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 Eastern Suburbs Tigers won the title with a 23-15 win over Redcliffe in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane.
Teams
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|
| File:Balmain colours.svg | Eastern Suburbs | Tigers |
| File:Valleys colours.svg | Fortitude Valley | Diehards |
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg | Northern Suburbs | Devils |
| File:Brothers Colours.svg | Past Brothers Brisbane | Leprechauns |
| File:Redcliffe colours.svg | Redcliffe | Dolphins |
| File:Western Suburbs colours.svg | Southern Suburbs | Magpies |
| File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg | Western Suburbs | Panthers |
| File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg | Wynnum-Manly | Seagulls |
| File:Ipswich Colours.svg | Ipswich | Jets |
| File:Canterbury colours.svg | North Queensland | Marlins |
| File:Central Comets colours.svg | Central Queensland | Capras |
| File:Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg | Gold Coast | Vikings |
| File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg | Toowoomba | Clydesdales |
| File:Waikatoleague.png | Wide Bay | Bulls |
Ladder
[edit | edit source]Redcliffe, Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs and Southern Suburbs 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 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 7 | 151 | 58 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs | 7 | 130 | 58 | 12 |
| 3 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | 7 | 173 | 79 | 10 |
| 4 | File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 185 | 102 | 10 |
| 5 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly | 7 | 149 | 114 | 10 |
| 6 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 7 | 144 | 98 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Brisbane | 7 | 115 | 80 | 8 |
| 8 | File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 7 | 129 | 97 | 8 |
| 9 | File:Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Gold Coast | 7 | 96 | 106 | 7 |
| 10 | File:Canterbury colours.svg North Queensland | 7 | 76 | 119 | 4 |
| 11 | File:Waikatoleague.png Wide Bay | 7 | 90 | 156 | 4 |
| 12 | File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba | 7 | 77 | 140 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland | 7 | 74 | 222 | 2 |
| 14 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich | 7 | 45 | 168 | 0 |
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Finals
[edit | edit source]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 | ||||||||
| File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 17-13 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 13-6 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 23-15 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | Lang Park | |||||
