1981 Head of the River

1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: A D Long, 2: G S Reed, 3: A B Brown, 4: T K Griffith, 5: S R Cameron, 6: G H McGlashan, 7: A C R Watson, Str: C R R Plummer, Cox: A N Cooper, Cch: Anthony J Smith
2nd Geelong College - Bow: S J Golding, 2: K L Baillie, 3: A M Edgar, 4: P R Gorell, 5: A R Kerr, 6: J R Hale, 7: B M Gorell, Str: A R Scott, Cox: S G Pearce, Cch: Jeff R Sykes
3rd Scotch College - Bow: J R Tivey, 2: B M Salmon, 3: B L Hodge, 4: S J McDonald, 5: P A Law, 5: A Paxinos, 6: N B Borthwick, 7: R S Johns, Cox: A S Mitchell, Cch: David H Boykett
4th Brighton Grammar - Bow: Stephen K Williams, 2: J S C Buckley, 3: B G Bradfield, 4: Guy A V Horsley, 5: Brenton M Gale, 6: C G Dungan, 7: Richard K Howden, Str: Glenn Stone, Cox: Robert A Forsyth, Cchs: Martin J Aitken and Dennis D Hatcher

Intermediate final
1st St Kevin's College - Bow: J S Walker, 2: A P Mason, 3: P M Quinlan, 4: D P Burke, 5: P M Girvan, 6: M H Liszukiewicz, 7: S L Scally, Str: G I Harris, Cox: M A Thomas, Cch: Hubert R Frederico
2nd Wesley College - Bow: C I Williams, 2: D C Madden, 3: W L Sutton, 4: s C Robinson, 5: L J Coombes, 6: K F Spendier, 7: G L Atkins, Str: A E Douglas, Cox: R M Kemp, Cch: J W Hood
3rd Carey Grammar - Bow: D N Richardson, 2: E M Hafner, 3: C R Jones, 4: C Jobson, 5: A R Besley, 6: L A James, 7: D G Jones, Str: I D Lyall, Cox: A F H Lee, Cch: Noel W Donaldson

Losers final
1st Xavier College - Bow: P S Schofield, 2: P G Little, 3: M A Prestige, 4: S S Peters, 5: J P Somerville, 6: M P McNamara, 7: M S McKay, Str: D J Riddell, Cox: John P Frederico, Cch: James E Bourke
2nd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: G Giamadakis, 2: S M Rowe, 3: S M Rafferty, 4: T L McCurdy, 5: I G Swann, 6: A B Sorensen, 7: D J Day, Str: I A McLean, Cox: D A Slater, Cch: A R G Boothroyd
3rd Geelong Grammar - Bow: D J Ritchie, 2: A G Carter, 3: N R G Howson, 4: P E Devilee, 5: R A Gilder, 6: R B Murphy, 7: S E J Moreton, Str: E M Calvert, Cox: C H Anton, Cch: Frank C Covill

Preliminary rounds:
E1: 1st MGS, 2nd SC, 3rd BGS, 4th WC - Time: 4:37.1, Margins: 1.5, 0.5 and 1 length
E2: 1st SKC, 2nd SC, 3rd CGS - Time: 4:43.0, Margins: 1.5 and 2 lengths
E3: 1st GC, 2nd Carey, 3rd GGS - Time: 4:42.3, Margins: 0.75 and 4 lengths
R1: 1st SC, 2nd WC, 3rd Carey, 4th XC - Time: 4:46.5, Margins: 3 lengths, 1 metre, 0.5 length
R2: 1st BGS, 2nd GGS, 3rd Caulfield - time: 4:50.0, Margins: 4 and 0.5 lengths
SF1: 1st BGS, 2nd GC, 3rd SKC, 4th WC - Time: 4:42.5, Margins: 0.25 length, 1 metre and 1.5 lengths
SF2: 1st MGS, 2nd SC, 3rd Carey - Time: 4:42.8, Margins: 1.5 and 2 lengths

1st Scotch College - Bow: S A Sellaer-Jones, 2: F Middleton, 3: J P Matthews, 4: S M Twitt, 5: W G Oxley, 6: R G Maddocks, 7: A K Scott, Str: C D K Whalley, Cox: S A Bear, Cch: J R Bacon
2nd Geelong College - Bow: A D Thoms, 2: A W Bufton, 3: G J McNaughton, 4: T J Benjamin, 5: J C Parker, 6: F Le Deux, 7: C K Dunoon, Str: S J Lawrance, Cox: S L Royal, Cch: D Olliff
3rd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: P J Frithh, 2: T A Paine, 3: J P Roxburgh, 4: G C Thompson, 5: P B Tregent, 6: I A Scales, 7: J A Smeaton, Str: J C Weir, Cox: J T Bate, Cch: Stephen M Gillon
4th Wesley College - Bow: N R Oke, 2: A D Phillips, 3: C G Murrell, 4: J O Bland, 5: S L Poynton, 6: R P Tyson, 7: J R Bailey, Str: D M Miller, Cox: Andrew J Westacott, Cch: Peter R Kerr

