1985 Winfield State League

The 1985 Winfield State League was the inaugural season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. The competition was run similarly to the NSWRL's Amco Cup, featuring a short format prior the larger Brisbane Premiership season. The Wynnum Manly Seagulls defeated the Brisbane Brothers in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane.

Teams

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A total of 14 teams competed in the inaugural season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name.

Colours Team Moniker
  Easts Tigers
  Fortitude Valley Diehards
  Norths Devils
  Past/Brisbane Brothers Leprechauns
  Redcliffe Dolphins
  Souths Magpies
  Wests Panthers
  Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
  Ipswich Jets
  North Queensland Marlins
  Central Queensland Capras
  Gold Coast Vikings
  Toowoomba Clydesdales
  Wide Bay Bulls

Ladder

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Wynnum-Manly, Souths, Brothers, Easts made the finals from a six round season. Similar to the 1982 and 1983 seasons, all clubs who qualified for the finals were BRL Premiership clubs.

Team Pld PA PD Pts
1   Wynnum-Manly 6 180 54 12
2   Souths 6 137 51 12
3   Brothers 6 141 81 8
4   Easts 6 156 111 8
5   Norths 6 91 62 8
6   Wide Bay 6 120 140 8
7   Toowoomba 6 132 126 6
8   Redcliffe 6 94 109 6
9   Valleys 6 122 79 4
10   Wests 6 70 118 4
11   Gold Coast 6 93 137 2
12   North Queensland 6 94 165 2
13   Ipswich 6 62 154 2
14   Central Queensland 6 106 211 2

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Finals

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The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, with Wynnum-Manly and the Brisbane Brothers winning their respective semi finals. In the final, the Seagulls completed a 16-0 shutout of the Brothers to win their second consecutive Winfield State League title.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Wynnum Manly 40-6   Eastern Suburbs Lang Park
  Souths Magpies 28-16   Brisbane Brothers Lang Park
Grand Final
  Wynnum Manly 16-0   Brisbane Brothers Lang Park

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. ^ 1985 State League Final Wynnum 16 v Brothers 0. BRLFinal. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.