2023 QLD GPS Head of the River
The 2023 GPS Head of the River was conducted on Saturday 11th March 2023 at Queensland State Rowing Centre.
Whilst Brisbane Boys College took out the O'Connor Cup, The Southport School took the GPS Rowing Championship (Old Boys’ Cup) which is awarded at the Head of the River Regatta for the highest point score calculated.
Organising Committee:
Great Public Schools Association
Open Championship First Eight
The O'Connor Cup
5:53.71
5:53.97
5:59.81
6:02.45
6:02.71
6:03.88
6:25.05
1st Brisbane Boys - X. Rubens, D. Granzin, L. Crook, J. Thynne, M. Owen, D. Cashman, M. Cashman, T. Stevens, Cox: B. Palmer Coach: J. Pettigrew
2nd The Southport School - G. Milson, T. Houlahan, N. Karathanasopoulos, K. Karathanasopoulos, B. Shuttlewood, R. Sampson, M. Chandler, J. Gallie, Cox: S. Sweetland Coach: C. Kennedy
3rd Brisbane Grammar - W. Nicholson, A. Jackson, E. Weightman, J. Morrissey, A. Roe, R. Keeley, S. Fidler, S. Forbes, Cox: S. Ward Coach: R. Powell
4th Nudgee - R. Quy-Verlander, A. Pattison, L. Power, J. Mitchell, M. Strickland, R. De Clara, H. Leddie, C. Willett, Cox: A. Casey
5th Gregory Terrace - C. O'Rourke, C. McCormack, R. O'Dwyer, L. McGeever, G. Sheehan, J. Nolan, T. Robinson, E. Koger, Cox: T. Coogan
6th ACGS - A. Stinson, P. Gearing, W. Yunker, E. Parr, R. Bliss, G. Murphy, A. Roughan, H. Cool, Cox: J. Porter
7th Brisbane SHS - S. Ognyenovits, J. Hurley, B. Hauck, E. Johnson, R. Brosnan, N. Barlow, F. Blacker, C. Osorio, Cox: C. Hoffman Coach: T. Ryals
Open Second Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
6:14.97
6:15.50
6:21.94
6:26.37
6:27.23
6:38.43
1st Brisbane Boys - R. Kim, F. Mills, H. Angel, J. Job, B. Suttie, O. Warren, R. Potlapally, H. McGregor, Cox: H. White Coach: C. Donnelly
2nd Nudgee - M. Kerr, H. Mathewson, J. O'Toole, E. Shaw, J. Munro, A. Pazynitch, E. McDonald, T. Hitchen, Cox: A. Rosenthal
3rd The Southport School - B. Nickalls, S. Madden, J. Atkinson, J. Cameron, E. Melton, S. Bradnam, T. Goffsassen, W. Cox, Cox: J. Houlahan
4th Gregory Terrace - J. Buckley, G. Mazurkiewicz, X. Crockett, J. Vertullo, T. Flynn, L. Hooper, J. Petrie-Repar, T. Simpson, Cox: M. Fallon
5th ACGS - T. Garraway, A. Boardman, H. Brown, H. Forster, B. Sanders, D. Rosengren, D. Fysh, Z. McAdam, Cox: A. Bliss
6th Brisbane Grammar - B. Weier, N. Finch, W. Dwyer, M. Houghton, H. Clifton, W. Pascoe, A. Brown, H. Bunce, Cox: L. Reck
Open Third & Fourth Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
6:33.52
6:37.67
6:56.69
7:26.51
7:35.69
7:41.19
1st The Southport School - S. Hamadi, A. Charles, R. Mahon, O. Duff, T. Rossiter, B. Kruger, F. Backus, A. Robinson, Cox: K. O'Callaghan-Fletcher
