1968 Head of the River

1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: Michael D Hamer, 2: Clive P Beckingsale, 3: John F Benson, 4: William J Baillieu, 5: Greg C White, 6: John B Kiddle, 7: David M Michelmore, Str: David W Slessor, Cox: J W Logan Armstrong, Cch: Gordon Sargood
2nd Geelong Grammar - Bow: M A Crawford, 2: W E Mackay Sim, 3: R S Benson, 4: G P M Armytage, 5: R C J Mackenzie, 6: Ian C Farren, 7: E J Gill, Str: J A Kettlewell, Cox: H N D Collins, Cch: Adrian C Monger
3rd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: C Smith, 2: P Hein, 3: I Sowerby, 4: A Watson, 5: C Moodie, 6: R Small, 7: G Williams, Str: R Symons, Cox: P Cusworth, Cch: Terry Davies

Melbourne Grammar First Crew

Back row (from left): M.D. Hamer, J.F. Benson, G. Sargood Esq., W.J. Baillieu and C.P. Beckingsale.
Seated: G.C. White, D.M. Michelmore, J.W.L. Armstrong (cox), D.W. Slessar and J.B. Kiddle.

Intermediate final
1st Wesley College - Bow: G I Lingham, 2: G A A Nettle, 3: J R Benjamin, 4: N F Arrowsmith, 5: J B Lockwood, 6: M J N Troon, 7: M E Critchley, Str: G A Wadge, Cox: C D V Butler, Cch: Alan W Mitchell
2nd Scotch College - Bow: Geoff F Buchanan, 2: Donald M Collie, 3: Graeme Blanch, 4: John Loton, 5: William G Magennis, 6: Alister C Ferguson, Str: Richard Rees, Cox: Andrew McH Ramsey, Cch: Donald R T Macmillan (John McKeand selected but withdrew with illness two days before the heats.)
3rd Brighton Grammar - Bow: Peter Macartney, 2: P Weeks, 3: B Gibson, 4: A Biggin, 5: P Wilson, 6: P Reith, 7: P Huth, Str: P Thornborrow, Cox: J Trotter, Cch: Simon Newcomb

Scotch College First Crew

Losers final
1st St Kevin's College - Bow: M G Coleman, 2: A J Vingrys, 3: J A Keeran, 4: C A Parker, 5: A B Maginn, 6: K T Bartaska, 7: A J Coleman, Str: P K Noonan, Cox: Adrian E Maginn, Cch: C F Bailey
2nd Geelong College - Bow: T C Dennis, 2: J S H Cole, 3: P T R Turnbull, 4: W G Forbes, 5: P L Bartlett, 6: R F Gardner, 7: P C Young, Str: P A Webster, Cox: I A Grove, Cch: Albert Bell
3rd Xavier College - Bow: G Dwyer, 2: P Martin, 3: M Coglin, 4: C Sinn, 5: Patrick McNamara, 6: M O'Brien, 7: E Sinn, Str: L Hemingway, Cox: M Callinan, Cch: Dr J Bourke
4th Carey Grammar - Bow: I James, 2: I England, 3: R Macdonald, 4: J Urie, 5: N James, 6: R Jackson, 7: R Simms, Str: J Alderson, Cox: S Livingston, Cch: M Francis

Heats
E1: 1st CGS, 2nd BGS, 3rd GC, 4th Carey - Time: 4:38.4, Margin 0.5 length
E2: 1st MGS, 2nd WC, 3rd SKC - Time: 4:32.0, Margin 1 length
E3: 1st GGS, 2nd SC, 3rd XC - Time: 4:33.6, Margin: 0.75 length

1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: P R A Harvey, 2: P A Ritchie, 3: W A Veall, 4: P R Allen, 5: R B Allen, 6: R D G Freeman, 7: L McD Payne, Str: D E Blackburn, Cox: S P R Tulloh, Cch: Philip A V Roff
2nd Wesley College - Bow: S W Troon, 2: J D Sandow, 3: T P Eames, 4: H M Richards, 5: J M Wishart, 6: R J Knowles, 7: J R Arrowsmith, Str: C L Williams, cox: N D Varigos, Cch: L E R Williams
3rd Scotch College - Bow: C J Darling, 2: R S Orchard, 3: R A Stubbings, 4: R J Forsyth, 5: A G Robertson, 6: K J R McKenzie, 7: D H Gibson, Str: R G Eager, Cox: J A Tulloch, Cch: W Victor Nash
4th Geelong College - Bow: M J Betts, 2: G A Chapman, 3: K A Borthwick, 4: A C Urquhart, 5: E A Sutherland, 6: P F Fraser, 7: W A Waters, Str: A G davey, Cox: T R Chatham, Cch: Robert Purnell

