The 1979 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The championship was decided by a sudden death Grand Final between first (St. Kilda Saints) and second (Canberra Cannons).
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 1979. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
1Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Nunawading Spectres (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+2).
2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0).
3Head-to-Head between Glenelg Tigers and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). Glenelg Tigers won For and Against (+7).
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The 1979 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League NBL The championship was decided by a sudden death Grand Final between first St Kilda Saints and second Canberra Cannons 1979 NBL seasonLeagueNational Basketball LeagueSportBasketballDuration24 February 3 June 1979 Regular season 10 June 1979 Grand Final Number of games90 Regular season 1 Grand Final Number of teams10TV partner s ABCRegular seasonSeason championsSt Kilda SaintsSeason MVPKen Richardson West Adelaide Top scorerCal Bruton Brisbane Grand FinalChampionsSt Kilda Saints 1st title Runners upCanberra CannonsGrand Final MVPLarry Sengstock St Kilda NBL seasons1980 Contents 1 Teams 2 Regular season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 2 13 Round 13 2 14 Round 14 2 15 Round 15 3 Ladder 4 Grand Final 5 Coaches 6 Awards 6 1 Statistics leaders 6 2 Regular season 6 3 Grand Final 7 References 8 External linksTeams editTen teams competed in the 1979 Season nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bruins Bullets Cannons Astronauts Tigers Hawks Falcons Spectres Saints BearcatsClub Location Stadium Capacity Founded Head CoachBankstown Bruins Sydney Bankstown Basketball Stadium 2 500 1979 Shaun O ConnellBrisbane Bullets Brisbane Auchenflower Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Robert YoungCanberra Cannons Canberra Canberra Showgrounds Unknown 1979 nbsp Cal StampCity of Sydney Astronauts Sydney Alexandria Stadium Unknown 1979 nbsp Charlie AmmitGlenelg Tigers Glenelg Apollo Entertainment Centre 3 000 1979 nbsp Alan DaweIllawarra Hawks Wollongong Beaton Park Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Joe FarrugiaNewcastle Falcons Newcastle Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre 2 200 1979 nbsp Bob TurnerNunawading Spectres Melbourne Burwood Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Barry BarnesSt Kilda Saints Melbourne Albert Park Basketball Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Brian KerleWest Adelaide Bearcats Port Adelaide Apollo Entertainment Centre 3 000 1979 nbsp Ken RichardsonRegular season editThe 1979 regular season took place over 15 rounds between 24 February 1979 and 3 June 1979 Every team played 18 games against each opponent twice Round 1 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score24 02 1979 Nunawading Spectres 78 62 Newcastle Falcons Burwood Stadium N A boxscore24 02 1979 Glenelg Tigers 68 65 City of Sydney Astronauts Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore24 02 1979 Brisbane Bullets 70 77 Canberra Cannons Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore25 02 1979 Bankstown Bruins 79 82 Canberra Cannons Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore25 02 1979 St Kilda Saints 107 81 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore25 02 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 101 77 City of Sydney Astronauts Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 2 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score3 03 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 86 91 Canberra Cannons Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore3 03 1979 Illawarra Hawks 91 88 St Kilda Saints Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore3 03 1979 Newcastle Falcons 97 69 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore3 03 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 73 66 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore4 03 1979 Bankstown Bruins 74 101 St Kilda Saints Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore4 03 1979 Newcastle Falcons 83 81 City of Sydney Astronauts Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore4 03 1979 Illawarra Hawks 74 78 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore4 03 1979 Glenelg Tigers 68 74 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 3 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score10 03 1979 Canberra Cannons 75 65 West Adelaide Bearcats Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore10 03 1979 Illawarra Hawks 74 71 Bankstown Bruins Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore10 03 1979 Newcastle Falcons 99 87 Glenelg Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore11 03 1979 Nunawading Spectres 75 72 St Kilda Saints Burwood Stadium N A boxscore11 03 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 81 80 Glenelg Tigers Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore11 03 1979 Brisbane Bullets 68 78 West Adelaide Bearcats Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscoreRound 4 