1982 Winfield State League

The 1982 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 Easts Tigers won the title with a 23-15 win over Redcliffe 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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Redcliffe, Easts, Wests and Souths made the finals from a 7-round season. All 8 Brisbane clubs finished above their country counterparts on the ladder.

Team Pld PA PD Pts
1   Redcliffe 7 151 58 12
2   Wests 7 130 58 12
3   Souths 7 173 79 10
4   Easts 7 185 102 10
5   Wynnum-Manly 7 149 114 10
6   Norths 7 144 98 9
7   Brothers 7 115 80 8
8   Valleys 7 129 97 8
9   Gold Coast 7 96 106 7
10   North Queensland 7 76 119 4
11   Wide Bay 7 90 156 4
12   Toowoomba 7 77 140 2
13   Central Queensland 7 74 222 2
14   Ipswich 7 45 168 0

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Finals

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The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, with Easts and Redcliffe winning their respective semi finals. In the final, the Tigers outclassed the Dolphins 23-15 to win the inaugural Winfield State League.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Redcliffe 17-13   Southern Suburbs Lang Park
  Eastern Suburbs 13-6   Western Suburbs Lang Park
Grand Final
  Eastern Suburbs 23-15   Redcliffe Lang Park

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. ^ 1982 State League Final Easts 23 v Redcliffe 15. BRLFinal. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.