Losers final
1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: D M McKay, 2: A M Willsallen, 3: O S D Crooke, 4: J F Chambers, 5: A J Bowman, 6: I F H Wall, 7: T R Manifold, Str: D J M Bainbridge, Cox: R B Lempriere, Cch: Frank C Covill
2nd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: D Hanlon, 2: N Sweetland, 3: P Stephenson, 4: S Brown, 5: G Camm, 6: W Bray, 7: A Maine, Str: A Roscoe, Cox: P Allnutt, Cch: J Woodlock
3rd Xavier College - Bow: J Timms, 2: P Connolly, 3: P Vosti, 4: A Callander, 5: C Davidson, 6: J McCaffrey, 7: P Lethbridge, Str: A Gibson, Cox: M Folie, Cch: M Jones

Heats:
E1: 1st GC, 2nd MGS, 3rd XC, 4th GGS - Time: 4:41.5, Margin: 1.25 length
E2: 1st WC, 2nd SC, 3rd CGS - Time: 4:43.0, Margin: 0.75 length

1st Wesley College - Bow: I C Chambers, 2: J M Williams, 3: W J Collins, 4: R W Eggers, 5: D C McLaren, 6: S P Bohlmann, 7: C T G Lusink, Str: P L Millikan, Cox: Bruce W Morrison, Cch: Peter K Watkin
2nd Geelong College - Bow: D S Laidlaw, 2: R W Moore, 3: L McL Doody, 4: M L David, 5: D W Anderson, 6: W A T Lyon, 7: D Ellis, Str: K Edwards, Cox: C T Andrews, Cch: Sydney Thomas
3rd Scotch College - Bow: R N McKinnon, 2: I G Blandford, 3: P D Varley, 4: E W R Littlejohn, 5: K N Alexander, 6: G J Digby, 7: R L Simpson, Str: J McB Levey,
Cox: T F Healey, Cch: Mr Northwood

Intermediate Final
1st Geelong Grammar School - Bow: P W Jackson, 2: T P Ranken, 3: B L Weibye, 4: D R Willis, 5: A R deCarteret, 6: J D Wilson, 7: P A F Hay, Str: R F A Wills, Cox: S Dobbyn, Cch: W A Searle
2nd St Kevin's College - Bow: L S Bobbera, 2: A W Crehan, 3: D G Murray, 4: C J Waugh, 5: J J Fitzpatrick, 6: P M Roder, 7: P F McDermott, Str: T W O'Loughlin, Cox: D J Parantholene, Cch: D J O'Doherty
3rd Brighton Grammar - Bow: D Tonkin, 2: A Gibson, 3: L Devine, 4: I Edmondson, 5: L Macartney, 6: M Taylor, 7: T Marget, Str: N Wilson, Cox: W Gray, Cch: Roger Wilson

Losers final
1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: M J Powell, 2: P H Dempster, 3: S W Stevens, 4: I R Thwaites, 5: P N Barton, 6: R D McCallum, 7: R R Morell, Str: M K Handbury, Cox: R J Michael, Cch: N A H Banks
2nd Xavier College - Bow: B Smith, 2: W McLoghlin, 3: M Plunkett, 4: P Dohrmann, 5: M Andre, 6: J Briggs, 7: M Corrigan, Str: W Calanchini, Cox: R Hollingworth, Cch: E W Excell
3rd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: G Mander, 2: L Armstrong, 3: J Knowles, 4: R Chandler, 5: R Knight, 6: R Grinter, 7: R Mather, Str: C Erlander, Cox: P Tooth, Cch: H Pennefather
4th Carey Grammar - Bow: G Moloney, 2: N Bradbury, 3: J Zimbler, 4: I Jackson, 5: W Jeppersen, 6: W Phillips, 7: R Gabb, Str: G Lowen, Cox: S Campi, Cch: G Byron-Moore

Heats
E1: 1st SC, 2nd GGS, 3rd MGS, 4th Carey - Time: 2:12.5
E2: 1st WC, 2nd BGS, 3rd CGS
E3: 1st GC, 2nd SKC, 3rd XC

