1981 NBL Finals

1981 NBL Finals
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	27–28 June
Number of teams	4
TV partner(s)	ABC
Grand Final
Champions	Launceston Casino City
Runners-up	Nunawading Spectres

The 1981 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1981 season, which began in February. The finals began on 27 June. The tournament concluded with the Launceston Casino City defeating the Nunawading Spectres in the NBL Grand Final on 28 June.

Format

The NBL finals series in 1981 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top four teams of the regular season, with the finals weekend hosted at the neutral Apollo Entertainment Centre in Adelaide.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance
Launceston Casino City	1st	-	-
West Adelaide Bearcats	2nd	1980	Runner-up (1980)
Nunawading Spectres	2nd	1980	Semi-Finalist (1980)
Brisbane Bullets	2nd	1980	Semi-Finalist (1980)

Ladder

#	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Win%	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	For	Against	Points%
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 Bullets^{1 2 3}	22	13	9	59.09%	3-2	Won 1	6-5	7-4	1,712	1,592	107.54%

6	Newcastle Falcons^{2 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).

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

Date	Home	Score	Away	Box Score
27 June, 1981	Launceston Casino City	71–69	Brisbane Bullets	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
27 June, 1981	West Adelaide Bearcats	71–74	Nunawading Spectres	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore

Grand Final

Date	Home	Score	Away	Box Score
28 June, 1981	Launceston Casino City	75–54	Nunawading Spectres	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore

References

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