1981 NBL season

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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

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
14/02/1981 Template:NBL FE 94–74 Template:NBL WAB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/02/1981 Template:NBL NF 93–73 Template:NBL IH Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/02/1981 Template:NBL FE 77–78 Template:NBL BBR Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/02/1981 Template:NBL CC 78–71 Template:NBL NS AIS Arena N/A boxscore
21/02/1981 Template:NBL LCC 90–88 Template:NBL SKS Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
22/02/1981 Template:NBL CSA 80–92 Template:NBL IH Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
22/02/1981 Template:NBL WAB 91–74 Template:NBL BBR Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/02/1981 Brisbane Bullets 56–60 Template:NBL NS Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
22/02/1981 Template:NBL CG 88–93 Template:NBL SKS Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
28/02/1981 Template:NBL IH 91–71 Template:NBL CC Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/02/1981 Template:NBL LCC 79–85 Brisbane Bullets Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
28/02/1981 Template:NBL NS 83–62 Template:NBL CSA Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
28/02/1981 Template:NBL WAB 85–73 Template:NBL NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/03/1981 Template:NBL BBR 64–66 Template:NBL CC Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
1/03/1981 Template:NBL CG 61–78 Brisbane Bullets Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
1/03/1981 Template:NBL SKS 104–72 Template:NBL CSA Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
1/03/1981 Template:NBL FE 54–74 Template:NBL NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
7/03/1981 Template:NBL SKS 114–100 Template:NBL IH Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/03/1981 Template:NBL NF 73–50 Template:NBL CC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/03/1981 Template:NBL FE 66–59 Template:NBL CG Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/03/1981 Template:NBL NS 95–74 Template:NBL IH Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
8/03/1981 Template:NBL CSA 69–74 Template:NBL CC Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
8/03/1981 Template:NBL WAB 82–74 Template:NBL CG Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
14/03/1981 Template:NBL BBR 77–88 Template:NBL LCC Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/03/1981 Template:NBL CC 82–71 Template:NBL FE AIS Arena N/A boxscore
14/03/1981 Template:NBL NF 80–75 Template:NBL CG Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/03/1981 Template:NBL SKS 94–90 Template:NBL WAB Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
15/03/1981 Template:NBL IH 91–104 Template:NBL LCC Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
15/03/1981 Brisbane Bullets 84–71 Template:NBL FE Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
15/03/1981 Template:NBL CSA 87–79 Template:NBL CG Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
15/03/1981 Template:NBL NS 86–61 Template:NBL WAB Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 5

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
21/03/1981 Template:NBL WAB 104–66 Template:NBL IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/03/1981 Template:NBL CC 88–89 Template:NBL BBR AIS Arena N/A boxscore
21/03/1981 Template:NBL CG 64–66 Template:NBL NS Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
21/03/1981 Template:NBL NF 85–83 Template:NBL SKS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/03/1981 Template:NBL FE 94–88 Template:NBL IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/03/1981 Brisbane Bullets 100–72 Template:NBL BBR Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
22/03/1981 Template:NBL LCC 80–83 Template:NBL NS Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
22/03/1981 Template:NBL CSA 85–99 Template:NBL SKS Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 6

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
28/03/1981 Template:NBL IH 85–91 Template:NBL NF Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/03/1981 Template:NBL CG 78–76 Template:NBL CC Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
28/03/1981 Template:NBL SKS 66–73 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
28/03/1981 Template:NBL FE 65–67 Template:NBL CSA Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/03/1981 Template:NBL BBR 77–86 Template:NBL NF Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
29/03/1981 Template:NBL LCC 88–76 Template:NBL CC Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
29/03/1981 Template:NBL NS 63–67 Brisbane Bullets Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
29/03/1981 Template:NBL WAB 89–107 Template:NBL CSA Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 7

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
4/04/1981 Template:NBL NS 79–61 Template:NBL BBR Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
4/04/1981 Template:NBL NF 79–78 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/04/1981 Template:NBL FE 80–77 Template:NBL LCC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/04/1981 Template:NBL CSA 65–95 Brisbane Bullets Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
5/04/1981 Template:NBL SKS 98–97 Template:NBL BBR Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/04/1981 Template:NBL WAB 91–90 Template:NBL LCC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
11/04/1981 Template:NBL CC 98–82 Template:NBL WAB AIS Arena N/A boxscore
11/04/1981 Template:NBL SKS 101–91 Template:NBL CG Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
11/04/1981 Template:NBL NF 70–73 Template:NBL LCC Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
11/04/1981 Template:NBL IH 97–76 Template:NBL FE Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1981 Template:NBL BBR 90–98 Template:NBL FE Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1918 Brisbane Bullets 62–71 Template:NBL WAB Ballarat Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1981 Template:NBL NS 78–65 Template:NBL CG Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1981 Template:NBL CSA 83–98 Template:NBL LCC Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
15/04/1981 Template:NBL BBR 91–78 Template:NBL IH Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1981 Template:NBL SKS 79–76 Template:NBL NS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
18/04/1981 Template:NBL NF 83–60 Template:NBL CSA Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/04/1981 Brisbane Bullets 80–63 Template:NBL CC Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 10

