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TERM 3 | 2015 | TRACK AND FIELD 

| BASKETBALL 

| RUGBY 

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From the Principal 

Term 3 has seen another period of outstanding 

performances from our players, parents, staff 

and supporters. 

The amount of help needed, and provided, to 

enable Rugby – our highest participation sport – 

to be played each weekend at home and away 

is quite remarkable, made all the more satisfying 

by the enjoyment and success of our young men. 

Just as much work goes into our vastly improved 

Basketball program. 

Both sports have proven successful overall, with 

the performances by our flagship teams – the 

First V and First XV – deserving special mention 

for the way in which they competed week after 

week, often against much bigger teams, and for 

their sportsmanship. 

On the cultural front, our Debating and Chess 

seasons also came to an end, and like Term 3 

sports, both had successful seasons. Our Senior 

A Debating Team finishing as QDU Champion 

and our very young Premier Chess Board, 

showing great potential for the future. 

We also are blessed with outstanding amenities 

at Tennyson and at our main campus at Spring 

Hill and I would like to thank Mr Alan Kennedy 

and Mr Craig Jesberg at Tennyson, Activities 

Coordinators Mr Tyron Mandrusiak and Mr Sam 

Mackinnon, Coordinators Ms Alex Cashin and 

Mr Bruce Devine, and the Rugby, Basketball and 

Debating Supporters’ Groups for what they have 

done not just in Term 3 but in the lead-up. 

Next term it is Track and Field, which already 

has begun, and Gymnastics, which dominate 

sports proceedings and I am sure that we will 

once again, compete to the best of our ability and 

always exhibit the very best of sportsmanship. 

Dr Michael Carroll 

COLLEGE PRINCIPAL 

My thanks to the many staff, Old Boys, coaches, 

referees and supporters for their hard work and 

dedication during the term in ensuring that as 

many of our students as possible are able to 

undertake their chosen activity - no matter what 

level. 

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TERRACE 

SPORT 

COLLEGE SPORTS FACULTY 

TERM 3 

DIRECTOR OF SPORT 

DAMIAN WRIGHT 

Sport & Activities AdministratoR 

EMMA SUCH 

RUGBY 

TYRON MANDRUSIAK 

BASKETBALL 

SAM MACKINNON 

STRENGth AND CONDITIONING 

JONATHON ROUSSETOS 

Congratulations must 

go to all players, 

coaches and referees 

for their exceptional 

contribution to the 

season just passed. 

The level of Team 

Work, Sportsmanship, 

Courage and 

Commitment shown 

by all has been 

outstanding. 

I would like to 

acknowledge all Open 

Rugby players and 

thank them for their 

efforts over... 

Tyron Mandrusiak 

With more than 250 

students participating in 

Terrace Basketball this 

season I’d like to thank 

everyone involved in 

making it an enjoyable 

and successful year. 

Special mention must 

go to parents dropping 

off at 6am, coaches 

balancing work and 

university, volunteers 

for helping out where 

needed and players 

for their commitment to 

improve and put their 

best foot... 

Sam Mackinnon 

As the Term 3 activities 

come to a close this 

week, our attention 

is turned to the preseason 

sporting 

programs leading into 

Term 1, 2016. 

Term 3 saw the 

College’s Athlete 

Development Program 

(ADP) heavily involved 

across all in-season 

sports and continue to 

grow its exposure to 

all students across the 

College.... 

Jonathon Roussetos 

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RUGBY 

TYRON MANDRUSIAK 

17 SEPTEMBER 2015 

Congratulations must go to all players, coaches 

and referees for their exceptional contribution to 

the season just passed. The level of Team Work, 

Sportsmanship, Courage and Commitment shown 

by all has been outstanding. 

I would like to acknowledge all Open Rugby players 

and thank them for their efforts over the years playing 

Rugby at Terrace. These young men have played 

Rugby at Terrace, some since 2008. The Terrace 

Community is very proud of you and in your final year 

at Terrace we want to publically thank you for pulling 

on the Red and Black jersey. 

Season Snap Shot: 


• 39 teams played Rugby at Terrace with over 

750 boys participating in the program; 

• Five outstanding days at Tennyson; 

• Eight schoolboy-based referees; 

• Overall win percentage of 70 per cent; 

• Averaging 26 point for and 11 against per game; 

• Winning each day overall with the exception of 

the Nudgee day; 

• Undefeated teams - 16E, 15D, 15E, 14A, 14F, 

13E, 12D, 12E; 

• Teams that lost only one game - 15C, 14C, 

14E, 13C, 12A, 12B, 12C. 

