1st VIC - Bow: Brian J Vear, 2: David H Boykett, 3: Robert P Lachal, 4: David B Ramage, 5: Paul M Guest, 6: Graeme A McCall, 7: Martin G Tomanovits, Str Terry R Davies, Cox: Kevin J Wickham, Cch: Alan N Jacobsen, Emerg: Charles J Lehman, Mgr: Jack G Parr, Selectors: Dr Lloyd S Williams, Ron J March & coach
2nd NSW – Bow: Bruce Dickson, 2: Rodney Northam, 3: Alf Duval, 4: Peter Dickson, 5: John Campbell, 6: John Hudson, 7: Graeme Allen, Str: Gary Herford, Cox: Lionel Robberds, Emergs: James Goulding & S Streber, Cch: Phillip A Cayzer
3rd WA – Bow: Milton A Francis, 2: Frank J Lowrey, 3; Walter J Triplett, 4: Peter R Benson, 5: Chris L Fisher, 6: Jonathon A Wickham, 7: Ross Moffat, Str: John G Rosser, Cox: Terrence Scook, Emerg: Chris G E Henn, Cch: Ken D Grant
4th QLD – Bow: A Elliott, 2: P Walsh, 3: C Bartlett, 4: Phillip Clutterbuck, 5: D Williams, 6: George Petlin, 7: Alexander Evans, Str: A McCann, Cox: Alan Bromiley, Emerg: Stuart Bale & A MacLeod, Cch: Norman W Hirst
SA – Bow: M Merckenschlager, 2: D L Vincent, 3: R A McLeod, 4: P S M Mitchell, 5: David B Bishop, 6: R S G Cornelius, 7: R J Russell, Str: I W Russell, Cox: Vaughan Bollen, Emerg: H L Winter, Cch: Bryan S Draper
TAS – Bow: J Taylor, 2: Ken Burgess, 3: K Gunn, 4: Reg Free, 5: R Hall, 6: Peter Burgess, 7: Ian Dickenson, Str: Ian Edwards, Cox: David Rattray, Emergs: Cliff Alcock & Harry Hale, Cch: J A R Verney

The eights were again raced with heats, repechage and final. QLD defeated TAS in heat one. NSW defeated WA in heat two. VIC defeated SA in heat three. WA won the repechage. Victoria led all the way to take out this championship with NSW 3/4 length behind.

1st VIC – Bow: Peter McC Doyle, 2: George Xouris, 3: Jeff Wylie, Str: David Palfreyman, Cox: C Fordyce, Cchs: William Wallace & Norman Cairnes, Emerg: E J Smith, Selectors: R H George, E M Wilson & coach W L Wallace.
2nd NSW – Bow: Peter Gwalter, 2: Bruce Holden, 3: Steve Roll, Str: Alan Symons, Cox: Larry Parker, Emerg: Graham Angus, Cch: Norm Grounds
3rd WA – Bow: M Alex Banovich, 2: Harry T Robinson, 3: Alan J Giorgi, Str: Barry J Boyd, Cox: A R Robins, Emerg: David J Nowland, Cch: Ken H Butt
4th QLD – Bow: J Ganter, 2: W Jones, 3: I Jenkins, Str: M du Kamp, Cox: M Burke, Cch: I Cameron, Emerg: J Davidson
5th TAS – Bow: Chris G Jones, 2: D C Blowfield, 3: A C Gibson, Str: R A Richardson, Cox: David Dart, Emerg: Colin G Jones, Cch: A Richardson
6th SA – Bow: N E Tonkin, 2: Paris J Osbourne, 3: David Hislop, Str: L R Cox, Cox: E W Vincent, Emerg: Robert F Ingham, Cch: A R McLean

The lightweight four championship was also a first and final and provided typical tough racing with the winning margin 3 feet and the third placed WA crew only 3/4 length further behind. The stroke of the Victorian crew was David Palfreyman had successfully made the transition from cox to rower.

The authenticity of the following story is unknown as is the identity of the oarsman involved but it makes good reading and is sourced to Harry Robinson via David Cannon:

At the weigh-in, a Tasmanian oarsmen stepped onto the scales with his track suit on, and was over the limit.  He then took his track top off, stepped on - still over weight.  Off came the track suit bottom - still overweight.  Of came the singlet - still overweight.  Off came the shorts - still overweight.  Off came the jocks, now nude - still overweight but the scales are teetering.  He then took out his false teeth, and stepped onto the scales.  The scales wavered, but he had made it!