South Australia defeat Allies by 44-points

Although the Allies were the first to score in Round 1 of the NAB AFL Division 1 National Championships, they were unable to maintain their lead and came off second best to the team from South Australia.

Final score: South Australia 15.11 (101) defeated Allies 8.9 (57).

Goals: Jack Bowes 2, Harry Perryman, Sam Fisher, Ben Davis, Connor Ballenden, Zachary Sproule, Todd Marshall.

Best: Harry Perryman, Tony Olango, Connor Ballenden, Mitchell Maguire, Kobe Mutch.

The Allies will head to Perth for their next game against Western Australia on Saturday, June 18.