2nd Brisbane Boys - S. Hudson, R. Wrakuale, B. McLean, F. Griffin, E. Harris, J. Spink, L. Pinson, J. Sutherland, Cox: C. Stockwell
3rd ACGS - J. McDonald, M. Pearce, C. Hanly, T. Patterson, O. Derrick, S. York, S. Clark, K. Tammela, Cox: L. Carter
4th Brisbane Boys - L. McCarthy, N. Norman, J. Jackson, A. Seeto, S. Galloway, A. Smith, L. Lynch, A. Paterson, Cox: B. McGregor
5th Nudgee - D. Darbyshire-Roberts, J. Brown, T. Brandenburg, A. Kovac, F. Prosser, O. McKeown, A. Wishart, S. Weerappuli Arachchige, Cox: T. Collyer
Year 11 First Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
6:05.47
6:10.76
6:14.83
6:18.20
6:24.41
6:28.08
1st Gregory Terrace- A. Ross, P. Townsend, D. Clifford-Thorpe, J. Gallagher, M. Hazard, H. McGhie, T. White, D. Williams, Cox: H. Macklin
2nd The Southport School- M. Ramsay, S. Savill, J. Ell, C. Watson, J. McPhee, J. Warren, H. Dawson, W. Brewster, Cox: S. Mudimu
3rd ACGS- C. McIntyre, H. Agnew, A. Parkes, J. McPhee, C. Godfrey, O. Allen, T. Taylor, J. Pini, Cox: E. Earnshaw
4th Brisbane Grammar- M. Joyce, D. Forrest, J. Peterson, F. Gislason, B. Stuckey, I. Spiller, L. Smith, T. Ruddell, Cox: H. Cooke
5th Brisbane Boys- J. Cannon, A. Richter, R. Koia, D. Thorn, W. Sharp, C. Eagle, G. O'Neill, C. Scott, Cox: H. Cantwell, Coaches: D. Harp, D. Brow
6th Nudgee - G. Coorey, C. Hunter, J. Alexander, J. Wendt, L. McBride, R. May, L. Keith, W. Enders, Cox: O. Read
Year 11 Second Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
6:14.32
6:18.14
6:19.20
6:28.36
6:32.67
6:33.36
1st Gregory Terrace- B. Morrison, W. Rehbein, O. Thorne, J. Merrett, C. Christiansen, L. Pinney, C. Murphy, O. Marriott, Cox: G. McGhie
2nd Brisbane Boys- A. McKenzie, R. McLennan, R. Suh, A. Neame, W. Sulicich, E. Crundell, F. Gray-Buchanan, M. Duckett, Cox: C. Baird, Coaches: D. Brown, D. Harp
3rd The Southport School- S. Sendall, R. Alexander, C. Stewart, C. Cummings, A. Arthur, J. White, J. Ray, C. Miller-Wright, Cox: W. Hallinan
4th ACGS- O. Marcovich, A. Davies, B. Williamson, T. Williams, R. Butler, W. Webster, A. Edmonds, E. Russell, Cox: H. Dodd
5th Nudgee- C. Donato, F. Sawley, J. Fraser, M. Pitt, C. Dixon, M. Read, J. Coldwell, J. Salah, Cox: G. Allen
6th Brisbane Grammar- J. Edwards, A. Macfarlane, L. Elliott, O. Taylor, E. Cooper, B. Kotovich, M. O'Neill, M. Purcell, Cox: T. Brant
Year 11 Third and Fourth Eight
Distance: 2000 Metres
6:32.94
6:41.47
6:43.52
6:45.61
7:00.85
7:02.36
7:07.27
7:22.05
7:25.99
This event was a combined third and fourth crew race hence the sixth placed Southport School crew winning the Year 11 Fourth eight race.
