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
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
| 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
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:
State League Final
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
- "Rugby League – Welcome to Roger's Website".
- "Queensland Rugby League". 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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