1985 Winfield State League

Australian rugby league season July 2022 July 2022 The 1985 Winfield State League was the inaugural season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition in Queensland, Australia. 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. ColoursTeamMonikerEasts Tigers 20EastsTigersFortitude Valley Diehards 20Fortitude ValleyDiehardsNorths Devils 20NorthsDevilsPast Brothers 20Past/Brisbane BrothersLeprechaunsRedcliffe Dolphins 20RedcliffeDolphinsSouths Magpies 20SouthsMagpiesWests Panthers 20WestsPanthersWynnum-Manly 20Wynnum-ManlySeagullsIpswich Jets 20IpswichJets20x20pxNorth QueenslandMarlins20x20pxCentral QueenslandCapras20x20pxGold CoastVikingsToowoomba Clydesdales 20ToowoombaClydesdalesWaikato 20Wide BayBulls 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. TeamPldPAPDPts1Wynnum-Manly 20 Wynnum-Manly618054122Souths Magpies 20 Souths613751123Past Brothers 20 Brothers61418184Easts Tigers 20 Easts615611185Norths Devils 20 Norths6916286Waikato 20 Wide Bay612014087Toowoomba Clydesdales 20 Toowoomba613212668Redcliffe Dolphins 20 Redcliffe69410969Fortitude Valley Diehards 20 Valleys612279410Wests Panthers 20 Wests67011841120x20px Gold Coast69313721220x20px North Queensland694165213Ipswich Jets 20 Ipswich66215421420x20px Central Queensland61062112 Source:Winfield State League Results (1982-1995) http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/WinfieldStateLeagueResults(1982-1995).pdf rogerswebsite.com 20 September 2021 3 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211003044525/http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/WinfieldStateLeagueResults(1982-1995).pdf live 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. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finalsWynnum-Manly 20 Wynnum Manly40-6Easts Tigers 20 Eastern SuburbsLang ParkSouths Magpies 20 Souths Magpies16-28Past Brothers 20 Brisbane BrothersLang ParkGrand FinalWynnum-Manly 20 Wynnum Manly16-0Past Brothers 20 Brisbane BrothersLang Park 16 January 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxZN4BpX7k 1985 State League Final Wynnum 16 v Brothers 0 BRLFinal YouTube 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20210922102552/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxZN4BpX7k 22 September 2021 live References Category:Rugby league in Brisbane Winfield State League season