1981 NBL Season

Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia) season of 1981.

End of Season Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 132 games were played, 22 for each team.
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1
St. Kilda Saints
22
17
5
111
77
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2
Launceston Casino City
22
14
8
105
64
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3
West Adelaide Bearcats
22
13
9
101
59
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4
Nunawading Spectres
22
13
9
109
59
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5
Brisbane Bullets
22
13
9
108
59
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6
Newcastle Falcons
22
13
9
104
59
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7
Canberra Cannons
22
12
10
99
55
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8
Illawarra Hawks
22
9
13
97
41
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9
City of Sydney Astronauts
22
8
14
90
36
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10
Coburg Giants
22
7
15
97
32
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11
Bankstown Bruins
22
7
15
92
32
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12
Forestville Eagles
22
6
16
91
27
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Final

There were two semi-finals, and then one final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

emi-Finals

1st place played 4th place on the end of year ladder, and then 2nd place played 3rd place. St Kilda didn't attend the finals, as they attended the World Club Championship in Brazil.

"1st Semi Final" - Launceston Casino City "'71" to Brisbane Bullets 69

"2nd Semi Final" - West Adelaide Bearcats 71 to Nunawading Spectres 74

Final

Launceston Casino City 75 to Nunawading Spectres 54