Ken Long Memorial Trophy - Congratulations to 4th 

XV player Sam Rex for being named this year’s Ken 

Long Memorial award winner. Sam was a worthy 

recipient showing the highest level of sportsmanship 

and commitment in his Open Year of Rugby. 

Team Man Awards - Congratulation to the below 

players on receiving this year’s individual Team Man 

Award which were presented to the players who 

make an outstanding contribution to their team both 

at training and in a game. 

Team Year House 

1st Ed Burns Windsor 

2nd Tom Pozzi Barrett 

3rd Tom Proberts Reidy 

4th Tom Lynam Barrett 

5th Tim Stretton Kearney 

6th Michael Thompson Treacy 

16A Charlie Dollar Barrett 

16B Matt Kahler Xavier 

16C Lochlan Monckton Barrett 

16D Joe Sheehan Windsor 

16E Darcy Newton Mahoney 

15A Sam Hearne Windsor 

15B Charlie Round Windsor 

15C Billy Boulton Magee 

15D Nick Felsch Buckley 

15E Nicholas Castley Mahoney 

15F Matt Keattinge Windsor 

14A Ethan Aridis Reidy 

14B Ned Esler Treacy 

14C Joseph Cavallucci Kearney 

14D Eddie Lockyer Magee 

14E Zac Taylor Windsor 

14F Max Keogh Mahoney 

13A Ed Hiley Magee 

13B Rory Slevin Magee 

13C James Baker Mahoney 

13D Harry Canfell Mahoney 

13E Samuel Alexander Barrett 

13F Joe Stretton Kearney 

12A Toby Snell Treacy 

12B Oscar Shields Xavier 

12C Nicholas Morgan Buckley 

12D Joshua Ferguson Kearney 

12E James Cameron Buckley 

11A Harry Forster Treacy 

11B Riley Mills Reidy 

11C Patrick Keogh Magee 

11D Charlie Hopkins Windsor 

11E Sam Conn Mahoney 

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SCHOOLS TRI NATIONS 2015 

INVOLVING AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS, NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS, SAMOAN SCHOOLS AND THE 

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS BARBARIANS 

Proudly supported by: 

QRU, Sunnybank RUFC, St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, Brisbane Boys College, St Leo’s College UQ 

NZ Schools v Samoan Schools Sunnybank RFC 24 Sep 6:00pm 

Australian Barbarians v NZ Schools Tennyson Ovals 28 Sep 1:00pm 

Australian Schools v Samoan Schools 

3:00pm 

Australian Barbarians v Samoan Schools Ballymore 2 Oct 4:00pm 

Australian Schools v NZ Schools 

5:45pm 

Entry at Tennyson & Ballymore: Adults $10 

Children/Students with ID FREE 

consulting 



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BASKETBALL 

Sam Mackinnon 



With more than 250 students participating 

in Terrace Basketball this season I’d like 

thank everyone involved in making it an 

enjoyable and successful year. Special 

mention must go to parents dropping 

off at 6am, coaches balancing work and 

university, volunteers for helping out where 

needed and players for their commitment 

to improve and put their best foot forward in 

representing Terrace. 

The 1st V must be congratulated for finishing 

3rd, best result for a number of years. This 

would not have been possible without Mr 

Matthew Hamilton-Smith’s dedication to 

development of our young men on and off 

the court. Mr Andrew Latimer’s impact on 

the group has been tremendous but 2015 

sees Andrew departing Gregory Terrace 

for a new work opportunity in New South 

Wales. We wish him all the best for his new 

venture. 

To celebrate our season a dinner was 

introduced and the response was amazing 

with 285 students and parents attending 

the event last Saturday night. This was 

truly a fantastic night and part of Terrace 

Basketball moving forward. We enjoyed 

looking back at the season and handing out 

awards to our deserving players. 

MVP and Team Man Awards 

Team MVP TEAM MAN 

1ST V Matthew Booysen Harrison Isaac 

2ND V Tom Barlow Daniel Schmidt 

3RD V Chris Power Jacob Hill 

11A Nick Caulfield Daniel Stack 

11B Declan Harvey George Edmonds 

11C Ben Shannon Zac Edmonds 

10A Adam Baumann Sam Turner 

10B Adam McNamara Kevin Ho 

10C Donald Cameron 

9A Dom Hunter Dom Previtera 

9B Cameron Ball Luca Scoglio 

9C Josh Buckley Matt Dean 

9D Lachlan McIntyre Ewan Bryson 

8A Quincee Fepuleai Darcy Watt 

8B Cyril Mathews Ruairi Corroon 

8C Oscar Wilkins Liam O'Connell 

7A Maliq Jackson Jasper See 

7B Arum Rapchuk Marindra Welgampola 

7C Will Davidson Daniel Barone 

7D Sydney O'Hare Simon Drew 

7E Christian Larsen Matthew Rice 

6A Geordan Papacostas Justin Sullivan 

6B Orlando Wightman Hugh Menegazzo 

5A Angus Killen Jack Psaros 

5B Blake Thiele Jayden Jap 

Overall results in the win and loss column 

didn’t vary much from 2014 but what we 

did was compete and make adjustments to 

our game style making huge differences in 

the margins of defeats. This may not sound 

great but it’s something I am proud of and 

believe 2016 will see more wins across the 

program. 

