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1984 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration3 February – 17 June 1984 (Regular season)
22 June – 1 July 1984 (Finals)
Number of games23 (Western Division)
24 (Eastern Division)
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Season championsBrisbane Bullets (Eastern)
Geelong Cats (Western)
Season MVPLeroy Loggins (Brisbane)
Top scorerAl Green (West Adelaide)
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Cannons (2nd title)
  Runners-upBrisbane Bullets
NBL seasons

The 1984 NBL season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League (NBL). With the Melbourne Tigers joining the competition, the league's number of teams increased to 17, with nine teams in the Eastern Division and eight teams in the Western Division. The regular season began on 3 February and ended on 17 June. The finals began on 22 June with the divisional finals before concluding on 1 July with the NBL Grand Final.

Regular season[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
3/02/1984 Perth Wildcats 100–120 Adelaide 36ers Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/02/1984 Frankston Bears 82–102 Brisbane Bullets Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
4/02/1984 Nunawading Spectres 101–94 Sydney Supersonics Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
4/02/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 91–112 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/02/1984 Melbourne Tigers 70–94 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/02/1984 Devonport Warriors 75–78 Hobart Devils Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
5/02/1984 St. Kilda Saints 93–107 Sydney Supersonics Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/02/1984 Geelong Cats 106–87 Frankston Bears Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
5/02/1984 Coburg Giants 110–101 Canberra Cannons Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/02/1984 Frankston Bears 91–86 Melbourne Tigers Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
10/02/1984 Perth Wildcats 93–103 West Adelaide Bearcats Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/02/1984 Canberra Cannons 148–105 Devonport Warriors AIS Arena N/A boxscore
11/02/1984 Hobart Devils 92–103 Frankston Bears Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
11/02/1984 Brisbane Bullets 115–89 Sydney Supersonics Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
11/02/1984 Bankstown Bruins 81–91 Newcastle Falcons Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
11/02/1984 Geelong Cats 117–102 Devonport Warriors Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
11/02/1984 St. Kilda Saints 115–152 Coburg Giants Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1984 Nunawading Spectres 89–119 Coburg Giants Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1984 Adelaide 36ers 126–131 West Adelaide Bearcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/02/1984 Melbourne Tigers 88–114 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1984 Illawarra Hawks 119–93 Sydney Supersonics Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
15/02/1984 Newcastle Falcons 116–82 Sydney Supersonics Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
17/02/1984 Sydney Supersonics 117–101 Devonport Warriors Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
17/02/1984 Perth Wildcats 84–97 Canberra Cannons Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
17/02/1984 Newcastle Falcons 107–87 Devonport Warriors Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/02/1984 Illawarra Hawks 91–104 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/02/1984 Coburg Giants 143–104 Hobart Devils Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
18/02/1984 Adelaide 36ers 101–112 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/02/1984 Nunawading Spectres 104–116 Geelong Cats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
18/02/1984 Melbourne Tigers 125–105 Frankston Bears Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1984 Bankstown Bruins 89–117 Brisbane Bullets Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 107–97 Hobart Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
19/02/1984 St. Kilda Saints 93–109 Geelong Cats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 4[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
24/02/1984 Sydney Supersonics 92–120 Brisbane Bullets Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
24/02/1984 Frankston Bears 80–78 Bankstown Bruins Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
24/02/1984 Perth Wildcats 87–94 St. Kilda Saints Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
25/02/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 144–111 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/02/1984 Adelaide 36ers 140–112 St. Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/02/1984 Newcastle Falcons 91–80 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/02/1984 Hobart Devils 95–118 Bankstown Bruins Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/02/1984 Canberra Cannons 107–101 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/02/1984 Coburg Giants 137–98 Illawarra Hawks Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
26/02/1984 Geelong Cats 124–119 Melbourne Tigers Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
26/02/1984 Devonport Warriors 96–104 Bankstown Bruins Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 5[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
2/03/1984 Sydney Supersonics 102–114 Bankstown Bruins Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
2/03/1984 Illawarra Hawks 97–84 St. Kilda Saints Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/03/1984 Frankston Bears 100–115 Nunawading Spectres Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
2/03/1984 Devonport Warriors 104–128 Adelaide 36ers Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
3/03/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 93–104 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/03/1984 Brisbane Bullets 88–85 St. Kilda Saints Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
3/03/1984 Bankstown Bruins 83–106 Nunawading Spectres Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/03/1984 Canberra Cannons 115–82 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
3/03/1984 Hobart Devils 98–138 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/03/1984 Coburg Giants 129–122 Newcastle Falcons Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
4/03/1984 Melbourne Tigers 96–109 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
4/03/1984 Geelong Cats 127–75 Perth Wildcats Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
9/03/1984 Perth Wildcats 92–72 Sydney Supersonics Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
9/03/1984 Frankston Bears 104–97 Newcastle Falcons Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
9/03/1984 Canberra Cannons 99–124 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
