1981 NBL season
1981 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 14 February – 21 June (Regular season) 27 June – 28 June (Finals) |
Number of games | 22 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | St. Kilda Saints |
Season MVP | (Illawarra) |
Top scorer | (Illawarra) |
Finals | |
Champions | Launceston Casino City (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nunawading Spectres |
The 1981 NBL season was the third season of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Regular season[]
The Regular Season took place over 18 Rounds between 14 February 1981 and 21 June 1981. Each team played 22 games, against every opponent twice.
Round 1[]
Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Round 4[]
Round 5[]
Round 6[]
Round 7[]
Round 8[]
Round 9[]
Round 10[]
Round 11[]
Round 12[]
Round 13[]
Round 14[]
Round 15[]
Round 16[]
Round 17[]
Round 18[]
Ladder[]
# | Team | Played | Won | Loss | Win% | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | Points% |
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1 | St. Kilda Saints1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77.27% | 5-0 | Won 6 | 10-1 | 7-4 | 2,134 | 1,927 | 110.74% |
2 | Launceston Casino City | 22 | 14 | 8 | 63.64% | 4-1 | Won 3 | 7-4 | 7-4 | 1,895 | 1,810 | 104.70% |
3 | West Adelaide Bearcats2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59.09% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 10-1 | 3-8 | 1,848 | 1,823 | 101.37% |
4 | Nunawading Spectres2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59.09% | 3-2 | Lost 1 | 8-3 | 5-6 | 1,706 | 1,566 | 108.94% |
5 | Brisbane Bullets1 2 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59.09% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 6-5 | 7-4 | 1,712 | 1,592 | 107.54% |
6 | Newcastle Falcons2 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59.09% | 0-5 | Lost 6 | 9-2 | 4-7 | 1,779 | 1,714 | 103.79% |
7 | Canberra Cannons | 22 | 12 | 10 | 54.55% | 3-2 | Won 3 | 10-1 | 2-9 | 1,700 | 1,719 | 98.89% |
8 | Illawarra Hawks | 22 | 9 | 13 | 40.91% | 3-2 | Lost 1 | 8-3 | 1-10 | 1,889 | 1,949 | 96.92% |
9 | City of Sydney Astronauts | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36.36% | 4-1 | Won 2 | 5-6 | 3-8 | 1,711 | 1,898 | 90.15% |
10 | Coburg Giants4 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 31.82% | 0-5 | Lost 5 | 6-5 | 1-10 | 1,690 | 1,746 | 96.79% |
11 | Bankstown Bruins4 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 31.82% | 1-4 | Lost 1 | 5-6 | 2-9 | 1,746 | 1,897 | 92.04% |
12 | Forestville Eagles | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27.27% | 1-4 | Lost 3 | 5-6 | 1-10 | 1,719 | 1,888 | 91.05% |
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
1St. Kilda Saints chose to participate in the 1981 FIBA Club World Cup in Brazil, instead of the 1981 NBL Finals. They were replaced by the Brisbane Bullets.
24-way Head-to-Head between West Adelaide Bearcats (5-1), Nunawading Spectres (3-3), Brisbane Bullets (2-4) and Newcastle Falcons (2-4).
3Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+15).
4Head-to-Head between Coburg Giants and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). Coburg Giants won For and Against (+24).
Finals[]
The NBL finals series in 1981 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.
Playoff bracket[]
Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Launceston Casino City | 71 | |||||||
4 | Brisbane Bullets | 69 | |||||||
1 | Launceston Casino City | 75 | |||||||
2 | Nunawading Spectres | 54 | |||||||
2 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 71 | |||||||
3 | Nunawading Spectres | 74 |
Semi Finals[]
Grand Final[]
Awards[]
Statistics leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points | Illawarra Hawks | 671 pts / 22 games[1] | |
Free throw percentage | Illawarra Hawks | 87.6% (113/129)[1] |
Regular season[]
- Most Valuable Player: (Illawarra Hawks)
- Best Defensive Player: (West Adelaide Bearcats)
- Coach of the Year: (Newcastle Falcons)
- All-NBL Team:
- Rocky Smith (St Kilda Saints)[2]
- Danny Morseu (St Kilda Saints)
- Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats)
- (Canberra Cannons)
- Owen Wells (Newcastle Falcons)
References[]
- ^ a b "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
External links[]
- 1981 NBL season
- National Basketball League (Australia) seasons
- 1981 in Australian basketball