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

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
Easts Tigers
Fortitude Valley 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

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 Wynnum-Manly 6 180 54 12
2 Souths 6 137 51 12
3 Brothers 6 141 81 8
4 Easts 6 156 111 8
5 Norths 6 91 62 8
6 Wide Bay 6 120 140 8
7 Toowoomba 6 132 126 6
8 Redcliffe 6 94 109 6
9 Valleys 6 122 79 4
10 Wests 6 70 118 4
11 Gold Coast 6 93 137 2
12 North Queensland 6 94 165 2
13 Ipswich 6 62 154 2
14 Central Queensland 6 106 211 2

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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.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Wynnum Manly 40-6 Eastern Suburbs Lang Park
Souths Magpies 28-16 Brisbane Brothers Lang Park
Grand Final
Wynnum Manly 16-0 Brisbane Brothers Lang Park

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References

  1. 1 2 "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. ↑ 1985 State League Final Wynnum 16 v Brothers 0. BRLFinal. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.
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