Intermediate final
1st Brighton Grammar School - Bow: M S Taylor, 2: G L Bennett, 3: M W Reuter, 4: S A Scally, 5: R M Kovacevic, 6: R P Watson, 7: Andrew D Cooper, Str: Nick Beaney, Cox: M A Mitchell, Cch: Paul R McGann
2nd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: G A Herold, 2: P Kallergis, 3: S R Harrison, 4: D W Webster, 5: J Fong, 6: J R Rafferty, 7: J A Milroy, Str: W M B Shaw, Cox: S E Kerr, cch: J W Lawson
3rd St Kevin's College - Bow: S J Knight, 2: T J Byrnes, 3: B R Smith, 4: M N O'Connor, 5: A C Taylor, 6: V M Perillo, 7: D C Whyte, Str: M P Longmire, Cox: P D Franks, Cch: David V Fogarty

Losers final
1st Xavier College - Bow: D V Bird, 2: N J Bartells, 3: S J King, 4: S J Moloney, 5: A F O'Collins, 6: J P Tonkin, 7: P Romanin, Str: C R Briggs, Cox: P J Lefebvre, Cch: Martin G Tomanovits
2nd Carey Grammar - Bow: G W Allen, 2: B A Kuhnell, 3: T S Appleby, 4: G J Harding, 5: D Rawson, 6: D R Sykes, 7: G M Reid, Str: A J Smythe, Cox: D P Anderson, Cchs: D C Martin and J Wallace
3rd Geelong Grammar - Bow: J I Kelly, 2: J S A Howson, 3: A R G Burgess, 4: A M Tresseder, 5: D B Merrylees, 6: G D H Crossing, 7: J R B Lewis, Str: R P Backwell, Cox: M I Dines, Cch: W A Searle

Preliminary rounds:
E1: 1st SC, 2nd GC, 3rd XC, 4th GGS - Time: 4:47.0, Margins: 1, 0.5 and 1.5 lengths
E2: 1st MGS, 2nd WC, 3rd BGS - Time: 4:50.0, Margins: 1 and 0.75 length
E3: 1st CGS, 2nd SKC, 3rd Carey - Time: 4:48.4, Margins: 1 metre and 3 lengths
R1: 1st GC, 2nd WC, 3rd SKC, 4th GGS - Time: 4:56.0, Margins: canvas, 4 and 2 lengths
R2: 1st BGS, 2nd XC, 3rd Carey - Time: 4:59.0, Margins: 3 and 0.5 length
SF1: 1st MGS, 2nd WC, 3rd BGS, 4th CGS - Time: 4:52.5, Margins: 0.5, 0.5 and 2 lengths
SF2: 1st SC, 2nd GC, 3rd SKC - Time: 4:53.0, Margins: 1.25 and 1 length

1st Geelong College - Bow: A J P Buchanan, 2: W Spratt, 3: S C Splatt, 4: S A Conradi, 5: W R Stephinson, 6: A K Fletcher, 7: A J Hobbs, Str: J C Warmbrunn, Cox: I G Major, Cch: R M Morris
2nd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: D G C Purvis, 2: A F Dixon, 3: W J Kelso, 4: R R Dixon , 5: J C P Blamey, 6: D A Grant, 7: C A Rose, Str; D K McCreadie, Cox: A M T Wearne, Cch: David B Bishop
3rd Carey Grammar - Bow: A J Wyatt, 2: W J leslie, 3: R C L Ding, 4: T G Davies, 5: J A Stuart-Smith, 6: D A Loft, 7: D L Paterson, Str: A L Johnson, Cox: P Vinycomb, Cchs: David B England and Martin R Hunt

Intermediate final
1st St Kevin's College - Bow: R M Noonan, 2: N P Fraser, 3: J S Mak, 4: J C Bennetts, 5: T J O'Connor, 6: P F De Guingand, 7: P A Kerr, Str; D H Scally, Cox: P G Perillo, Cch: Clive F Bailey
2nd Scotch College - Bow: I P Ralston, 2: R A Fuller, 3: S W Rankin, 4: M H Pitman, 5: E J McKenzie, 6: S F Meurs, 7: J A Cameron, Str: G C Twitt, Cox: A Patsiotis, Cch: Donald R T Macmillan
3rd Geelong Grammar - Bow: M Z Michael, 2: M R Stuart, 3: N R Taylor, 4: S J Perry, 5: M D C Hall, 6: G C Reghenzani, 7: J T B Ward, Str: A C Dickens, Cox: D W Cleary, Cch: R W Lester

