2022 AGM Notification
Dear Members,The Management Committee invites all members to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, 8th December at 6.00pm at the GPS Bowls Club, Yoku Road, Ashgrove.
General Meeting Agenda 8/12/2022
Welcome
Apologies
Receiving of the President’s Report
Receiving of the Treasurer’s Report
Election of:
President
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Office Bearers (4)
Appointment of Auditor
Appointment of Patron
Nominations for Life Membership of GPS Rugby
General Business
Please be advised that the election of office bearers to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting as per notice.
Nominations are invited for the following positions –
President
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Office Bearers (4)
All members are encouraged to nominate for positions. Nominations will close at 5.00pm on Thursday 24th November 2022. All nominations are to be with the secretary by this time. Nomination forms are available electronically from the Club Office or via the club website or by clicking here.
Please note that the only members and life members are entitled to vote at the AGM. Members under the age of 18 are not entitled to vote but may be represented by an audit with a maximum of one representative and vote per family. Your membership status is shown below.
Liza Hammond
Honorary Secretary
14th November 2022
Heritage Jersey Auction
On 6 August against Wests, our GPS Premier Grade side wore with great pride the 2022 heritage jerseys.
These jerseys are now being auctioned off to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHCSEQ). www.32auctions.com/gpsheritageround2022
These jerseys are colourful, bright and would look absolutely fantastic framed in your home or office.
Please dig deep and place a bid on one or more of the jerseys for a great memento of the 2022 round and to help support kids and their families going through medical treatments.
Bidding will close on Wednesday evening 2nd September at midnight.
Vale Dudley Dick
GPS Rugby Club wishes to send our condolences to the family of Dudley Dick, who has sadly passed away after a long battle with illness. Dudley was the Club Patron of the club from 2004 until the end of 2021 season.
Dudleys service will be held on Friday the 8th of April at St Augustine's Anglican Church, Hamilton at 10 am.
Rest in peace Dudley.
Job Opportunity
Location: Woollongabba (need own transport)
Duties: office based - filing, typing answering calls
Start: Saturday 05/3/2022
If you are interested please reach out to me asap (need to know by 2pm Friday).
Contact Ryan on 07 3023 1079
Vale Gavan Horsley
Gavan Horsely has passed away at the age of 89 whilst living in Perth.
A GPS life member, Gavan will forever be Wallaby #407.
Rest in peace, Gavan.
Classic Wallabies Biography
Gavan Horsley was a strongly built, flying three-quarter who had the misfortune for his representative career to coincide with that of two magnificent Wallaby wingers in Eddie Stapleton and Garth Jones. A prolific try scorer and solid defender, Horsley’s surf lifesaver physique was more suited to the centres rather than the wing.
It was in the water that Horsley first came to prominence. An outstanding junior beltman, Horsley joined the Burleigh Heads life saving club. In 1950, aged 17, he bravely rescued club mate Leo Ryan who was attacked by a shark and in the process lost a hand. Horsley swam out with a belt and although the shark continued to circle, rescued Ryan. The Royal Humane Society awarded Horsley a silver medal for his effort.
Horsley played his club rugby to GPS after he graduated from ‘Churchie’ and made his representative debut for Queensland in 1952, aged just 19. Early the following year Horsley emerged a strong chance of selection for the Wallaby tour to South Africa after he was selected to play for The Rest in the final trial against ‘Australia’. Horsley was selected for the tour, played in 12 matches, and scored a team high 14 tries but missed out to Jones and Stapleton for the Tests.
The following year, Horsley injured the ligaments in his left ankle when he played for Queensland against Fiji. Nonetheless he was named in the centres to make his Test debut in Brisbane but eventually withdrew because of the ankle injury. Three weeks later Horsley was again selected at centre however right winger Eddie Stapleton was controversially dropped because he failed to attend training three days before the second Test. As a consequence reserve back Herb Barker was promoted to centre and Horsley shifted to the right wing for his Test debut in Sydney. Unfortunately it was a game of few opportunities for the outside backs and ended on a sour note with a disputed penalty that allowed Fiji to convert the decisive penalty goal.
Horsley played one further season with Queensland and ended his playing career at just 22 to devote his time to a career that took him to Malaysia, Melbourne and later to Perth. He maintained an interest in rugby and in 1971 became a State and Australian selector.
Gavan Horsley played one Test for Australia and will forever be Wallaby #407.