1962 Head of the River
Wesley College made it two in a row under their great coach Alan Mitchell. The ninety-fifth Head of the River was conducted on Saturday 14th April.
Index to Results:
Organising Committee and Officials
Organising Committee: Associated Public Schools
Starter: Robert Duncan
Time: 5:00.4
Margins: 1 length and 1 length
Intermediate Final
Time: 4:59.2
Margins: 1.5 and 0.5 lengths
Losers Final
Time: 5:30.0
Margin: 1.5 lengths
1st Wesley College - Bow:R W Liley, 2: J G Girdwood, 3: W A Sanguinetti, 4: M H Lindell, 5: J W Moffat, 6: J W Hood, 7: R B Scott, Str: M M Nicholas, Cox: L F Royal, Cch: Alan W Mitchell
2nd Xavier College - Bow: D Jensen, 2: H Jones, 3: C Arendsen, 4: G Hurley, 5: P Gibson, 6: M Richter, 7: J West, Str: B Sierakowski, Cox: B Saleh, Cch: Charles Saleh
3rd Melbourne Grammar School
Intermediate Final
1st Scotch College - Bow: Philip C C Dick, 2: Ian L Evans, 3: Bryan A Keon-Cohen, 4: John L McFarlane, 5: Anthony J McKay, 6: Malcolm S Lorimer, 7: Richard E Harbig, Str: Bryan R Speed, Cox: Christopher J Newman, Cch: Robert R Aitken
2nd Caulfield Grammar School
3rd Geelong Grammar School - Bow: M G Darling, 2: J R P Luckock, 3: P R Latrielle, 4: J P Bicknell, 5: P R C Seymour, 6: D McL Robinson, 7: R E Chambers, Str: M S Priestley, Cox: D B Angliss, Cch: H Ward
Losers Final
1st Geelong College
2nd Brighton Grammar School
3rd Carey
4th St Kevins College
Heats:
E1: 1st XC, 2nd GGS, 3rd Carey Time: 4 min 49secs, Margin: 1.5 lengths
E2: 1st WC, 2nd SC, 3rd GC Time: 4 min 47 secs Margin: 0.5 length
E3: 1st MGS, 2nd CGS, 3rd BGS, 4th SKC
Time: 4min 56secs Margin: Canvas
The winning Wesley College crew
Time: 5:43.2
Margin: Canvas
Losers Final
Time: 5:53.0
Margin: 1 foot
1st Scotch College
2nd Geelong Grammar School
3rd Geelong College
Losers Final
1st Wesley College
2nd Xavier College - Bow: A Fox, 2: M Connolly, 3: M Bryan, 4: P Jeffrey, 5: P Boston, 6: R Ellis, 7: D Walker, Str: J McDavitt, Cox: Tom Daffy, Cch: Hubert Frederico
3rd Melbourne Grammar School
Heats:
E1: 1st GC, 2nd XC
E2: 1st SC, 2nd WC
E3: 1st GGS, 2nd MGS
Time: 2:39.0
Margin: 0.5 lengths
Intermediate Final
Time: 2:36.0
Margin: canvas
Losers Final
Time: 2:44.0
Margins: 0.5 length and one length
1st Caufield Grammar
2nd Geelong Grammar
3rd Geelong College
Intermediate Final
1st
Scotch College
2nd Carey
3rd Xavier College
Losers Final
1st Wesley College
2nd Melbourne Grammar
3rd Brighton Grammar
4th St Kevins College
Time: 2:37.0
Margin: 0.75 length
Losers final
Time: 2:44.4
Margin: 0.75 length
1st Geelong College
2nd Xavier College
3rd Melbourne Grammar
Losers Final
1st Geelong Grammar
2nd Scotch College
3rd Wesley College
Time: 2:46.0
Margin: 3 feet
Intermediate Final
Time: 2:38.2
Margin: 0.5 length
Losers Final:
Time: 2:38.6
Margin: 1 length
1st Geelong Grammar
2nd St Kevins College
3rd Caulfield Grammar
Intermediate Final
1st Xavier College
2nd Geelong College
3rd Wesley College
Losers Final
1st Scotch College
2nd Brighton Grammar
3rd Melbourne Grammar
4th Carey Grammar