2002 QLD GPS Head of the River
The 80th boys Head of the River was conducted on Saturday 23rd March 2002 at Lake Wivenhoe, Queensland.
Organising Committee
Great Public Schools' Association
Index to results
- Open Championship First Eight
- Boys' Open Second Eight
- Boys' Open Third Eight
- Boys' Open Fourth Eight
- Boys' Under 16 First Eight
- Boys' Under 16 Second Eight
- Boys' Under 16 Third Eight
- Boys' Under 15 First Four
- Boys' Under 15 Second Four
- Boys' Under 15 Third Four
- Boys' Under 15 Fourth Four
- Boys' Under 15 Fifth Four
- Boys' Under 15 Sixth Four
- Boys' Under 15 Seventh Four
- Boys' Under 15 Eighth Four
- Boys' Under 15 Ninth Four
Open Championship First Eight
The O'Connor Cup
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 5:59.00
1st Brisbane Boys' College - Bow: James Wheeler, 2: Ross Uebergang, 3: Cameron Fiedler, 4: Sandy Douglas, 5: James MacDonald, 6: Peter Dodd, 7: James O'Neil, Str: Alistair Dunlop, Cox: Tim Dighton, Coaches: Ben Young & Jack Hutchinson
2nd Brisbane Grammar School
3rd St. Joseph's Nudgee College
4th The Southport School
5th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Kevin Tanner, 2: Thomas Beaton, 3: David Hanson, 4: Timothy McDonnell, 5: Ben Chardon, 6: Robert McConachie, 7: Benedict Farrell, Str: Thomas Hall, Cox: Patrick Kelly, Coaches: Christian Oneto & John Bowes
6th Brisbane State High School
7th Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Fell, 2: A. Cook, 3: S. Greenland, 4: B. Groeneveld, 5: C. Hardie, 6: R. Bird, 7: O. Bowler, Str: D. Pitt, Cox: W. Treloar, Coach: P. J. Tierney
2002 Victorious Brisbane Boys' College First VIII
Back: Mr J Hutchinson (coach), JF O'Neill, CM Fiedler, TO Dighton, MA Macdonald, RJ Uebergang, Mr B Young (coach). Front: PW Dood, JA Wheeler (Captian of Boats), AC Douglas.
Open Second Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:09.00
1st Brisbane Boys’ College
2nd Brisbane Grammar School
3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: James Kenny, 2: Christopher Jardim, 3: Nicholas Marrinan, 4: Francesco Tigani, 5: Ryan Lomsargis, 6: Paul O’Brien, 7: William Anderson, Str: Luke Bertini, Cox: Stephen Cornell, Coaches: Josh Beckwith & Tom Collins
4th Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: B. Duffy, 2: C. Keys, 3: J. Millett, 4: M. Graves, 5: J. Bach, 6: T. Merrin, 7: T. Nelson, Str: S. Blore, Cox: A. Armstrong, Coach: D. Scott & A. Lawson
5th The Southport School
6th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
7th Brisbane State High School
Open Third Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:33.00
1st Brisbane Grammar School
2nd Brisbane Grammar School
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: J. Sinclair, 2: D. Cattanach, 3: T. Bowers, 4: R. Langton, 5: J. Drake, 6: J. Allie, 7: R. Bethel, Str: J. Fitzgerald, Cox: J. Stigwood, Coach: A. Cutts
4th Brisbane Boys’ College
5th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Gerard Corbin, 2: Anthony Sexton, 3: Leo Turrisi, 4: Zachary Walsh, 5: Mitchell Spowart, 6: Gary Boyle, 7: Nicholas Bond, Str: Jack Stevenson, Cox: Jan Novak, Coaches: Daniel Gardiner
6th The Southport School
7th Brisbane State High School
Open Fourth Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:51.00
1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: W. Hughes, 2: J. Malouf, 3: F. Burns, 4: R. Batstone, 5: A. Oswold, 6: D. Pullen, 7: J. Park, Str: S. Wynn, Cox: J. Kristensen, Coach: D. Newstead
2nd Brisbane Grammar School
3rd Brisbane Boys' College
Under 16 First Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:09.00
1st Brisbane Boys' College
2nd The Southport School
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: T. Christensen, 2: J. Chatterton, 3: C. Ades, 4: C. Doodle, 5: E. Meka, 6: W. Kemp, 7: T. Keily, Str: M. Walker, Cox: W. Dunsdon, Coach: P. A. Jell
4th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Andrews George, 2: Alexander Thompson, 3: Nicholas Marden, 4: David Dancer, 5: Rowan Steinhamp, 6: Christopher Bowes, 7: Henry Bryan, Str: Andrew Cook, Cox: Joseph Tynan, Coaches: Peter Toon
5th Brisbane Grammar School
6th Brisbane State High School
7th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
Under 16 Second Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:21.00
1st Brisbane Boys' College
2nd The Southport School
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: N. Anderson, 2: T. Blackwell, 3: B. Dorrstein, 4: D. Eagles, 5: B. Casey, 6: M. Peppin, 7: S. Pippos, Str: L. Bowles, Cox: C. Morrison, Coach: B. Greenlad
4th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Kieran Cook, 2: Brendan Grey, 3: Bradley Garrett, 4: John Poulsen, 5: Dominic Wachtel, 6: Daniel Barrett, 7: Richard Robazza, Str: Edward Bryan, Cox: Timothy Tynan, Coach: Denis Taylor
5th Brisbane Grammar School
6th Brisbane State High School
7th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
Under 16 Third Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 6:26.00
1st Brisbane Boys' College
2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: D. Oatley, 2: B. Rayner, 3: L. Moberg, 4: J. Matthews, 5: K. Little, 6: A. Kennedy, 7: D. Beem, Str: A. Alexander, Cox: A. Alexander, Coach: D. Olive & S. Nelson
3rd The Southport School
4th Brisbane Grammar School
5th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Lachlan Nally, 2: Christain Vitali, 3: Nicholas Webb, 4: Paul Hodge, 5: Thomas Bartels, 6: Sean Quinn, 7: Jarryd Lazzarini, Str: William Godsall-Smith, Cox: Brendan McGrath, Coaches: Geoff Galt & Matthew Cole
Boys Under 15 First Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5.03.00
1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: B. Wheldon, 2: H. Law, 3: P. Lund, Str: J. Bidwell, Cox: M. Burton, Coach: G. Burley
2nd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Rowan Leyden, 2: Nicholas Downey, 3: Stephen Cook, Str: Matthew Hall, Cox: Nick Carter, Coaches: Simon Daly & Mitchell Rosenlund
3rd Brisbane Grammar School
4th Brisbane Boys’ College
5th The Southport School
6th Brisbane State High School
7th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
2002 Anglican Church Grammar School Under 15 First Four
M. Burton (cox), J. Bidwell (stroke), P. Lund (3), H. Law (2), B. Wheldon (bow). A dominant crew in their age group, these four oarsmen would go on to be Head of the River in three consecutive years in the top crew of their age group—the first Churchie oarsmen to achieve this feat.
