1987 Winfield State League

The 1987 Winfield State League was the 6th 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 Redcliffe Dolphins in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane, winning their fourth straight title.

Teams

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A total of 14 teams competed in the 1986 season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state.

Colours Team Moniker
  Easts Tigers
  Fortitude Valley/Tweed Heads Seagulls-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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Team Pld W D L PA PD Pts
1   Brothers 6 5 0 1 160 52 10
2   Toowoomba 6 5 0 1 154 76 10
3   Wynnum-Manly 6 5 0 1 146 85 10
4   Redcliffe 6 4 0 2 188 93 8
5   Valley-Tweed 6 4 0 2 151 101 8
6   Norths 6 4 0 2 106 104 8
7   Ipswich 6 3 0 3 126 79 6
8   Gold Coast 6 3 0 3 73 80 6
9   Souths 6 3 0 3 74 103 6
10   Central Queensland 6 2 0 4 70 164 4
11   Wide Bay 6 1 1 4 86 109 3
12   Easts 6 1 0 5 86 158 2
13   North Queensland 6 1 0 5 78 204 2
14   Wests 6 0 1 5 52 102 1

Finals

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Wynnum Manly, Redcliffe, Brisbane Brothers and Toowoomba were the semi-finalists.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Wynnum Manly Seagulls 30 – 8   Toowoomba Lang Park
  Redcliffe Dolphins 16 – 6   Brisbane Brothers Lang Park
Grand Final
  Wynnum Manly Seagulls 36 – 14   Redcliffe Dolphins Lang Park

Source:[1][2]

State League Final

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1987 Winfield State League Final
17 May 1986
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls   36 – 14   Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries: 7
S Lewis 2
G Miles 2
P Sinclair 2
C Scott 1
Goals: 4
C Scott 4
Tries: 3
1 J Doyle
1 G Barwick
1 D Brown
Goals: 1
1 T Benson
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Barry Gomersall
Player of the Match: Wally Lewis


References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League – Welcome to Roger's Website".
  2. ^ "Queensland Rugby League". 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2022.