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History of the Queensland GPS Head of the River rowing regatta

2003 QLD GPS Head of the River

The 81st boys Head of the River was conducted on Saturday 29th March 2003 at Lake Wivenhoe, Queensland. 

Organising Committee

Great Public Schools' Association


Open Championship First Eight

The O'Connor Cup

Distance: 2000 Metres

Winning Time: 6:08.00

1st St. Joseph's Nudgee College - Bow: Andrew Thompson, 2: Tom O'Shea, 3: Nathan Lehman, 4: Michael Gordon, 5: Ben Stanley, 6: Graham Kolb, 7: William Fordyce, Str: Matthew Gardiner, Cox: Scott Turvey, Coaches: Gary Lynagh & Graham Leddie

2nd Brisbane Boys' College

3rd Brisbane Grammar School

4th The Southport School

5th Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Blore, 2: C. Boodle, 3: S. Greenland, 4: M. Walker, 5: S. Renton, 6: W. Kemp, 7: S. Fell, Str: B. Groeneveld, Cox: W. Dunsdon, Coach: B. Greenland

6th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Kevin Tanner, 2: Williams Anderson, 3: Stephen Cook, 4: Tim McDonnell, 5: Rowan Steinkamp, 6: David Dancer, 7: Rowan Leydon, Str: Henry Bryan, Cox: Jan Novak, Coaches: John Rynne & Matthew Toon

7th Brisbane State High School

The 2003 Anglican Church Grammar School Five seat, Sam Renton, represented the Australian team twice at the 2004 & 2005 Under 23 World Championships in the Quad Scull event. Renton also represented the winning Queensland Crew at the 2004 Noel F. Wilkinson Youth Eight Trophy.


Open Second Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: T. Keily, 2: J. Chatterton, 3: B. Birch, 4: S. Pippos, 5: C. Ades, 6: T. Christensen, 7: E. Meka, Str: M. Peppin, Cox: W. Treloar, Coach: G. Burley

Other Competing Crews

3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: James Kenny, 2: Bradley Garrett, 3: Nicholas Marden, 4: Andrew Cook, 5: Alexander Thompson, 6: Nicholas Downey, 7: Andreas George, Str: Matthew Hall, Cox: Joseph Tynan, Coaches: Josh Beckwith & Tim Collins

The No. 2 seat in the 2003 Anglican Church Grammar School Second VIII, Jono Chatterton, is the Grandson of Brian Chatterton who was a long term servant to the Churchie Rowing Club and was celebrated by the School in 1972 with a boat named in his honour. Jono Chatterton's father, William Chatterton, rowed in the stroke seat of the 1975 First Four.


Open Third Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Brisbane Grammar School

2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: A. Kennedy, 2: L. Moberg, 3: T. Bowers, 4: R. Alexander, 5: K. Little, 6: T. Blackwell, 7: B. Dorrstein, Str: B. Casey, Cox: M. Alexander, Coach: A. Cutts

Other Competing Crews

3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: David Knapp, 2: John Poulson, 3: Jackson Darby, 4: Thomas Morrison, 5: Sean Quinn, 6: Matthew Mickenbecker, 7: Kieran Cook, Str: Christopher Bowes, Cox: Steven Dunn, Coaches: Neal Macrossan


Open Fourth Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: D. Beem, 2: J. Rigby, 3: F. Burns, 4: L .Webber, 5: B. Conquest, 6: T. Rigby, 7: J. Keyes, Str: R. McClymont, Cox: J. Grant, Coach: D. Newstead


Open Fifth Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: T. Ballinger, 2: A. Vaughan, 3: R. Millett, 4: D. Johnson, 5: N. Dorrie, 6: W. Keys, 7: T. Taylor, Str: N. Anderson, Cox: J. Parsonson, Coach: B. Manifold


Under 16 First Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: B. Wheldon, 2: S. Ure, 3: P. Lund, 4: G. King-Scott, 5: T. Fleming, 6: J. Birdwell, 7: P. Alexander, Str: H. Law, Cox: M. Burton, Coach: N. Draydon

Other Competing Crews

3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Brendan Winkle, 2: Sean Bell, 3: Ricardo Cau, 4: Andrew Young, 5: Michael Smith, 6: Daniel McGuiness, 7: Benjamin Beer, Str: John Beaton, Cox: Paul Clarke, Coach: Mr. Dennis Taylor


Under 16 Second Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Brisbane Boys' College