1st: 1st Div3 The Southport School- J. Arthur, E. McDougall, T. O'Neill, J. Cameron, L. Johnson, F. Vele, J. Lane, L. Mayne, Cox: T. Board
2nd: 2nd Div3 Brisbane Boys- A. Duffield, S. Keats, F. Atkins, L. Bakker, T. Pidik, J. O'Rorke, A. Moore, A. Bottomer, Cox: W. O'Rorke
3rd: 3rd Div3 ACGS- W. Parcell, W. Hood, O. Stanley, A. McDonald, A. Rae, N. Monahan, H. Hughes, C. Lewis, Cox: D. Bliss
4th: 4th Div3 Gregory Terrace- I. Tooma, L. Lamb, H. Wright, A. Godbolt, A. Luongo Ruiz, H. Thorn, B. Stokes, C. Lilwall, Cox: M. Frolov
5th: 5th Div3 Nudgee- S. Kendal, H. Dickinson-Jones, D. Cross, M. Patterson, A. Hayward, R. Hopper, T. Deeran, L. Moore, Cox: E. McHugh
6th: 1st Div4 The Southport School- H. Dhir, M. Bradbury, F. Pelgen, F. McCosker, T. Faragallah, C. Smith, H. Illes, L. Carrigan, Cox: M. Norman
7th: 6th Div3 Brisbane SHS- K. Perera, B. Davis, M. Lindsay, Y. Zuleta-Salmon, G. Crouch, O. Heard, S. Avdyl, L. Parker, Cox: S. Colvin
8th: 2nd Div4 Gregory Terrace- L. Cummins, W. Ritchie, M. Tran, A. Parameswaran, B. Oliver, W. Smith, E. Byrne, B. King, Cox: F. Totten
9th: 7th Div3 Brisbane Grammar- H. Elix, J. Guyatt, M. Kuznetsov, S. Bolam, N. Hammett, O. Kelly, J. Robertson, H. Tuma, Cox: P. O'Keefe
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 1
Distance: 1500 Metres
4:54.69
4:56.57
4:58.44
5:00.39
5:04.89
5:05.19
5:12.31
1st Gregory Terrace- H. Setter, H. Thomas, R. Clancy, J. Alford, Cox: W. Sheehan
2nd ACGS- C. Parkes, S. Parkes, S. Williams, A. Barrett, Cox: R. Douglas
3rd The Southport School- H. Howard, H. Thomas, M. Coleman, J. Oneto, Cox: E. Mudimu
4th Brisbane Boys- F. Bromell, J. Deal, P. Pohio, H. Wake, Cox: F. Geldard
5th Brisbane Grammar- B. Huf, M. Forbes, H. Slatter, M. Lee, Cox: W. Maher
6th Nudgee- B. Abery, S. Cantero, M. Beirne, A. Nielsen, Cox: J. Wall
7th Brisbane SHS- J. Lee, J. Victor, J. Theron, J. McKenzie, Cox: J. Nguyen
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 2
Distance: 1500 Metres
5:00.53
5:05.26
5:05.82
5:06.38
5:08.82
5:26.27
5:26.82
1st The Southport School- S. Butler, K. Uys, T. Vincent, J. Sloan, Cox: L. Hewitt
2nd Gregory Terrace- M. Phillips, M. Higson, R. Lewis, F. Banks, Cox: H. Blanshard
3rd Brisbane Boys- J. Lockley, S. Fell, L. Thornton, E. Thynne, Cox: C. Vinning
4th ACGS- R. Bitz, A. Brown, B. Rissman, D. Louw, Cox: L. Brown
5th Brisbane Grammar- C. Willersdorf, R. Zand, F. McCormack, A. Wackwitz, Cox: T. Campbell
6th Nudgee- R. Nixon, H. Timbs, Z. Henderson, J. Wilkinson, Cox: R. Richardson
7th Brisbane SHS- J. Lamuri, G. Akachi, T. Kozarcic, J. Doyle, Cox: S. Daley
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 3
Distance: 1500 Metres
