National Basketball League champions Chris Goulding celebrates winning the 2018 NBL championship. Getty Images Year Champions Runners-Up 1979 St Kilda Saints Canberra Cannons 1980 St Kilda Saints West Adelaide Bearcats 1981 Launceston Casino City Tigers Nunawading Spectres 1982 West Adelaide Bearcats Geelong Cats 1983 Canberra Cannons West Adelaide Bearcats 1984 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Bullets 1985 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide 36ers 1986 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Bullets 1987 Brisbane Bullets Perth Wildcats 1988 Canberra Cannons North Melbourne Giants 1989 North Melbourne Giants Canberra Cannons 1990 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Bullets 1991 Perth Wildcats Eastside Spectres 1992 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Tigers 1993 Melbourne Tigers Perth Wildcats 1994 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide 36ers 1995 Perth Wildcats North Melbourne Giants 1996 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Tigers 1997 Melbourne Tigers South East Melbourne Magic 1998 Adelaide 36ers South East Melbourne Magic 1999 Adelaide 36ers Victoria Titans 2000 Perth Wildcats Victoria Titans 2001 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Crocodiles 2002 Adelaide 36ers West Sydney Razorbacks 2003 Sydney Kings Perth Wildcats 2004 Sydney Kings West Sydney Razorbacks 2005 Sydney Kings Wollongong Hawks 2006 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Kings 2007 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Tigers 2008 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Kings 2009 South Dragons Melbourne Tigers 2010 Perth Wildcats Wollongong Hawks 2011 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Taipans 2012 New Zealand Breakers Perth Wildcats 2013 New Zealand Breakers Perth Wildcats 2014 Perth Wildcats Adelaide 36ers 2015 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Taipans 2016 Perth Wildcats New Zealand Breakers 2017 Perth Wildcats Illawarra Hawks 2018 Melbourne United Adelaide 36ers
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