First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts | 2:18.83 | Q | |
| 2 | Henley Districts | 2:20.38 | q | |
| 3 | Hills | 2:29.25 | q | |
| 4 | Hallett Cove | 2:34.11 | ||
| 5 | Lyndoch & Districts | 2:35.38 | ||
| 6 | Golden Grove | 2:42.35 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Districts | 2:21.98 | Q | |
| 2 | West Lakes | 2:22.65 | q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully | 2:24.64 | q | |
| 4 | Southern Hills | 2:28.99 | q | |
| 5 | Magill | 2:30.03 | q | |
| 6 | Reynella East | 2:37.71 |