southport School at the finishing line. 

Peter Zahnleiter, the Six seat in 1973 Anglican Church Grammar School’s victorious crew had a distinguished rowing career after leaving school. Zahnleiter represented Queensland an impressive six times in the King’s Cup (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) Zhanleiter represented Queensland at the Australian Rowing Championships in the Senior Coxless Four Event. 

C. C. Thomas, the Bow of the victorious 1973 Anglican Church Grammar School First VIII, was the 1973 Recipient of the MacIntyre Cup awarded to the most all-round Churchie sportsman of the year. 

1973 Brisbane Boys' College First VIII

1973 Gregory Terrace First VIII

“Church of England Grammar scored a convincing all-the-way win in the GPS Head of the River schoolboy rowing classic on Milton Reach yesterday.

Churchie, in their distinctive white hulled racing shell Osprey, too the race by three seconds - almost 1 ½ lengths from the Southport School, with Brisbane Boys’ College third. The highly fancined heavyweight Brisbane Grammar School Eight was fourth. But it was Churchie’s race from half way over the 2000m course, when they led comfortably from BBC, Southport and Grammar. Two men most involved in the Churchie crew- coach Graeme Jones and stroke Steven Rees - knew at this stage that Churchie was in the box seat for its second win in three years.

GO HARD

Jones, with lipstick on his cheek that was not there before the race, said he was not confident before the race. But he thought that if his crew could lead at the 100 metre mark, they would have a chance. The only rowing plan for Churchie, he said, was to try to lead at the 1000 metre mark and go as hard as they could after that.

“They did all I asked,” said Jones. Stroke Steven Rees of Coorparoo, said he was confident after the first 750 metres, when his crew got in front early and held on to the lead. “I felt that other crews gained a bit on us with 500 metres , but we were rowing well in front and I knew then and we could do it,” he said. It was the first Head win for Rees, 17, a senior student, but it was the second for the old firm coach Jones and cox John Nalder.

The pair first combined in 1971, when Churchie won its last head and were together again last year, when Churchie finished third.

CHEERING

Nalder, from the unlikely rowing centre of Julia Creek, gave away steering his eight for the last 20 metres of the race when Churchie powered to the line in an unbeatable position. Nalder started cheering and waving his arms above his head seconds before the fun signalled that Churchie had won. But it made no difference to the powerful oarsmen as they forced their boat across the line. Jones, a teacher and rowing master at Churchie, has been coaching the school eight for three years for two wins.”

Page 36, The Sunday Mail, Sunday April 8^th 1973 Edition 

“In the race, which was an early one at 1.30 p.m., [Churchie] got away to an excellent start but were closely followed by TSS and BGS. After 500m a clear lead had been established over these crews who were closely followed by BBC with BSHS and GT further back. At the 1000m mark a 1 ½ length margin separated the school crew from TSS, but this diminished to about a length as both TSS and BGS threw out strong challenges around this stage. Over the final stages of the race the [Churchie] crew drew away slightly to cross the line in a time of 5 minutes 51 seconds, 3 seconds ahead of TSS who were followed by BBC, BGS, BSHS and GT.”

Page 219, Churchie Rowing by Peter Jell.

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: W. A. Drynan, 2: C. C. Armstrong, 3: P. Quartermass, Str: G. R. Winks, Cox: D. B. Francis, Coach: R. Lovf

2nd The Southport School - Bow: H. Ivory, 2: J. Norton, 3: D. Westcott, Str: B. Simms, Cox: S. Grant

3rd Brisbane Boys’ College - Bow: H. Cowlishaw, 2: P. Anderson, 3: M. Geldard, Str: A. Stewart, Cox: I. Geldard 

Other Competing Crews:

Gregory Terrace - Bow: M. Herd, 2: J. Bliss, 3: M. Roggenkamp, Str: B. Wilkinson, Cox: N. Sargent, Coach: B. J. Moroney 

1973 Gregory Terrace First IV

1st Brisbane Boys' College

2nd Church of England Grammar School - Bow: P. W. Keys, 2: J. D. Curlewis, 3: I. F. Wallace, Str: J. H. Allen, Cox: D. C. Nutall

3rd Brisbane Grammar School

Other Competing Crews:

Gregory Terrace - Bow: P. Maletz, 2: P. Dillon, 3: M. Power, Str: J. Ashton, Cox: I. MacColl, Coach: B. J. Moroney

1973 Gregory Terrace First IV

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: R. D. Thompson, 2: D. J. Buck, 3: K. J. Sheehan, Str: A. G. Macdonald, Cox: C. B. Hart

2nd Brisbane Boys' College

3rd Brisbane State High School

Other Competing Crews:

1st The Southport School

2nd Church of England Grammar School - Bow: S. M. Struss, 2: N. R. Francis, 3: W. R. Ferrier, Str: P. G. Barrett, Cox: S. J. Jukes 

3rd Brisbane Boys' College

Other Competing Crews:

1st Brisbane State High School

2nd Church of England Grammar School - Bow: S. J. Ford, 2: F. C. Gillham, 3: P. F. Budd, Str: S. F. Wynne, Cox: R. A. Wood

3rd Brisbane Boys' College

Other Competing Crew:

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: T. L. Maddern, 2: P. R. Austin, 3: S. Ferrier, Str: R. H. Fry, Cox: A. J. Green

2nd Brisbane Boys' College

3rd The Southport School

Other Competing Crews: 

1st The Southport School

2nd Gregory Terrace - Bow: M. Campbell, 2: S. Aundell, 3: T. Lalley, Str: S. McCosker, Cox: M. Tandy

3rd Brisbane State High School

Other Competing Crews:

Church of England Grammar School - Bow: D. W. Lornely, 2: D. W. Bletchley, 3: P. C. Stephan, Str: P. A. Grant, Cox: A. C. West

1st Brisbane Boys' College

2nd The Southport School

3rd Brisbane State High School

Other Competing Crews:

Gregory Terrace - Bow: M. McGeever, 2: P. Hall, 3: B. Ogilvie, Str: J. O'Shea, Cox: D. Gooch

Church of England Grammar School - Bow: M. A. Opstelten, 2: J. A. Searle, 3: G. S. Harper, Str: M. Price, Cox: P. R. Duell

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: W. J. Suffren, 2: J. D. Humphrey, 3: M. Houldsworth, Str: M. E. Henzel, Cox: R. G. Martin

2nd The Southport School & Brisbane State High School 

Other Competing Crews:

1st The Southport School & Brisbane State High School 

2nd Brisbane Boys' College

Other Competing Crews:

Gregory Terrace - Bow: P. Kelly, 2: M. Plastow, 3: G. Quinn, Str: J. Sydes, Cox: B. Sheehy

Church of England Grammar School - Bow: W. M. Brooks, 2: C. D. Weir, 3: G. E. Burley, Str: L. R. Agnew, Cox: A. J. Lenton

1st The Southport School

2nd Brisbane State High School 

3rd Church of England Grammar School - Bow: G. H. Mewing, 2: B. J. Carter, 3: A. K. McLeod, Str: G. K. Beavis, Cox: G. N. Trovas

Other Competing Crews:

Gregory Terrace - Bow: P. Walters, 2: F. McIntyre, 3: W. Marden, Str: A. Scanlan, Cox: P. Backstrom