4:58.41
5:01.10
5:15.51
5:18.29
5:19.63
5:23.69
5:25.89
1st The Southport School- M. Gallie, T. Skubris, E. Chandler, P. Frost, Cox: H. Bliss
2nd Brisbane Grammar- A. Bale, O. Hudson, O. Wright, Z. Douglas, Cox: H. Campbell
3rd Brisbane Boys- W. Shanks, J. Sinclair-Ford, L. Fraser, P. Whitehill, Cox: H. Wardale
4th Gregory Terrace- F. O'Rourke, N. Hislop, J. Johnson, S. Warda, Cox: X. Pennisi
5th ACGS- M. Wheelwright, J. Eijsvogel, A. Thomas, L. Roberts, Cox: H. Evans
6th Brisbane SHS- J. Hough, A. Worrell, A. Williams, S. Farley, Cox: A. Sijo
7th Nudgee- P. O'Driscoll, A. Coates, L. Collins, K. Washington, Cox: H. Warby
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 4
Distance: 1500 Metres
5:04.19
5:09.04
5:17.07
5:21.30
5:24.00
5:53.52
6:03.59
1st The Southport School- C. Ware, R. Tee, G. Schmidt, T. Mactaggart, Cox: J. Martin
2nd Brisbane Boys- L. Denman, M. Turton, T. Kennedy, I. Murphy, Cox: S. Pantic
3rd Gregory Terrace- N. Preston, T. O'Neill, O. Tessarolo, J. Cowen, Cox: I. Heming
4th Brisbane Grammar- B. Mowbray, L. Gresshoff, A. Bunce, J. Yantsch, Cox: A. Davies
5th ACGS- K. Blanck, T. Shearer, M. O'Connor, L. Nicolini, Cox: T. Perry
6th Nudgee- T. Duane, T. Burkett, R. Gavin, D. Dalton, Cox: F. Nielsen
7th Brisbane SHS- O. Crocetti, D. Wu, A. Cook, B. Simpson, Cox: H. Patel
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 5
Distance: 1500 Metres
5:08.17
5:10.45
5:15.84
5:27.15
5:29.46
6:05.67
1st The Southport School- M. Cooper, A. Massey, D. Jones, H. Woods, Cox: J. Taylor
2nd Gregory Terrace- L. Munt, N. Belanszky, T. Slack, D. Murphy, Cox: B. Hooper
3rd Brisbane Grammar- C. Blackwood, C. Spencer, O. Graham, M. Hirst, Cox: W. Angelini
4th Brisbane Boys- H. Guest, N. Tilbury, K. Jione, J. Van Der Nist, Cox: C. Burke
5th ACGS- H. Fanning, J. Knowles, T. Wood, J. Lee, Cox: H. West
6th Nudgee- G. Dittman, O. Winks, S. Coleman, R. Hopper, Cox: X. Parer
Year 10 Quad Scull Division 6
Distance: 1500 Metres
05:16.10
05:18.24
05:20.38
05:21.57
05:32.35
1st The Southport School- G. Bradbury, R. Martyn, C. Roth, R. Coker, Cox: P. Walker
2nd Brisbane Grammar- J. Liu, A. Bottomley, A. Hasselmann, C. Hyde, Cox: M. Watchirs
3rd Brisbane Boys- T. Taka, J. Randall, H. Kachel, M. Walsh, Cox: A. Siregar
4th Gregory Terrace- H. Dalton, P. Feros, L. Poulakis, T. Merrett, Cox: R. O'Sullivan
5th ACGS- J. Booth, M. Jobbins, R. Hopkins, W. Chandler, Cox: F. Denton
Year 10 Quad Scull Divisions 7 and 8
Distance: 1500 Metres
5:28.31
5:38.36
5:42.31
5:48.29
5:54.91
6:06.40
6:11.83
This was a combined division 7 and 8. Brisbane Grammar won both divisions with their division 8 crew finishing second.