10/03/1984 Adelaide 36ers 133–123 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/03/1984 Nunawading Spectres 102–105 Newcastle Falcons Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
10/03/1984 Bankstown Bruins 100–94 Coburg Giants Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/03/1984 Brisbane Bullets 119–70 West Adelaide Bearcats Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
10/03/1984 Hobart Devils 115–124 Geelong Cats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
11/03/1984 St. Kilda Saints 121–130 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
11/03/1984 Coburg Giants 129–120 Melbourne Tigers Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
11/03/1984 Illawarra Hawks 113–92 West Adelaide Bearcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/03/1984 Devonport Warriors 102–123 Geelong Cats Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 7[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
16/03/1984 Brisbane Bullets 104–84 Melbourne Tigers Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
16/03/1984 Perth Wildcats 81–88 Hobart Devils Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
16/03/1984 Sydney Supersonics 92–120 Canberra Cannons Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
16/03/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 82–124 Geelong Cats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/03/1984 Illawarra Hawks 102–103 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/03/1984 Nunawading Spectres 134–83 Devonport Warriors Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
17/03/1984 Coburg Giants 160–118 Frankston Bears Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
17/03/1984 Newcastle Falcons 117–107 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/03/1984 Bankstown Bruins 102–97 Melbourne Tigers Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
18/03/1984 Adelaide 36ers 160–127 Hobart Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/03/1984 St. Kilda Saints 121–96 Devonport Warriors Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 8[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
23/03/1984 Frankston Bears 104–98 Illawarra Hawks Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
23/03/1984 Sydney Supersonics 79–128 Melbourne Tigers Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
23/03/1984 Adelaide 36ers 126–103 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Devonport Warriors 74–81 Illawarra Hawks Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Canberra Cannons 76–79 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Newcastle Falcons 113–94 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 88–79 Bankstown Bruins Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Nunawading Spectres 129–88 Perth Wildcats Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Hobart Devils 85–89 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
24/03/1984 Geelong Cats 114–109 Brisbane Bullets Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
25/03/1984 Coburg Giants 147–112 Bankstown Bruins Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
25/03/1984 St. Kilda Saints 109–93 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
30/03/1984 Sydney Supersonics 98–139 Coburg Giants Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
30/03/1984 Frankston Bears 121–114 Adelaide 36ers Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
30/03/1984 Illawarra Hawks 107–103 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/03/1984 Newcastle Falcons 114–111 Coburg Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1984 Bankstown Bruins 92–94 Adelaide 36ers Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
31/03/1984 Canberra Cannons 107–105 St. Kilda Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
31/03/1984 Hobart Devils 92–126 Nunawading Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1984 Brisbane Bullets 123–67 Perth Wildcats Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
1/04/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 122–107 Coburg Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/04/1984 Melbourne Tigers 128–100 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
1/04/1984 Geelong Cats 133–98 St. Kilda Saints Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
1/04/1984 Devonport Warriors 98–107 Nunawading Spectres Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
4/04/1984 Nunawading Spectres 80–96 St. Kilda Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/04/1984 Coburg Giants 100–113 Geelong Cats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
6/04/1984 Perth Wildcats 94–114 Coburg Giants Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
6/04/1984 Illawarra Hawks 119–121 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 Frankston Bears 109–78 Sydney Supersonics Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 Brisbane Bullets 115–89 Newcastle Falcons Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 Bankstown Bruins 88–100 Illawarra Hawks Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 Adelaide 36ers 117–111 Coburg Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 St. Kilda Saints 95–93 West Adelaide Bearcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1984 Canberra Cannons 142–113 Hobart Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/04/1984 Nunawading Spectres 98–91 West Adelaide Bearcats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
8/04/1984 Geelong Cats 159–89 Hobart Devils Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1984 Melbourne Tigers 140–84 Sydney Supersonics Preston Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
13/04/1984 Brisbane Bullets 128–80 Frankston Bears Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
13/04/1984 Perth Wildcats 73–136 Geelong Cats Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1984 Bankstown Bruins 99–84 Frankston Bears Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1984 Newcastle Falcons 108–112 Hobart Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/04/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 110–104 Devonport Warriors Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/04/1984 Nunawading Spectres 83–84 Canberra Cannons Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1984 Melbourne Tigers 107–114 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
15/04/1984 Sydney Supersonics 97–94 Hobart Devils Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
15/04/1984 Coburg Giants 138–107 Devonport Warriors Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
15/04/1984 St. Kilda Saints 100–95 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
15/04/1984 Adelaide 36ers 116–102 Geelong Cats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 12[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
27/04/1984 Sydney Supersonics 84–119 Newcastle Falcons Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
27/04/1984 Brisbane Bullets 115–91 Illawarra Hawks Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