Looking forward to next year, please see 

results and award recipients right. 



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BASKETBALL 

Sam Mackinnon 

Overall results 

ACGS BGS TSS IGS TGS BBC NC BSHS WINS LOSS DRAW 

1sts W 79 -‐ 70 W 77 -‐ 60 L 53 -‐ 63 L 67 -‐ 76 W 70 -‐ 42 L 67 -‐ 65 W 73 -‐ 56 W 58 -‐ 48 5 3 

2nds L 18 -‐ 46 L 26 -‐ 27 Draw 31 L 19 -‐ 42 W 47 -‐ 38 W 43 -‐ 37 W 38 -‐ 34 W 36 -‐ 27 4 3 1 

3rds L 8 -‐ 49 L 10 -‐ 21 Bye L 8 -‐ 19 W 20 -‐ 0 L 17 -‐ 36 L 31 -‐ 37 L 21 -‐ 42 1 6 

11A W 37 -‐ 29 W 48 -‐ 28 W 58 -‐ 21 W 53 -‐ 31 L 49 -‐ 51 W 56 -‐ 29 W 52 -‐ 40 W 56 -‐ 41 7 1 

11B W 25 -‐ 22 W 43 -‐ 16 W 32 -‐ 14 W 45 -‐ 8 W 61 -‐ 7 W 47 -‐ 23 W 38 -‐ 14 W 44 -‐ 20 8 0 

11C L 29 -‐ 50 W 41 -‐ 30 W 50 -‐ 18 W 33 -‐ 18 Bye W 52 -‐ 19 W 41 -‐ 27 L 28 -‐ 36 4 2 

10A L 45 -‐ 47 L 36 -‐ 43 W 43 -‐ 30 L 45 -‐ 46 W 57 -‐ 36 L 58 -‐ 28 0 -‐ 0 L 54 -‐ 27 2 5 

10B L 9 -‐ 62 L 9 -‐ 44 L 14 -‐ 39 W 33 -‐ 31 L 13 -‐ 22 L 24 -‐ 37 0 -‐ 0 L 19 -‐ 45 1 6 

10C L 7 -‐ 52 L 20 -‐ 21 L 14 -‐ 26 W 16 -‐ 7 L 28 -‐ 12 W 20 -‐ 0 0 -‐ 0 L 14 -‐ 28 2 5 

9A L 19 -‐ 65 W 32 -‐ 25 L 27 -‐ 33 L 42 -‐ 45 W 65 -‐ 42 L 41 -‐ 24 Draw 53 L 32 -‐ 65 2 5 1 

9B L 5 -‐ 70 L 18 -‐ 40 L 16 -‐31 L 20 -‐ 37 W 40 -‐ 14 L 19 -‐ 41 L 27 -‐ 38 L 22 -‐ 29 1 7 

9C L 13 -‐ 63 W 23 -‐ 14 W 42 -‐ 10 W 31 -‐ 20 W 31 -‐ 19 W 26 -‐ 21 W 40 -‐ 18 W 17 -‐ 8 7 1 

9D W 19 -‐13 L 14 -‐ 35 L 18 -‐ 25 L 15 -‐ 47 L 15 -‐ 37 L 22 -‐ 40 W 37 -‐ 29 Bye 2 5 

8A L 20 -‐ 67 W 50 -‐ 20 W 47 -‐ 40 L 15 -‐ 33 W110 -‐ 7 W 37 -‐ 36 W 82 -‐ 9 L 27 -‐ 41 5 3 

8B L 10 -‐ 96 L 14 -‐ 20 L 29 -‐ 38 W 33 -‐ 4 L 19 -‐ 31 L 24 -‐ 32 W 41 -‐ 4 Draw 23 2 5 1 

