1985 Winfield State League
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
[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 | Easts | Tigers |
| File:Valleys colours.svg | Fortitude Valley | Diehards |
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg | Norths | Devils |
| File:Brothers Colours.svg | Past/Brisbane Brothers | Leprechauns |
| File:Redcliffe colours.svg | Redcliffe | Dolphins |
| File:Western Suburbs colours.svg | Souths | Magpies |
| File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg | Wests | 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:Ipswich Colours.svg | Gold Coast | Vikings |
| File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg | Toowoomba | Clydesdales |
| File:Waikatoleague.png | Wide Bay | Bulls |
Ladder
[edit | edit source]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 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly | 6 | 180 | 54 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths | 6 | 137 | 51 | 12 |
| 3 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Brothers | 6 | 141 | 81 | 8 |
| 4 | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts | 6 | 156 | 111 | 8 |
| 5 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths | 6 | 91 | 62 | 8 |
| 6 | File:Waikatoleague.png Wide Bay | 6 | 120 | 140 | 8 |
| 7 | File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba | 6 | 132 | 126 | 6 |
| 8 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 6 | 94 | 109 | 6 |
| 9 | File:Valleys colours.svg Valleys | 6 | 122 | 79 | 4 |
| 10 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests | 6 | 70 | 118 | 4 |
| 11 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Gold Coast | 6 | 93 | 137 | 2 |
| 12 | File:Canterbury colours.svg North Queensland | 6 | 94 | 165 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich | 6 | 62 | 154 | 2 |
| 14 | File:Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland | 6 | 106 | 211 | 2 |
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Finals
[edit | edit source]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 | ||||||||
| File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly | 40-6 | File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Magpies | 16-28 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Brisbane Brothers | Lang Park | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly | 16-0 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Brisbane Brothers | Lang Park | |||||