27/04/1984 Perth Wildcats 90–91 Nunawading Spectres Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 Newcastle Falcons 122–109 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 83–97 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 Devonport Warriors 98–96 Melbourne Tigers Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 Canberra Cannons 97–76 Bankstown Bruins AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 Frankston Bears 95–102 St. Kilda Saints Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
28/04/1984 Adelaide 36ers 109–99 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/04/1984 Coburg Giants 116–104 Brisbane Bullets Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
29/04/1984 Hobart Devils 110–120 Melbourne Tigers Moonah Stadium N/A boxscore
29/04/1984 Geelong Cats 103–96 Bankstown Bruins Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
4/05/1984 Sydney Supersonics 88–125 Frankston Bears Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
4/05/1984 Brisbane Bullets 90–111 Nunawading Spectres Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 Newcastle Falcons 126–108 Frankston Bears Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 154–90 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 Bankstown Bruins 76–74 St. Kilda Saints Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 Illawarra Hawks 88–89 Nunawading Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 Hobart Devils 118–107 Perth Wildcats Moonah Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1984 Canberra Cannons 118–122 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/05/1984 Coburg Giants 154–66 Sydney Supersonics Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
6/05/1984 Melbourne Tigers 126–99 St. Kilda Saints Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
6/05/1984 Devonport Warriors 119–100 Perth Wildcats Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
6/05/1984 Geelong Cats 125–101 Adelaide 36ers Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1984 Hobart Devils 102–104 Devonport Warriors Moonah Stadium N/A boxscore
12/05/1984 Illawarra Hawks 110–93 Bankstown Bruins Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 14[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
18/05/1984 Illawarra Hawks 113–110 Frankston Bears Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/05/1984 Perth Wildcats 128–126 Devonport Warriors Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
18/05/1984 Sydney Supersonics 75–122 Geelong Cats Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 Brisbane Bullets 113–74 Bankstown Bruins Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 Canberra Cannons 118–107 Frankston Bears AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 Coburg Giants 148–127 West Adelaide Bearcats Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 Adelaide 36ers 125–112 Devonport Warriors Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 Newcastle Falcons 104–128 Geelong Cats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/05/1984 St. Kilda Saints 107–95 Hobart Devils Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
20/05/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 114–105 Frankston Bears Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/05/1984 Melbourne Tigers 128–124 Coburg Giants Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
20/05/1984 Bankstown Bruins 130–85 Sydney Supersonics Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
20/05/1984 Nunawading Spectres 130–115 Hobart Devils Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 15[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
25/05/1984 Perth Wildcats 105–111 Newcastle Falcons Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
25/05/1984 Frankston Bears 153–125 West Adelaide Bearcats Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
25/05/1984 Canberra Cannons 101–108 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/05/1984 Sydney Supersonics 85–122 Illawarra Hawks Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1984 Adelaide 36ers 129–117 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/05/1984 Brisbane Bullets 92–109 Coburg Giants Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1984 Bankstown Bruins 108–89 West Adelaide Bearcats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1984 Hobart Devils 113–128 Canberra Cannons Moonah Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1984 St. Kilda Saints 96–118 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
27/05/1984 Illawarra Hawks 121–128 Coburg Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/05/1984 Melbourne Tigers 127–111 West Adelaide Bearcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
27/05/1984 Devonport Warriors 103–121 Canberra Cannons Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
1/06/1984 Perth Wildcats 106–97 Frankston Bears Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
2/06/1984 Canberra Cannons 97–93 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
2/06/1984 Hobart Devils 102–111 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1984 West Adelaide Bearcats 125–118 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1984 Newcastle Falcons 102–91 Bankstown Bruins Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1984 Nunawading Spectres 113–145 Adelaide 36ers Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
3/06/1984 Geelong Cats 109–114 Illawarra Hawks Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
3/06/1984 Devonport Warriors 66–128 Brisbane Bullets Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
3/06/1984 Melbourne Tigers 121–116 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/06/1984 Frankston Bears 97–113 Coburg Giants Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
3/06/1984 St. Kilda Saints 104–121 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 17[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/06/1984 Canberra Cannons 112–94 Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/06/1984 Sydney Supersonics 98–128 West Adelaide Bearcats Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
15/06/1984 Brisbane Bullets 99–96 Adelaide 36ers Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
16/06/1984 Newcastle Falcons 134–107 West Adelaide Bearcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1984 Frankston Bears 110–93 Devonport Warriors Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
16/06/1984 Hobart Devils 106–112 St. Kilda Saints Moonah Stadium N/A boxscore
16/06/1984 Bankstown Bruins 104–95 Perth Wildcats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
16/06/1984 Illawarra Hawks 139–101 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/06/1984 Devonport Warriors 102–100 St. Kilda Saints Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
17/06/1984 Geelong Cats 89–82 Nunawading Spectres Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
17/06/1984 Melbourne Tigers 147–130 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Ladder[edit]