8C L 8 -‐ 79 L 4 -‐ 22 L 24 -‐29 L 15 -‐ 32 L 26 -‐ 31 L 16 -‐ 24 L 29 -‐ 37 L 11 -‐ 27 0 7 

7A L 22 -‐ 51 L 22 -‐ 40 W 31 -‐ 29 W 37 -‐ 8 L 43 -‐ 50 W 44 -‐ 38 W 33 -‐ 22 L 20 -‐ 53 4 4 

7B L 10 -‐ 40 L 18 -‐ 23 L 26 -‐ 29 W 41 -‐ 12 L 7 -‐ 46 L 15 -‐ 25 W 19 -‐ 10 W 34 -‐ 10 3 5 

7C L 18 -‐ 55 W 25 -‐ 20 W 36 -‐ 13 Bye W 20 -‐0 W 34 -‐ 18 W 35 -‐ 14 W 24 -‐ 21 6 1 

7D L 10 -‐ 35 L 10 -‐ 26 W 30 -‐ 15 L 6 -‐ 53 Bye W 27 -‐ 25 L 8 -‐ 35 W 23 -‐ 8 3 4 

7E L 10 -‐ 24 L 12 -‐ 25 L 15 -‐ 30 L 18 -‐ 26 Bye L 4 -‐ 64 W 28 -‐ 12 L 8 -‐ 23 1 6 

6A L 22 -‐ 57 L 24 -‐ 34 W 22 -‐ 18 W 20 -‐ 17 W 28 -‐ 17 L 31 -‐ 37 L 14 -‐ 36 Bye 3 4 

6B L 6 -‐ 72 L 12 -‐ 44 W 19 -‐ 18 W 10 -‐ 6 L 17 -‐ 28 L 16 -‐ 23 L 22 -‐ 28 Bye 2 5 

5A L 10 -‐ 7 L 10 -‐46 L 8 -‐ 33 L 6 -‐ 14 Draw 20 L 11 -‐ 33 L 9 -‐ 42 Bye 0 6 1 

5B L 2 -‐ 17 L 4 -‐ 39 L 4 -‐ 18 L 8 -‐ 18 L 4 -‐14 W 12 -‐ 10 L 11 -‐24 Bye 1 6 



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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING 

Jonathon Roussetos 


As the Term 3 activities come to 

a close this week, our attention 

turns to the pre-season sporting 

programs leading into Term 1, 

2016. 

Term 3 saw the College’s Athlete 

Development Program (ADP) 

heavily involved across all inseason 

sports and continue to 

grow its exposure to all students 

across the College. This was 

achieved by undertaking 

an important role during all 

Years 5-8 HPE classes during 

our Track and Field talent 

identification process and also 

being heavily involved during 

the Track and Field sports 

excellence programs across 

these year levels. 

Congratulations to the 

successful season our First V 

and First XV teams had this year 

and also to all teams involved 

in the Basketball and Rugby 

programs. From an athlete 

development perspective, our 

2015 Firsts teams have been 

exposed to the restructured 

Athlete Development Program 

for two years, which saw 

enhanced physiological and 

anthropometric adaptations 

occur throughout the season. 

The success of an ADP must 

not be judged on the size of its 

athlete nor the success of the 

team but the ability an athlete 

has to be able to play a full 

season of sport injury free. This 

is achieved by a periodised 

approach where many phases 

are gradually introduced into 

the program to fully prepare the 

athlete to be able to meet the 

demands of any given sport. 

Some of these components 

include, gaining maximum 

relative strength, undertaking 

specific injury prevention 

strategies and training under 

fatigue, specific to an athlete’s 

individual sport. 

This season it was most 

pleasing to see that our 2015 

First XV athletes did not incur 

any soft tissue injuries during 

the season which allowed us 

to maintain a relatively fullstrength 

team each week. As the 

program progresses, so too will 

the training age of our athletes 

which in turn will yield more 

exciting results transferring from 

the hard work put in during the 

athlete development sessions 

onto the field, court or water. 

Next term will see the program 

implemented into our Rowing, 

targeting boys from Years 8-12 

through various types of training 

modules specific to each year 

group. We also will see a much 

greater involvement throughout 

our Cricket, Volleyball and 

Swimming programs which is 

all part of the continual growth 

and evolution of our ADP. 

Participation in our junior HPE 

classes also will continue to be 

emphasized through our sports 

excellence programs next term. 



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SPORT 



DAMIAN WRIGHT - DIRECTOR OF SPORT 

Thank-you to all involved in the Term 3 activities 

of Basketball and Rugby. Both programs have 

significantly improved over the last 12 months 

and the future of Terrace Basketball and Rugby 

is in good hands. 

For Basketball, the season finished with a typically 

strong program performance. An analysis of 

the program would highlight the significant 

improvement in the overall standard / skill level 

on display by all the boys in Red and Black. In 

short, Terrace boys are playing better, competing 

better and are displaying far better game sense 

and decision-making in game situations. 

