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
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
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 |
Source:
Finals
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 | |||||
References
- ^ "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.
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