1st Ian Puckeridge (NSW) 286.21 Aust Open Champ
2nd Rob Torelli (VIC) 280.52
3rd Alex Lewis (NSW) 270.46
4th Paul Roso (NSW) 254.73
5th Drew Fenney (VIC) 254.68 Aust Intermediate Champ
6th Andy Ruddock (NSW) 242.51 Aust Veterans Champ
7th Arnold Picolli (WA) 228.02
8th Shane Fitzmaurice (NZ) 225.30
9th Peter Walsh (NSW) 211.75
10th Grant Temple (VIC) 203.89
11th Ryan Schulter 190.99
12th Simon Trippe 185.24
13th Ilias (Louie) Papadopoulos (VIC) 182.25
14th Jess Falzon 172.18
15th Paul Dorfstatter (VIC) 170.66
16th Andy Romerill (UK) 163.95
17th John Schulter 157.19
18th Tony Heugh 156.32
19th Frank Di Martino (VIC) 156.20
20th Gunter Pfrengle 155.77
21st Gemma Nevill (WA) 155.03 Aust Ladies Champ
22nd Rick Trippe 150.69
23rd Chris Music 150.58 Aust Junior Champ
24th Peter Crawford (UK) 144.90
25th Jake Morris-Torelli (VIC) 126.97 (Aust Sub Junior Champ)
26th Sam Dawson 74.19
27th Mary0Anne Stacey (SA) 60.08
28th Murry Philp (SA) 49.43
29th Kevin Philp (SA) 42.67
30th Mark Derry (SA) 38.91
Will expand the post when I have time. I will be writing an article for ISFN. Open champ was decided by Pucko's Moonlighter that went exactly 400gm which was the minimum weight. Rob Torelli had a Nannygai come off his toggle on the first day. I lost my speargun in eelgrass 1.5hrs into the 3rd day killing any hope of a top 10 finish. Congrats to Rob Torelli who nearly pulled off back-to-back titles. We thought he had it. That makes it 6 all for Rob and Pucko. Congrats to Drew Fenney who has made his mark as one of the country's top divers. Congrats to Grant Temple (Zoolander) who finished in the top 10 and is a gifted diver and all-round great guy. Congrats to Paul who finished 15th Frank Di Martino (Sharkbait ooh-ha) 19th and to Jake who took out the sub Junior category. As a state, we missed out on the Team title by less than one fish. Supreme effort to the team consisting of Rob, Drew, Grant and me
Louie