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score17 03 1979 Bankstown Bruins 62 78 Brisbane Bullets Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore17 03 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 68 65 St Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore17 03 1979 Canberra Cannons 70 77 Illawarra Hawks Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore17 03 1979 Newcastle Falcons 79 82 Nunawading Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore18 03 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 107 81 Nunawading Spectres Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore18 03 1979 Illawarra Hawks 101 77 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore18 03 1979 Glenelg Tigers 101 77 St Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 5 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score24 03 1979 Glenelg Tigers 64 73 Bankstown Bruins Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore24 03 1979 St Kilda Saints 88 70 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore24 03 1979 Newcastle Falcons 79 77 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore25 03 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 92 82 Illawarra Hawks Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore25 03 1979 Nunawading Spectres 71 59 Canberra Cannons Burwood Stadium N A boxscore25 03 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 91 88 Bankstown Bruins Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore31 03 1979 Illawarra Hawks 72 91 West Adelaide Bearcats Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscoreRound 6 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score31 03 1979 Canberra Cannons 86 80 Brisbane Bullets Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore31 03 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 90 76 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore31 03 1979 St Kilda Saints 86 54 Glenelg Tigers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore1 04 1979 Nunawading Spectres 77 53 Glenelg Tigers Burwood Stadium N A boxscore1 04 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 107 95 Brisbane Bullets Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore1 04 1979 Bankstown Bruins 70 92 West Adelaide Bearcats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 7 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score7 04 1979 Glenelg Tigers 75 77 West Adelaide Bearcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore7 04 1979 Brisbane Bullets 101 86 Bankstown Bruins Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore7 04 1979 Canberra Cannons 76 83 City of Sydney Astronauts Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore7 04 1979 Nunawading Spectres 77 47 Illawarra Hawks Burwood Stadium N A boxscore8 04 1979 St Kilda Saints 89 81 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore8 04 1979 Brisbane Bullets 99 80 Newcastle Falcons Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscoreRound 8 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score19 04 1979 Glenelg Tigers 71 80 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 9 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score21 04 1979 St Kilda Saints 107 86 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore22 04 1979 Nunawading Spectres 93 81 Bankstown Bruins Burwood Stadium N A boxscore22 04 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 64 65 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 10 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score28 04 1979 Newcastle Falcons 94 89 West Adelaide Bearcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore28 04 1979 Bankstown Bruins 91 86 Illawarra Hawks Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore28 04 1979 St Kilda Saints 95 76 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore28 04 1979 Brisbane Bullets 91 74 Glenelg Tigers Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore29 04 1979 Illawarra Hawks 90 100 City of Sydney Astronauts Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore29 04 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 86 84 West Adelaide Bearcats Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore29 04 1979 Canberra Cannons 80 75 Glenelg Tigers Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscoreRound 11 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score5 05 1979 Newcastle Falcons 96 103 Bankstown Bruins Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore5 05 1979 St Kilda Saints 117 92 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore6 05 1979 Canberra Cannons 94 85 Newcastle Falcons Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore6 05 1979 Nunawading Spectres 84 97 Brisbane Bullets Burwood Stadium N A boxscoreRound 12 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score12 05 1979 Illawarra Hawks 110 83 Glenelg Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore12 05 1979 Nunawading Spectres 72 58 West Adelaide Bearcats Burwood Stadium N A boxscore12 05 1979 Newcastle Falcons 84 77 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore13 05 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 99 119 Newcastle Falcons Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore13 