The home-and-away regular season took place over 17 rounds between 3 February and 17 June, with nine teams in the Eastern Division and eight teams in the Western Division. Each team would play the other teams in their division twice and the teams in the opposing division once. This meant that Western Division teams played 23 games and Eastern Division teams played 24.[1]

Eastern Division

Pos 1984 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Brisbane Bullets 24 19 5 79.17% 4–1 W3 10–2 9–3 2546 2117 120.26%
2 Coburg Giants1 24 18 6 75.00% 4–1 W3 11–1 7–5 3032 2579 117.56%
3 Newcastle Falcons1 24 18 6 75.00% 3–2 W2 10–2 8–4 2674 2486 107.56%
4 Illawarra Hawks 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 W2 7–5 6–6 2539 2488 102.05%
5 Melbourne Tigers 2 24 11 13 45.83% 4–1 W2 8–4 3–9 2669 2584 103.29%
6 West Adelaide Bearcats 2 24 11 13 45.83% 2–3 L1 8–4 3–9 2580 2660 96.99%
7 Bankstown Bruins 3 24 10 14 41.67% 3–2 W1 7–5 3–9 2303 2380 96.76%
8 Frankston Bears 3 24 10 14 41.67% 2–3 W1 8–4 2–10 2475 2576 96.08%
9 Sydney Supersonics 24 3 21 12.50% 0–5 L8 2–10 1–11 2170 2888 75.14%

Western Division

Pos 1984 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Geelong Cats 23 21 2 91.30% 4–1 W1 10–1 11–1 2735 2236 122.32%
2 Canberra Cannons4 23 16 7 69.57% 4–1 W4 9–4 7–3 2514 2303 109.16%
3 Adelaide 36ers4 23 16 7 69.57% 3–2 L2 9–2 7–5 2762 2590 106.64%
4 Nunawading Spectres 23 14 9 60.87% 2–3 L3 5–6 9–3 2410 2279 105.75%
5 St. Kilda Saints 23 9 14 39.13% 2–3 L1 5–6 4–8 2315 2446 94.64%
6 Hobart Devils5 23 4 19 17.39% 0–5 L6 1–11 3–8 2340 2689 87.02%
7 Devonport Warriors5 23 4 19 17.39% 1–4 W1 3–8 1–11 2257 2623 86.05%
8 Perth Wildcats 23 3 20 13.04% 2–3 L2 3–9 0–11 2176 2573 84.57%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 1984. 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 Coburg Giants and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Coburg Giants won For and Against (+4).

2Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and West Adelaide Bearcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+9).

3Head-to-Head between Bankstown Bruins and Frankston Bears (1-1). Bankstown Bruins won For and Against (+13).

4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+7).

5Head-to-Head between Hobart Devils and Devonport Warriors (1-1). Hobart Devils won For and Against (+1).

Finals[edit]

Main article: 1984 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket[edit]


The NBL finals series in 1984 consisted of the elimination-style divisional finals, two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final.

Divisional Elimination Finals[edit]

The top four teams in each division competed in a 1v2/3v4 elimination finals fixture, with the loser of 1v2 playing the winner of 3v4 for a spot in the Semi-finals, while the winner of 1v2 qualified through to the Semi-finals as well.

Western Division[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
22/06/1984 Canberra Cannons 87–81 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
22/06/1984 Nunawading Spectres 108–101 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
23/06/1984 Geelong Cats 115–91 Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Eastern Division[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
22/06/1984 Brisbane Bullets 105–104 Coburg Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1984 Newcastle Falcons 108–101 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
23/06/1984 Newcastle Falcons 109–132 Coburg Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Semi-finals[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
29/06/1984 Canberra Cannons 108–107 Coburg Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
29/06/1984 Geelong Cats 103–107 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
1/07/1984 Brisbane Bullets 82–84 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Awards[edit]

Statistics leaders[edit]

Category Player Team Stat
Points Al Green West Adelaide Bearcats 829 pts / 21 games[2]
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Nunawading Spectres 18.4 rpg / 20 games[2]
Steals Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 82 / 24 games[2]
Blocks Dan Clausen Adelaide 36ers 76 / 23 games[2]
Field goal percentage Donny Gipson West Adelaide Bearcats 63.8% (175/274)[2]
3-point field goal percentage Ray Wood West Adelaide Bearcats 45.1% (42/93)[2]
Free throw percentage Ron Radliff Brisbane Bullets 91.1% (41/45)[2]

Regular season[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BACK IN THE DAY: 1984". Basketball.net.au. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.

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