Losers final
1st Wesley College - Bow: A J Bennett, 2: A J Tierney, 3: R McDonald, 4: K J Begelhole, 5: P Jobling, 6: R E Rennick, 7: M D Herrmann, Str: G R Dudgeon, Cox: P J newton, Cch: David Palfreyman
2nd Xavier College - Bow: J X Romanin, 2: N T Taylor, 3: P J Ellis, 4: J E Whitehead, 5: R N McLennan, 6: P F X Ryan, 7: B J Georgelin, Str: T T Schofield, cox: A J Cameron, Cch: J T Bartels
3rd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: S Georgalas, 2: T A Dando, 3: I R Pearce, 4: R J Pereira, 5: P E Thompson, 6: J A Hardy, 7: P T English, Str: J C Russell, Cox: E C Wilson, Cch: Noel F Wilkinson

Preliminary rounds:
E1: 1st MGS, 2nd GGS, 3rd CGS - Time: 2:32.0, Margins: 2 and 1 length
E2: 1st GC, 2nd SC, 3rd XC - Time: 2:31.4, Margins: 1.5 and 3 lengths
E3: 1st Carey, 2nd SKC, 3rd WC - Time: 2:42.1, Margins: 0.5 and 1 length

1st Scotch College - Bow: D H Hardie, J R Russell, 3: A M Porter, 4: R J Smith, 5: A J Douglas, 6: A C McLean, 7: S W Parks, Str: C J Havre, Cox: J C Randall, Cchs: D F Schloeffel and Ken A Marshall
2nd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: P G Hayes, 2: D G Keble-Johnston, 3: A C T Barnes, 4: J C P Langdon, 5: W S Collins, 6: A D Hatton, 7: D J Nelson, Str: M P Hansen, Cox: C B Barrett, Cch: Brian J Richardson
3rd St Kevin's College - Bow: A M Blake, 2: P C Hede, 3: E J Hu, 4: D J Collier, 5: R D Hourigan, 6: A A Pointer, 7: D J Borger, Str: Tom T Sanchez, Cox: J J Noonan, Cch: R J March

Intermediate final
1st Geelong College - Bow: J R Seabridge, 2: A McK Srevenson, 3: I E Johnson, 4: M J Livingston, 5: M L Cave, 6: D P Taylor, 7: R D J Verrell, Str: T J Caithness, Cox: J L Hay, Cch: McI Chirnside
2nd Wesley College - Bow: R W Nancarrow, 2: J C Spotswood, 3: M L Challenor, 4: N D Pike, 5: N J Shankley, 6: I G McInnes, 7: M D Heffernan, Str: A S Guss, Cox: R J Cherry, Cch: Tom Lockwood
3rd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: S A Cooper, 2: J G Gray, 3: D A Moon, 4: A J Birchill, 5: J S Leahy, 6: C J Denton, 7: Stuart L Gula, Str: I A Burns, Cox:H L Tuxworth, Cchs: D R Conly and G L Swindon

Losers final
1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: W D McKenzie, 2: P A Schimana, 3: A E Porrott, 4: R S H Radford, 5: J C L Baulch, 6: W G Sedgwick, 7: R M E Cornwall, Str: T C Rankin, Cox: S K Sholl, Cchs: D S Wood and M E McColl
2nd Xavier College - Bow: J P Owen, 2: M B Curtis, 3: M B McCarthy, 4: R M J Stewart, 5: D Gehrig, 6: DW O'Shaughnessy, 7: B M Gibbs, Str: Nicholas E Boileau, Cox: C J Docherty, Cch: Peter Antonie
3rd Brighton Grammar - Bow: J R Law, 2: C R Hoal, 3: B W Barton, 4: R W C Hall, 5: A W Carey, 6: R Eguchi, 7: J S Neal, Str: R V Barton, Cox: R O Morris, Cch: C T G Barnes
4th Carey Grammar - Bow: D M Schiftan, 2: M R Fryer, 3: S M Tonkin, 4: I S Dryden, 5: D J Brewster, 6: A C Smorgon, 7: R S Castan, Str: G M Thomas, Cox: A S Adamson, Cchs: A G Mee and A Cuthbert

Heats
E1: 1st SC, 2nd CGS, 3rd XC, 4th BGS - Time: 2:34.5, Margins: 1.5 length, canvas and 0.5 length
E2: 1st MGS, 2nd GC, 3rd Carey - Time: 2:37.3, Margins: 0.5 metre and 4 lengths
E3: 1st SKC, 2nd WC, 3rd GGS - Time: 2:39.0, Margins: 0.75 and 0.5 length

