1991 WNBL season

1991 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Top seed	Hobart Islanders
Season MVP	Joanne Metcalfe (Melbourne Tigers)
Top scorer	Joanne Metcalfe (Melbourne Tigers)
Finals
Champions	Hobart Islanders
Runners-up	Nunawading Spectres

The 1991 WNBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.

Regular season

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Won %
1	Hobart Islanders	22	18	4	82
2	Nunawading Spectres	22	18	4	82
3	Perth Breakers	22	15	7	68
4	North Adelaide Rockets	22	13	9	59
5	Canberra Capitals	22	12	10	55
6	Bulleen Boomers	22	11	11	50
7	Melbourne Tigers	22	11	11	50
8	Australian Institute of Sport	22	10	12	45
9	Sydney Bruins	22	10	12	45
10	Brisbane Blazers	22	9	13	41
11	Noarlunga Tigers	22	5	17	23
12	West Adelaide Bearcats	22	0	22	0

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 1991 regular season.

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Joanne Metcalfe	Melbourne Tigers	21.8 PPG
Rebounds per game	Debbie Slimmon	Bulleen Boomers	5.1 RPG
Assists per game	Michele Landon	Sydney Bruins	7.2 APG
Steals per game	Michele Timms	Perth Breakers	3.6 SPG
Blocks per game	Jenny Whittle	AIS	2.6 BPG
Field goal percentage	Lucille Hamilton	Melbourne Tigers	58.2% (117/201)
Three point percentage	Debbie Black	Hobart Islanders	42.9% (21/49)
Free throw percentage	Sally Phillps	AIS	91.2% (52/57)

Season Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player	Joanne Metcalfe	Melbourne Tigers
Coach of the Year	Jerry Lee	Canberra Capitals
Top Shooter Award	Joanne Metcalfe	Melbourne Tigers
Rookie of the Year	Michelle Brogan	Adelaide City Tigers

Finals

Semi-finals				Preliminary final					Grand final


1.	Nunawading Spectres	78
2.	Hobart Islanders	73

				Hobart Islanders		74			Nunawading Spectres	64
					Perth Breakers		61			Hobart Islanders	67

3.	Perth Breakers	82
4.	North Adelaide Rockets	72	Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

References

WNBL seasons

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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