Winfield State League

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Winfield State League

Sport	Rugby league
Inaugural season	1982
Ceased
Replaced by	Queensland Cup
Country	Australia
Last premiers	Rockhampton ()
Most titles	Wynnum Manly Seagulls (4 titles)

The Winfield State League was a rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It was administered by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition was the QRL's parallel to the NSWRL's Amco Cup knockout and ran alongside the Brisbane Rugby League club competition. The competition was formed in 1982 and ran until 1995, after which it was superseded by the Queensland Cup.

Formats[]

The Winfield State League was held in two different formats, with draw variances almost annually regardless of format towards the end of the tournament's run in the last 1980s and 1990s.

Club-based[]

In 1982 the competition involved the clubs from the Brisbane Rugby League competition playing representative teams from throughout the state over seven rounds with one or more finals being played to determine the competition winner. This format remained largely intact until 1988 when it was determined that the results of Brisbane club matches would go towards the State League instead of separate matches being played.

The club-based format was completely scrapped in 1991, but reinstated in 1993. The number of country teams competing was dramatically increased in 1993.

Representative-based[]

In 1991 and 1992 the competition was wholly representative-based. In the place of the Brisbane clubs were two representative teams: the Brisbane Capitals and the Brisbane Metros. Representative teams from throughout Queensland continued to compete, in addition to a team from the Northern Territory.

Winfield State League grand final results[]

Season	Grand Final Information				Minor Premiers
	Premiers	Score	Runner-Up	Crowd
1982	Eastern Suburbs Tigers	23–15	Redcliffe Dolphins		Redcliffe Dolphins
1983	Fortitude Valley Diehards	21–12	Eastern Suburbs Tigers		Eastern Suburbs Tigers
1984	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	21–10	Southern Suburbs Magpies		Southern Suburbs Magpies
1985	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	16–0	Past Brothers Leprechauns		Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
1986	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	46–10	Redcliffe Dolphins		Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	36–14	Redcliffe Dolphins		Past Brothers Leprechauns
	Tweed-Valleys Seagulls-Diehards	26–10	Eastern Suburbs Tigers		Eastern Suburbs Tigers
	Eastern Suburbs Tigers	30–4	Central Queensland Capras		Fortitude Valley Diehards
	Fortitude Valley Diehards	34–26	Eastern Suburbs Tigers		Fortitude Valley Diehards
	North Queensland Marlins	44–30	Central Queensland Capras		Brisbane Metros
	Brisbane Capitals	30–10	North Queensland Marlins		Brisbane Capitals
	Mackay Sea Eagles	18–12	Western Suburbs Panthers
	Mackay Sea Eagles	34–14	Western Suburbs Panthers
	Rockhampton Rustlers	26–22	Gold Coast Vikings

Competing teams 1982–1995[]

Sources[]

• Winfield State League Results (via archive.org)

See also[]

• Rugby league in Queensland
• Brisbane Rugby League
• Queensland Cup
• Queensland Rugby League

References[]

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