bowden stadium
Years ago
found an old photo album and it had a clipping of basketball scores for the "converse national league" with teams such as illawara, nunawading, forestville, sydney, bankstown,coburg, launceston, brisbane, canberra etc.
Any idea what years this would be and was this early NBL ? no date is attached
DaHuzyBru
Years ago
Well Converse was likely the naming rights sponsor of the league at the time. And based off the teams you list, it would have to be either the 1980 or 1981 season as those were the only two seasons the Forestville Eagles played in
bowden stadium
Years ago
thanks forestville has names - biddings, lester and wallace - looks like a clipping from "The News" by the font
bowden stadium
Years ago
it also has scores from u18g nationals (? in Melbourne) - Qld 49 D SA 35 - players named Pongrazia, Elseon and Osterstock.
Just trying to work out year of all this.
bowden stadium
Years ago
has some u16 national scores as well - sa players mentioned dawe, ralston, glidden, skinner
Launceston were only in the NBL for 2 years? 80, 81? 81 - 82?
Very Old
Years ago
1980-1982 Launceston Casino City Tigers
1980 West Torrens Eagles became 1981 Forestville eagles became 1982 Adelaide 35ers
"Reg "Sir Reginald" Biddings had set the 40-minute single-game individual high score of 63 points for the NBL while with Forestville Eagles in 1981 "
So its 1981 !
remember it well.
koberulz
Years ago
1980 West Torrens Eagles became 1981 Forestville eagles became 1982 Adelaide 35ersThey were the Adelaide City Eagles in 1982, I believe they became the 36ers in 1983.
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