1st St Kevin's College - Bow: J D Crowe, 2: D F Cronin, 3: P M Gardiner, 4: T P Johnson, 5: L W Rose, 6: P J Davies, 7: M R Reid, Str: D R Rodriquez, Cox: M J Coghlan, Cch: Michael J Daffey
2nd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: A D S Morrison, 2: M J Liley, 3: J H Skinner, 4: Andrew G Michelmore, 5: D F Barnett, 6: D M Johnson, 7: R E J Nichols, Str: Martin F Owen, Cox: P A Lawrence, Cch: K N Thomson
3rd Geelong Grammar - Bow: A W Patterson, 2: E J D Ogden, 3: J D Morish, 4: M E R Alderson, 5: G R Burnham, 6: G O Potter, 7: R J Hanson, Str: M R Coldham, Cox: P W McIntosh, Cch: P W Henham
4th Scotch College - Bow: Q G Forrest, 2: R Swaney, 3: R P Widmer, 4: R G McCloskey, 5: S R Dunn, 6: I Jackson, 7: Kerry P Jelbart, Cox: I D Harbeck, Cox: Michael J Nicholson, Cch: Robert J Garnsworthy

Losers final
1st Geelong College - Bow: P J Russell, 2: R S Fenner, 3: T G B Wood, 4: G A Sibert, 5: L S Ritchie, 6: B C Filbay, 7: G H Thewlis, Str: S W Millikan, Cox: J W Slattery, cch: Peter Millar
2nd Wesley College - Bow:
3rd Xavier College - Bow:
4th Caulfield Grammar - Bow: D Quine, 2: R Barnes, 3: P Maine, 4: G Coyle, 5: P Cox, 6: J Upstill, 7: P Unwin, Str: D Dunn, Cox: R Thiele, Cch: V Allen

Heats
E1: 1st MGS, 2nd GGS, 3rd WC, 4th XC - Time: 2:16.0, Margin: 0.75 length
E2: 1st SKC, 2nd SC, 3rd GC, 4th CGS - Time: 2:16.0, Margin: canvas

1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: J O Smith, 2: J W D Nelms, 3: D M B Mackie, 4: D S Wood, 5: G O Kirk, 6: D M MacKinnon, 7: T C Ellis, Str: W M Alliston, Cox: L V Sheather, Cch: P D White
2nd Scotch College - Bow: P M Bezemer, 2: J D Cullen, 3: P A Shiels, 4: G A Crittenden, 5: R E Anderson, 6: W A Kilpatrick, 7: W S Mosley, Str: J R Simpson, Cox: P Doughton, Cch: Mr MacLeish
3rd St Kevin's College - Bow: M J Murphy, 2: G F Bennett, 3: T P O'Hallroan, 4: J B Dixon, 5: R J Magee, 6: R J Koch, 7: B F Dixon, Str: T V O'Connell, Cox: C Wright, Cch: P X Bennett

Intermediate final
1st Geelong College - Bow: R W Grimmer, 2: J A MacGugan 3: C A Roebuck, 4: R B Hastie, 5: D R Henry, 6: T J Davies, 7: S McD Davey, Str: H G Seward, Cox: G A Roydhouse, Cch: Andrew Lawson
2nd Carey Grammar - Bow: J Birrell, 2: I Henry, 3: G Brooks, 4: P Hadaway, 5: T Coffey, 6: T Pratt, 7: P Aird, Str: S Sands, Cox: Mathews, Cch: I Johnson
3rd Brighton Grammar - Bow: P Harris, 2: S Field, 3: T Stynis, 4: R Peace, 5: P Cain, 6: S Roszel, 7: D Martindale, Str: R Bowden, Cox: T Pettifer, Cch: R Easson

Losers final
1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: T G Nicholl, 2: C W Newton, 3: P A J Derham, 4: I H Archibald, 5: T R Benson, 6: J B Parncutt, 7: A M Richardson, Str: P R D Sharp, Cox: P W M Hyslop, Cch: M J Arnold
2nd Wesley College - Bow: J W DuVe, 2: P S Harrison, 3: G J Wilkinson, 4: A S Anderson, 5: C A Gaylard, 6: R M Howie, 7: R R Turnbull, Str: A D Barton, Cox: A G Carbines, Cch: V T Gillatt
3rd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: B Maple, 2: T Murphy, 3: P Curran, 4: P Simmons, 5: G Wadelton, 6: I Fowler, 7: R Claydon, Str: P Kingsbury, Cox: A Wright, Cch: I Parr
4th Xavier College - Bow: M Collins, 2: J Stanway, 3: T Hubbard, 4: D Quin, 5: L Coleman, 6: S Murphy, 7: D Rowan, Str: D Greenwood, Cox: R Lewis, Cch: R Spillane

Heats
E1: 1st SKC, 2nd BGS, 3rd CGS, 4th XC - Time: 2:18.2, Margin: 0.5 length
E2: 1st GGS, 2nd Carey, 3rd WC - Time: 2:15.0, Margin: 1.5 lengths
E3: 1st SC, 2nd GC, 3rd MGS - Time: 2:15.0, Margin: 1.25 lengths