05 1979 Bankstown Bruins 84 100 Glenelg Tigers Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore13 05 1979 St Kilda Saints 92 85 West Adelaide Bearcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore13 05 1979 Brisbane Bullets 91 85 Illawarra Hawks Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscoreRound 13 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score19 05 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 108 85 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 05 1979 Glenelg Tigers 68 74 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 05 1979 City of Sydney Astronauts 78 103 St Kilda Saints Alexandria Stadium N A boxscore19 05 1979 Brisbane Bullets 105 85 Nunawading Spectres Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore20 05 1979 Brisbane Bullets 81 98 St Kilda Saints Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore20 05 1979 Canberra Cannons 84 70 Nunawading Spectres Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore20 05 1979 Bankstown Bruins 83 87 City of Sydney Astronauts Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore20 05 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 74 71 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore20 05 1979 Glenelg Tigers 79 77 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 14 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score26 05 1979 Newcastle Falcons 79 92 St Kilda Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 05 1979 Bankstown Bruins 92 93 Nunawading Spectres Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore26 05 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 97 76 Glenelg Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 05 1979 Brisbane Bullets 104 88 City of Sydney Astronauts Auchenflower Stadium N A boxscore27 05 1979 Illawarra Hawks 84 93 Nunawading Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore27 05 1979 Canberra Cannons 93 98 St Kilda Saints Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscoreRound 15 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score2 06 1979 Illawarra Hawks 81 80 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore2 06 1979 Canberra Cannons 101 86 Bankstown Bruins Canberra Showgrounds N A boxscore2 06 1979 Nunawading Spectres 81 61 City of Sydney Astronauts Burwood Stadium N A boxscore2 06 1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 120 93 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore3 06 1979 St Kilda Saints 97 86 City of Sydney Astronauts Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscore3 06 1979 Bankstown Bruins 84 93 Newcastle Falcons Bankstown Basketball Stadium N A boxscore3 06 1979 Glenelg Tigers 92 112 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreLadder editPos 1979 NBL season vteTeam Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP1 St Kilda Saints 18 15 3 83 33 5 0 W13 9 0 6 3 1689 1431 118 03 2 Canberra Cannons1 18 13 5 72 22 3 2 W1 7 2 6 3 1448 1398 103 58 3 Nunawading Spectres1 18 13 5 72 22 3 2 W3 8 1 5 4 1439 1349 106 67 4 West Adelaide Bearcats 18 12 6 66 67 4 1 W4 8 1 4 5 1523 1397 109 02 5 Brisbane Bullets 18 10 8 55 56 3 2 W1 6 3 4 5 1628 1625 100 18 6 Newcastle Falcons2 18 8 10 44 44 1 4 W1 6 3 2 7 1550 1582 97 98 7 City of Sydney Astronauts2 18 8 10 44 44 1 4 L3 5 4 3 6 1528 1609 94 97 8 Illawarra Hawks 18 5 13 27 78 2 3 W1 4 5 1 8 1442 1521 94 81 9 Glenelg Tigers3 18 3 15 16 67 2 3 L2 2 7 1 8 1340 1524 87 93 10 Bankstown Bruins3 18 3 15 16 67 0 5 L5 1 8 2 7 1484 1635 90 76 Updated to match es played on 3 June 1979 Source NBL com auThe 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 1Head to Head between Canberra Cannons and Nunawading Spectres 1 1 Canberra Cannons won For and Against 2 2Newcastle Falcons won Head to Head 2 0 3Head to Head between Glenelg Tigers and Bankstown Bruins 1 1 Glenelg Tigers won For and Against 7 Grand Final editDate Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score10 06 1979 St Kilda Saints 94 93 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreCoaches editMain article NBL All Time Coaching Records Coach Team Games Coached Won Lost Win CommentsBrian Kerle St Kilda Saints 19 16 3 84 21 1979 Championship Coach 1st title Cal Stamp Canberra Cannons 19 13 6 68 42 Barry Barnes Nunawading Spectres 18 13 5 72 22 Ken Richardson West Adelaide Bearcats 18 12 6 66 67 Robert Young Brisbane Bullets 18 10 8 55 56 Bob Turner Newcastle Falcons 18 8 10 44 44 Charlie Ammit City of Sydney Astronauts 18 8 10 44 44 Joe Farrugia Illawarra Hawks 18 5 13 27 78 Alan Dawe Glenelg Tigers 18 3 15 16 67 Shaun O Connell Bankstown Bruins 18 3 15 16 67 Awards editStatistics leaders edit Category Player Team StatPoints Cal Bruton Brisbane Bullets 597 pts 18 games 1 Free throw percentage Robbie Cadee St Kilda Saints 89 7 35 39 1 Regular season edit Most Valuable Player Ken Richardson West Adelaide Bearcats Grand Final edit Grand Final MVP Larry Sengstock St Kilda Saints References edit a b All Time Leaders nbl gearbox performgroup com Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 External links edit1979 NBL Grand Final highlights on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 NBL season amp oldid 1187071506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
