1982 Winfield State League

Rugby league in Queensland July 2022 July 2022 The 1982 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 Eastern Suburbs Tigers won the title with a 23-15 win over Redcliffe 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 30Eastern SuburbsTigersFortitude Valley Diehards 30Fortitude ValleyDiehardsNorths Devils 30Northern SuburbsDevilsPast Brothers 30Past Brothers BrisbaneLeprechaunsRedcliffe Dolphins 30RedcliffeDolphinsSouths Magpies 30Southern SuburbsMagpiesWests Panthers 30Western SuburbsPanthersWynnum-Manly 30Wynnum-ManlySeagullsIpswich Jets 30IpswichJetsCanterbury 30North QueenslandMarlins30x30pxCentral QueenslandCaprasCairns 30Gold CoastVikingsToowoomba Clydesdales 30ToowoombaClydesdalesWaikato 30Wide BayBulls Ladder 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. TeamPldPAPDPts1Redcliffe Dolphins 30 Redcliffe715158122Wests Panthers 30 Western Suburbs713058123Souths Magpies 30 Southern Suburbs717379104Easts Tigers 30 Eastern Suburbs7185102105Wynnum-Manly 30 Wynnum-Manly7149114106Norths Devils 30 Northern Suburbs71449897Past Brothers 30 Past Brothers Brisbane71158088Fortitude Valley Diehards 30 Fortitude Valley71299789Cairns 30 Gold Coast796106710Canterbury 30 North Queensland776119411Waikato 30 Wide Bay790156412Toowoomba Clydesdales 30 Toowoomba77714021330x30px Central Queensland774222214Ipswich Jets 30 Ipswich7451680 Source:Winfield State League Results (1982-1995) http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/WinfieldStateLeagueResults(1982-1995).pdf rogerswebsite.com 18 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 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. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finalsRedcliffe 30 Redcliffe17-13Souths Magpies 30 Southern SuburbsLang ParkEasts Tigers 30 Eastern Suburbs13-6Wests Panthers 30 Western SuburbsLang ParkGrand FinalEasts Tigers 30 Eastern Suburbs23-15Redcliffe 30 RedcliffeLang Park15 January 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAIGzALTqA 1982 State League Final Easts 23 v Redcliffe 15 BRLFinal YouTube 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20210918032950/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAIGzALTqA 18 September 2021 live References Category:Rugby league in Brisbane Winfield State League season