1st: 1st Div7- Brisbane Grammar- H. Enasio, X. Bui, A. Clarke, J. Davison, Cox: B. Davies
2nd: 1st Div8- Brisbane Grammar- B. Chien, O. Dowling, G. Arthur, D. Lewis, Cox: Z. Yap
3rd: 2nd Div7- ACGS- J. Gay, L. Nicolini, B. Pringle, J. King, Cox: A. Ma
4th: 3rd Div7- Gregory Terrace- M. Tran, J. Bentley, M. Kiley, T. Luongo Ruiz, Cox: H. Daly
5th: 4th Div7- The Southport School- I. Adar, W. Boland, N. Wilson, O. Fogarty, Cox: A. Trimble
6th: 5th Div7- Brisbane Boys- C. Girle, V. Luva, R. Ormiston, C. Brook, Cox: C. Jones
7th: 2nd Div8- Brisbane Grammar- J. Boo, W. Aitchison, M. Quirk, X. Karmel, Cox: L. McCormack
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 1
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:09.06
3:14.00
3:15.04
3:18.56
3:21.58
3:23.08
3:26.91
1st Gregory Terrace- H. Kathage, L. Cummins, T. Murphy, W. Ritchie, Cox: F. Totten
2nd Brisbane Grammar- J. Grant, D. Forno, J. Poynter, N. Kelso, Cox: P. O'Keefe
3rd The Southport School- W. Box, L. Hughes, W. Holt, K. Baird, Cox: H. Wise
4th Brisbane Boys- L. Hill, L. Chapman-McCowan, L. Uriol-Reategui, J. Sutherland, Cox: L. Liu
5th Nudgee- O. McKeown, F. Prosser, A. Kovac, J. Brown, Cox: T. Collyer
6th ACGS- H. Frew, T. Robinson, C. MacLeod, A. McLean, Cox: H. Scott
7th Brisbane SHS- H. Willis, F. Boakes, M. Vunibola, Z. Langi, Cox: C. Lindop
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 2
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:16.18
3:18.80
3:23.34
3:24.68
3:25.21
3:26.09
3:35.57
1st Gregory Terrace- A. Moyes, B. Geertsema, L. Russell, C. Grieves, Cox: S. Daly
2nd Brisbane Grammar- L. Kerr, O. Kerr, H. Slater, E. Hutton, Cox: S. Biscaro
3rd The Southport School- J. Kerr, W. Arthur, H. Atthow, R. Greenup, Cox: J. Moloney
4th Brisbane Boys- D. Morrow, A. Cameron, H. Cooper, T. Morrison, Cox: A. Morrow
5th Brisbane SHS- M. Durrheim, S. McDonald, D. Taki, F. O'Loughlin, Cox: G. Butland-McKeering
6th ACGS- M. Durrheim, S. McDonald, D. Taki, F. O'Loughlin, Cox: G. Butland-McKeering
7th Nudgee- J. Shaw, E. Piper, K. Goodes, D. Withnall, Cox: R. Ireland
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 3
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:28.51
3:29.29
3:30.92
3:33.79
3:34.66
3:35.64
3:36.50
1st Gregory Terrace- J. Costi, M. Bishop, L. Palmer, L. Caligaris, Cox: W. Sheehan
2nd Brisbane Grammar- W. Tsai, O. Kent, H. Smith, A. Hamra, Cox: O. Catterick
3rd Brisbane Boys- C. Perceval, B. Hearn, K. Shedlock, R. McFarlane, Cox: D. Keane
4th The Southport School- T. Pyziakos, P. Walker, C. Buist, J. Cameron, Cox: W. Gall
5th ACGS- J. Dunbar, J. Seldon, T. Searle, H. Deluca-Smith, Cox: S. Morris
6th Brisbane SHS- H. Kirkby, F. Orth, F. Harwood, A. Cook, Cox: J. Tran
7th Nudgee- J. Cameron, W. Devlin, W. Campbell, S. Mitchell, Cox: C. McBride