3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: J. Burley, 2: S. Benham, 3: M. Garrett, 4: A. Conomos, 5: A. Henderson, 6: C. WIllis, 7: A. Lang, Str: D. George, Cox: J. Kristenson-Williams, Coach: P. Davis & A. Lawson

Other Competing Crews

3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Samuel Kenny, 2: Sean Canniffe, 3: Henry Churchill, 4: Brendon Sole, 5: Thomas Bartels, 6: Timothy Braban, 7: John Camphin, Str: Matthew Szymula , Cox: Brendan McGrath, Coach: Jim Stewart


Under 16 Third Eight

Distance: 2000 Metres

1st Brisbane Boys' College

2nd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Matthew O’Toole, 2: Michael Bryan, 3: Samuel Green, 4: Jaye O’Dwyer, 5: Sean Loadsman, 6: Aaron RItchie, 7: Benjamin Mort, Str: Marcus Stack, Cox: Nicholas Carter, Coaches: Matt Cole & Jarryd Smith

Other Competing Crews:

4th Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Propsting, 2: L. Miller, 3: J. Cutts, 4: C. McTaggart, 5: S. Zahnleiter, 6: W. Phillips, 7: A. McNamara, Str: D. Falconer, Cox: B. Dunsdon, Coach: T. Roberts / B. Manifold


Under 15 First Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Stakelroth, 2: B. McDonald, 3: A. Groeneveld, Str: W. Newstead, Cox: T. Brooks, Coach: A. J. Jell

Other Competing Crews:

6th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Christopher George, 2: Timothy Deery, 3: Jack Keatinge, Str: Thomas Anderson, Cox: Thomas Sweep, Coaches: David Clarke & Matthew Bint


Under 15 Second Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: E. Lewis, 2: J. Greenland, 3: H. Beem, Str: T. Caswell-Mead, Cox: P. Horn, Coach: J. Worrell

Other Competing Crews:

5th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Andrew Thompson, 2: Andrew Russo, 3: Thomas Kirby, 4: James Hanson, Str: James Hanson, Cox: Patrick Danaher, Coaches: David Clarke & Matthew Bint


Under 15 Third Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Brisbane Boys' College

3rd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: T. Van der Drift, 2: D. Dyer, 3: R. Ballinger, Str: S. Bassingthwaighte, Cox: J. Keep, Coach: H. Walsh

Other Competing Crews:

4th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Matthew Marden, 2: Ian Milne, 3: Daniel Savoff, Str: Patrick Toomey, Cox: Aaron Smith, Coaches: Scott Warren & Simon Martin


Under 15 Fourth Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Julian O’Rourke, 2: James Pollock, 3: Jason Gillig, Str: Jean-Paul Baudet, Cox: Corey Triffett, Coaches: Scott Warren & Simon Martin


Under 15 Fifth Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Brisbane Boys' College

2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: J. Pollard, 2: H. Struss, 3: D. Doig, Str: J. Boucher, Cox: M. Di Nardo, Coach: R. Veale

Other Competing Crews:

3rd Gregory Terrace - Bow: Peter Cunningham, 2: Luke Stark, 3: Rhys Jones, Str: Philip Kowalski, Cox: Harry Bowler, Coaches: Nick Marden & Luke Bertini


Under 15 Sixth Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Peter Cunningham, 2: Luke Stark, 3: Rhys Jones, Str: Philip Kowalski, Cox: Harry Bowler, Coaches: Nick Marden & Luke Bertini

2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: B. Birchley, 2: C. Lewis, 3: M. Lockhart, Str: C. Marchese, Cox: L. Taylor, Coach: B. Murray


Under 15 Seventh Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Paul Burns, 2: Duncan Zajdlewicz, 3: Richard Nagle, Str: Lachlan McCorniskie, Cox: Michael Connolly, Coaches: Martin Doyle & Nick Bond

4th Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: R. Stephes, 2: G. Todd, 3: A. Brennan, Str: J. Hardie, Cox: H. Siddens, Coach: M. Davis


Under 15 Eighth Four

Distance: 1500 Metres

1st Gregory Terrace - Bow: Christopher Keane, 2: James Moroney, 3: Marcus See, Str: Matthew Baguley, Cox: Patrick Denaher, Coaches: Martin Doyle & Nick Bond


Sources

Page 128-134, St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace 2003 School Newsletter https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/sjgt-au-qld-91-oldboys/documents/2003_web.pdf?mtime=20190427132626

GPS Head of the River Rowing Championships - Open First VIII Winners https://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=2291530

Head of the River (Queensland), published by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_the_River_Queensland

Churchie Rowing by Peter Jell, Published by Anglican Church Grammar School

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