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
editA 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
editWynnum-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 |
Source:[1]
Finals
editThe 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 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
- ^ 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.