Under 15 Second Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:20.00
1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Robert Calvisi, 2: John Beaton, 3: Ricardo Cau, Str: John Beaton, Cox: Robert Calvisi, Coaches: Simon Daly & Mitchell Rosenlund
2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: A. Conomos, 2: G. King-Scott, 3: P. Alexander, Str: K. van der Drift, Cox: T. Dunsdon, Coach: O. Lawson
3rd Brisbane State High School
4th Brisbane Grammar School
5th Brisbane Boys’ College
6th The Southport School
7th Brisbane State High School
8th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
Under 15 Third Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:23.00
1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Sam Kenny, 2: Guy Bursle, 3: Michael Smith, Str: Matthew Szymula, Cox: Christopher Frame, Coaches: Matthew Bint & David Clarke
2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: W. Henderson, 2: M. Garrett, 3: T. Fleming, Str: S. Ure, Cox: D. Devine, Coach: P. Davis & A. Cook
3rd Brisbane Boys’ College
4th The Southport School
5th Brisbane Grammar School
6th Brisbane State High School
7th St. Joseph’s Nudgee College
Under 15 Fourth Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:22.00
1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Quentin Flannery, 2: Benjamin Harvey, 3: Christopher Cox, Str: Sean Bell, Cox: Brendan Josey, Coaches: Joss O’Loan, Mark Howes & Stephen Andersen
2nd Brisbane Boys’ College
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: C. McTaggart, 2: D. George, 3: A. Lang, Str: C. Wills, Cox: A. Hardie, Coach: A. White
4th Brisbane Grammar School
5th The Southport School
6th Brisbane State High School
Under 15 Fifth Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:27.00
1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: J. Cutts, 2: B. Conquest, 3: D. Falconer, Str: J. Burley, Cox: D. Park, Coach: R. Dorrstein
2nd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Vincent Zumbo, 2: Brendan Winkle, 3: Brendan Sole, Str: Shaun Canniffe, Cox: Adric Thomas, Coaches: Mark Howes, Stephen Anderson & Josh O’Loan
3rd Brisbane Grammar School
4th Brisbane Boys’ College
5th Brisbane State High School
Under 15 Sixth Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:32.00
1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Timothy Braban, 2: David Robb, 3: Matthew Kowalski, Str: Daniel McGuiness, Cox: Ryan Nally, Coaches: Scott Warren
2nd Brisbane Boys’ College
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: G. Clark, 2: C. Butler, 3: B. Baczynski, Str: A. May, Cox: J. Taylor, Coach: R. Veale
4th Brisbane Grammar SchoolUnder 15 Seventh Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:50.00
1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Ricky Corbin, 2: Ryan Wardell, 3: Aaron Ritchie, Str: Marcus Stack, Cox: Christopher Frame, Coach: Jim Stewart
2nd Brisbane Boys’ College
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: G. Cunningham, 2: A. Hosking-Potts, 3: W. Phillips, Str: M. Edgley, Cox: C. Murray, Coach: B. Murray
4th Brisbane Grammar School
Under 15 Eighth Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 5:59.00
1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Hockings, 2: H. Duncombe, 3: T. Taylor, Str: S. Propsting, Cox: T. Brooks, Coach: M. Davis
2nd Brisbane Boys’ College
3rd Brisbane Grammar School
4th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Sean Loadsman, 2: Kester Piercy, 3: Samuel Green, Str: Zacharie Eakin, Cox: Andrew Hine, Coaches: Tony George & Rod Tiley
Under 15 Ninth Four
Distance: 1500 Metres
Winning Time: 6:12.00
1st Brisbane Grammar School
2nd Anglican Church Grammar School 9th Quad - Bow: S. Cranstoun, 2: S. Zahnleiter, 3: S. Benham, Str: S. Warriner, Cox: N. Filer, Coach: P. Duncombe
3rd Anglican Church Grammar School 10th Quad - Bow: R. Millett, 2: J. Keys, 3: S. Cook, Str: N. Bazdar, Cox: n/a, Coach: P. Duncombe
Sources
Page 128-134, St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace 2002 School Newsletter https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/sjgt-au-qld-91-oldboys/documents/2002_web.pdf?mtime=20190427132616
Page 122, The Sunday Mail, Sunday March 24th 2002 Edition https://archive.org/details/img-20210120111630
GPS Head of the River Rowing Championships - Open First VIII Winners https://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=2291530
Churchie Rowing by Peter Jell, Publishing by Anglican Church Grammar School