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494:NBL final (
447:Win %
430:Head coach
304:Rocky Smith
269:Honour roll
152:Team colors
131:TGH - 7,200
1748:Categories
1497:Daryl West
1477:Bill Mcgee
1369:Ian Manson
1359:Daryl West
1344:Bill Mcgee
1339:Barry Bird
1268:7 February
1241:7 February
1214:7 February
1187:7 February
1160:7 February
1134:7 February
1107:7 February
1051:References
543:Nunawading
400:Runners-up
330:Phil Smyth
241:NBL finals
208:basketball
1557:Uwe Oeser
1512:Gary Voss
1364:Gary Voss
976:Gary Fox
554:) 113–88
212:Melbourne
142:Melbourne
120:(1987–90)
106:(1979–83)
88:1987–1990
82:1979–1986
67:Dissolved
1044:Source:
545:) 101–77
498:) 94–93
496:Canberra
248:St Kilda
146:Victoria
138:Location
126:Capacity
1262:The Age
1235:The Age
1208:The Age
1181:The Age
1128:The Age
421:League
415:Season
359:(1991)
332:(1982)
306:(1980)
222:History
75:History
59:Founded
49:Leagues
444:Losses
438:Played
435:Finish
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99:Arena
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1084:2017
990:176
987:135
984:311
946:1991
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441:Wins
228:1979
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178:1979
94:1991
70:1991
62:1979
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961:26
954:NBL
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918:26
911:NBL
888:16
882:24
875:NBL
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846:24
839:NBL
816:22
810:26
803:NBL
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765:26
758:NBL
735:16
732:10
729:26
722:NBL
697:14
691:23
684:NBL
661:10
658:12
655:22
648:NBL
622:17
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612:NBL
583:17
580:22
576:1st
571:NBL
548:Won
539:Won
529:17
526:22
522:1st
517:NBL
492:Won
482:15
479:18
475:1st
470:NBL
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