1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: P W Roper, 2: M C Connell, 3: S B Nutting, 4: J J A Parker, 5: N H M Kentish, 6: H H C Adams, 7: J H Patterson, Str; C D Lea, cox: T W M Broers, Cch: Robert J Wakefield
2nd Scotch College - Bow: D S Alexander, 2: P R Henderson, 3: M C Ham, 4: I T Kunaratnam, 5: S J Hamilton, 6: H I Scott, 7: A T Korr, Str: D J Read, Cox: J C Paterson, Cch: D M Baillieu
3rd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: M G Hiscock, 2: N W Henderson, 3: S T Wertheimer, 4: D C Winter, 5: S N Mezger, 6: M C G Waring, 7: C R L Brend, Str: S L Dowling, Cox: G C Dahlsen, Cch: L McPherson

Intermediate final
1st Wesley College - Bow: M S Cameron, 2: P J Daff, 3: J C Meester, 4: S T Wade, 5: M C Stranks, 6: N S Stranks, 7: R J McMahon, Str: M J Siddons, Cox: P A Bateson, Cch: David A Pincus
2nd St Kevin's College - Bow: P L Grogan, 2: J A O'Connor, 3: J J Fitzgerald, 4: P M Westmore, 5: N P Lologis, 6: M A Durrant, 7: K A Scanlan, Str; D A Cooney, Cox: K J Dunne, Cchs: M Perillo and P Noonan
3rd Carey Grammar - Bow: Christopher A L Gilford, 2: S S James, 3: J L McCullagh, 4: B H Duyshart, 5: R W McCasker, 6: James B Tomkins, 7: R G Mirams, Str: E S Lort-Phillips, Cox: A A Toren, Cch: R M Griffiths

Losers final
1st Geelong College - Bow: R H Maltby, 2: P L Gardiner, 3: P B Jones, 4: C C Knight, 5: M MacLeod, 6: P G Wolf, 7: R N Quail, Str: A G Harvey, cox: T J Kent-Hughes, Cch: A J Browne
2nd Caulfield Grammar - Bow: O Kyriakopoulos, 2: C H Munro, 3: M B Beattie, 4: R D Glossop, 5: G Q C Ambrose, 6: R J Milne, 7: I C Middleton, Str: S G Belcher, Cox: N Katsamas, Cch: L F Royal
3rd Xavier College - Bow: R Whelan, 2: J J Frewen, 3: R M Ambrose, 4: B J Quin, 5: L J McKinnon, 6: I P Hayes, 7: P G Lambrick, Str: R N Courtney, Cox: J M Courtney, Cch: M Taylor

Heats:
E1: 1st SC, 2nd SKC, 3rd XC - Time: 2:35.5, Margins: 1 and 1 length
E2: 1st GGS, 2nd WC, 3rd GC - Time: 2:36.5, Margins: 0.3 and 0.5 length
E3: 1st MGS, 2nd Carey, 3rd CGS - Time: 2:42.0, Margins 1.5 length and canvas

1st Geelong College - Bow: D M Hale, 2: F M Purnell, 3: S D Macmillan, Str: K M Braithwaite, Cox: L S Monotti, Cchs: Anne F Chirnside and K F Jarrett
2nd Geelong Grammar - Bow: C M MacKenzie, 2: F N Brockhoff, 3: C J Gilder, Str: J L Ferguson, Cox: E J Officer, Cch: E Robb
3rd Melbourne Girls Grammar - Bow: S King, 2: A Foote, 3: C Hall, Str: A Armitage, Cox: H Parker, Cchs: J & J Michelmore and A Holland
4th Lauriston Girls Grammar - Bow: E Beale, 2: A Manton, 3: F Harrison, Str: M Dove, Cox: K Teague, Cch: C Hall

Only Geelong Grammar and Geelong College had girls competing at this stage so invitations were issued to Lauriston and MGGS.

1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: J J M Robinson, 2: E G MacKenzie, 3: P M Wood, Str: B L White, Cox: C Levy, Cch: H M Comisel
2nd Geelong College - Bow: S G Mulligan, 2: U J Read, 3: T L McDonald, Str: J A Rachinger, Cox: T A Lee, Cch: C Pugh
3rd Melbourne Girls Grammar - Bow: K Suter, 2: W Wischer, 3: B Goyarts, Str: N Groom, Cox: K Rudd, Cchs: J Mitchelmore and C Butler
4th Morongo Girls College - Bow: M Manton, 2: K Deeley, 3: K Hodge, Str: S Askew, Cox: W Hawkins, Cch: V Kratochvil