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 4
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:27.62
3:28.09
3:28.65
3:35.22
3:39.00
3:39.66
3:42.59
1st ACGS- B. Parker, N. Eldershaw, A. Scammells, H. Bishop, Cox: P. Lovell
2nd Brisbane Boys- H. Hempel, W. Atkins, R. Gooding, W. Dalgliesh, Cox: C. Irvin
3rd Gregory Terrace- E. Chiang, X. Chisholm, R. O'Dwyer, D. O'Brien, Cox: H. Holland
4th Brisbane Grammar- H. Kerr, B. Purcell, H. Xiang, Z. Wrigley, Cox: S. White
5th Nudgee- L. Balderson, J. Walker, L. Cameron, D. Pezzimenti, Cox: M. Larman
6th The Southport School- T. Faber, P. Sa, W. Barnes, S. Chandler, Cox: B. Gall
7th Brisbane SHS- A. Nguyen, J. Hansen, M. Howarth, R. Cao, Cox: I. Mann
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 5
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:33.13
3:35.40
3:35.98
3:36.66
3:44.59
3:48.29
3:52.57
1st Gregory Terrace- J. O'Rielley, J. Conry, S. Love, O. Jacks, Cox: F. Loth
2nd ACGS- J. Bennett, B. Haddan, C. Sullivan, A. Easton, Cox: L. Veivers Brown
3rd Nudgee- S. Coleman, A. Zann, A. De Groot, J. Deakin, Cox: F. Copley
4th Brisbane Grammar- E. Lilley, L. Baker, M. Thynne, A. List, Cox: D. Dai
5th Brisbane Boys- E. Cray, J. Woolla, D. Chava, H. Maclean, Cox: D. Moala
6th The Southport School- Z. Jones, W. Ramsay, S. Hirabe, H. Pyke, Cox: S. Bredhauer
7th Brisbane SHS- T. Dewar, T. Sua, J. Murphy, B. Walsh, Cox: P. Trieu
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 6
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:32.55
3:37.17
3:40.41
3:42.06
3:47.41
3:47.78
3:57.84
1st The Southport School- B. Dobson-Miller, R. Zhang, G. Palmer-Peacock, J.Cummings, Cox: M. Pelgen
2nd Brisbane Boys- F. Meiklejohn, O. Lockley, L. Dickfos, E. Miall, Cox: H. White
3rd Brisbane SHS- E. Walker, R. Fraser, J. Jung, B. Kirkby, Cox: F. Core-Kotevski
4th Brisbane Grammar- O. Kroon, J. Miller, L. Battaglia, A. Alayan, Cox: D. Varsani
5th Nudgee- T. Carter, H. Elsley, B. Grace, B. Somers, Cox: X. Parer
6th ACGS- M. Corfe, K. Retimana, C. Ward, O. Cunningham, Cox: W. Robinson
7th Gregory Terrace- O. Lamb, L. Arthy, D. Darbyshire, R. Cavallucci, Cox: L. Clancy
Year 9 Quad Scull Division 7
Distance: 1000 Metres
3:35.39
3:38.77
3:42.21
3:47.29
4:03.77
4:06.96
1st The Southport School- T. Hill, T. Rogers, J. Dunlop, A. Beresford, Cox: T. Briggs
2nd Nudgee- O. Shaw, N. Carrigan, A. Watt, E. Harrison, Cox: K. Russo
3rd Gregory Terrace- N. Trainor, B. King, A. Leadbetter, A. Taylor, Cox: M. Fallon
4th ACGS- H. Gladman, O. Burger, B. Clarke, A. Young, Cox: O. Pollard
5th Brisbane Grammar- A. Warlow, J. Li, M. Singh, J. Tan, Cox: E. Xiang
6th Brisbane SHS- R. Shih, O. Reynolds, Z. Tuesley, M. Faleel, Cox: J. Nguyen
Sources
2023 GPS Head of the River Rowing Championship Official Results