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
25/04/1981 Template:NBL CC 76–69 Template:NBL IH AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/04/1981 Template:NBL LCC 92–81 Template:NBL BBR Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
25/04/1981 Template:NBL NF 75–70 Template:NBL NS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1981 Template:NBL WAB 81–80 Template:NBL SKS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1981 Template:NBL CG 92–64 Template:NBL BBR Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
26/04/1981 Template:NBL CSA 71–95 Template:NBL NS Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
26/04/1981 Template:NBL FE 88–115 Template:NBL SKS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 11

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
2/05/1981 Template:NBL IH 98–81 Template:NBL CSA Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1981 Template:NBL NS 73–68 Template:NBL CC Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1981 Template:NBL LCC 79–80 Template:NBL NF Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1981 Template:NBL WAB 85–79 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/05/1981 Template:NBL BBR 96–78 Template:NBL CSA Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1981 Template:NBL SKS 99–88 Template:NBL CC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1981 Template:NBL CG 85–78 Template:NBL NF Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1981 Template:NBL FE 76–95 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 12

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
9/05/1981 Template:NBL IH 108–91 Template:NBL WAB Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/05/1981 Template:NBL CC 81–71 Template:NBL CG AIS Arena N/A boxscore
9/05/1981 Template:NBL NS 70–73 Template:NBL LCC Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
9/05/1981 Template:NBL NF 107–96 Template:NBL FE Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1981 Template:NBL BBR 77–68 Template:NBL WAB Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/05/1981 Brisbane Bullets 71–77 Template:NBL CG Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
10/05/1981 Template:NBL SKS 120–95 Template:NBL LCC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/05/1981 Template:NBL CSA 79–76 Template:NBL FE Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 13

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
16/05/1981 Template:NBL IH 76–74 Template:NBL NS Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
16/05/1981 Template:NBL CC 88–71 Template:NBL CSA AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/05/1981 Template:NBL CG 72–65 Template:NBL FE Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1981 Template:NBL BBR 76–69 Template:NBL NS Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1981 Brisbane Bullets 73–63 Template:NBL CSA Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1981 Template:NBL LCC 114–90 Template:NBL FE Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 14

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
23/05/1981 Template:NBL NF 87–73 Template:NBL BBR Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/05/1981 Template:NBL LCC 95–78 Template:NBL IH Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
23/05/1981 Template:NBL CC 99–95 Template:NBL SKS AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/05/1981 Template:NBL FE 74–96 Template:NBL NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1981 Template:NBL CG 84–81 Template:NBL IH Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1981 Template:NBL CSA 92–79 Template:NBL BBR Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1981 Brisbane Bullets 68–90 Template:NBL SKS Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1981 Template:NBL WAB 98–77 Template:NBL NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
30/05/1981 Template:NBL IH 90–80 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/05/1981 Template:NBL FE 75–73 Template:NBL CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/05/1981 Template:NBL LCC 72–76 Template:NBL CSA Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
30/05/1981 Template:NBL NS 82–61 Template:NBL NF Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1981 Template:NBL BBR 65–66 Brisbane Bullets Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1981 Template:NBL WAB 113–82 Template:NBL CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1981 Template:NBL CG 84–80 Template:NBL CSA Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1981 Template:NBL SKS 96–93 Template:NBL NF Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
6/06/1981 Template:NBL IH 100–102 Template:NBL SKS Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/06/1981 Template:NBL CC 76–65 Template:NBL NF AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/06/1981 Template:NBL CG 66–72 Template:NBL WAB Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
7/06/1981 Template:NBL BBR 87–118 Template:NBL SKS Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/06/1981 Brisbane Bullets 90–74 Template:NBL NF Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
7/06/1981 Template:NBL LCC 95–82 Template:NBL WAB Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 17

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
13/06/1981 Template:NBL CC 76–63 Template:NBL LCC AIS Arena N/A boxscore
13/06/1981 Template:NBL IH 87–85 Template:NBL CG Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
13/06/1981 Template:NBL NS 77–62 Template:NBL FE Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
13/06/1981 Template:NBL NF 79–80 Template:NBL WAB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/06/1981 Template:NBL BBR 92–88 Template:NBL CG Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1981 Brisbane Bullets 81–82 Template:NBL LCC Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1981 Template:NBL SKS 115–98 Template:NBL FE Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1981 Template:NBL CSA 89–83 Template:NBL WAB Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
18/06/1981 Template:NBL NS 83–85 Template:NBL SKS Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1981 Template:NBL IH 98–86 Template:NBL BBR Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1981 Template:NBL CC 71–69 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/06/1981 Template:NBL LCC 90–81 Template:NBL CG Dowling Street Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1981 Template:NBL WAB 75–73 Template:NBL FE Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/06/1981 Brisbane Bullets 82–69 Template:NBL IH Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
21/06/1981 Template:NBL CG 71–78 Template:NBL LCC Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
21/06/1981 Template:NBL CSA 94–93 Template:NBL NF Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Ladder

Template:NBL Ladder 1981

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

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Playoff bracket

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Semifinals

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
27/06/1981 Template:NBL LCC 71–69 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/06/1981 Template:NBL WAB 71–74 Template:NBL NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
28/06/1981 Template:NBL LCC 75–54 Template:NBL NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points Mike Jones Illawarra Hawks 671 pts / 22 games[1]
Free throw percentage Mike Jones Illawarra Hawks 87.6% (113/129)[1]

Regular season

References

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