This significant improvement is a reflection on 

the improved coaching levels now available to 

the boys, headed by Mr Sam Mackinnon. The 

opportunity for the boys to learn from someone of 

Sam’s stature – both on and off the court – should 

never be underestimated. Sam is well supported 

by numerous hard-working coaches. 

The First V recorded their 5th victory for the year, 

overwhelming their opposition in front of a vocal 

supportive crowd. This team has continually 

defeated more fancied opponents and have 

finished in 3rd position overall – this is a significant 

improvement and good days are ahead for this 

team. Congratulations to coaches Mr Matthew 

Hamilton-Smith and Mr Andrew Latimer for their 

dedicated programs in getting the best out of the 

boys. 

In Rugby, the Terrace colours flew strongly again 

at Tennyson with a solid program performance. 

Thirty-nine teams represented the College in 

Rugby in 2015, and even though not all teams 

had the opportunity to play on Saturday – many 

boys were present to cheer on their mates. 

The quality of Rugby on display weekly by 

the boys in Red and Black is testament to the 

program generated by Mr Tyron Mandrusiak. 

Tyron is a tireless worker and provides great 

opportunities for boys in the Red Program (A-B) 

and the Participation Program (C-D-E-F). 

In season 2015, there was only one weekend 



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SPORT (CON’T) 


In season 2015, there was only one weekend 

on which Terrace did not own the day and win 

the majority of games - and on that day Terrace 

produced numerous outstanding performances 

to win 13 fixtures against Nudgee College – a 

great result. 

While other schools focus on a purely A/B 

program, and limit the opportunities for boys to 

play - the Terrace program provides opportunities 

for all boys – regardless of previous experience. 

Well done to all the coaches and parents for 

providing such a positive sporting environment. 

First XV - This team may feel like they 

underperformed a little by winning three games 

this season and finishing in 7th position overall. 

The boys covered themselves in glory week in, 

week out by taking on opposition who were much 

bigger - however not once did any boy shirk his 

job and all boys were dedicated and courageous. 

In their minds they might consider three games 

slipped away but that is in itself a reflection of 

the vagaries of sport – the boys performed 

exceptionally well and did the College proud. 

Any summary of the two seasons cannot be 

complete without the recognition and thanks to 

the supporters’ groups. 

Mr Dean Booysen and Mr Mark Macklin lead 

the way in supporting the College’s programs 

by leading their respective supporters’ groups. 

Basketball and Rugby are well served by these 

groups which work tirelessly and quietly behind 

the scenes. Thank-you to both groups and 

to both men for their outstanding leadership. 

To both committees a sincere thank-you for 

answering the call on so many occasions when 

asked to volunteer your time. The programs 

would not work as effectively as they do without 

the numerous foot soldiers who so generously 

provide their time in so many areas. 

Sport has by no means now stopped – in fact it 

is building to the great events of Term 4 with the 

Track and Field championships on Saturday 31 

October and the Gymnastics Championships on 

Saturday 24 October. 

Training for both activities is in full swing – Track 

and Field athletes need to dust off their training 

spikes and celebrate in the freedom of this great 

activity. 

If boys are in Brisbane over the holiday period 

then they need to be involved in training Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday of both weeks. The skill 

set available for Track and Field athletes to 

embrace is significant and highly influential on 

performances at the Championships. Grab the 

opportunity and train now. 



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TERRACE CULTURE 

CULTURE, MATT COCKING 


With the conclusion of the GPS Rugby season 

just behind us, is it a great time to reflect on how 

our community integrated all elements of school 

life and has created a place where elite athletes 

and musicians can stand on the same field to 

thunderous cheers from the Terrace supporters 

in the stands. Continuing our relatively new 

tradition of having the Drumline support the 

Rugby games has grown in its acceptance to a 

point where atmosphere is void of punch when 

they are not there. 

Prior to the last game of the season, our Principal 

Dr Michael Carroll, Director Sport Mr Damian 

Wright and I sat together to plan the future and 

build the supporter atmosphere through the 

further inclusion of our ‘Athletics Bands’. 

From this, the ‘Call to Arms’ was devised to bring 

in the supporters from the surrounding fields and 

give an aural energy to the fields. This was adopted 

by our supporters and was a great success. Next 

year will see us integrate the Athletics Bands 

further into our sporting programing. Like many 

other schools and colleges in the USA, these two 

parts of school life walk hand-in-hand. 

Bringing the Pep Band, Drumline and Rock 

Bands to Tennyson will take ‘Terrace to the Fore’ 

of all GPS schools as Terrace Sport and Terrace 

Culture work together as ‘Terrace’. 


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