1982 Winfield State League

The 1982 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 Easts 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.

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

Redcliffe, Easts, Wests and Souths made the finals from a 7-round season. All 8 Brisbane clubs finished above their country counterparts on the ladder.

Team Pld PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe 7 151 58 12
2 Wests 7 130 58 12
3 Souths 7 173 79 10
4 Easts 7 185 102 10
5 Wynnum-Manly 7 149 114 10
6 Norths 7 144 98 9
7 Brothers 7 115 80 8
8 Valleys 7 129 97 8
9 Gold Coast 7 96 106 7
10 North Queensland 7 76 119 4
11 Wide Bay 7 90 156 4
12 Toowoomba 7 77 140 2
13 Central Queensland 7 74 222 2
14 Ipswich 7 45 168 0

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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.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Redcliffe 17-13 Southern Suburbs Lang Park
Eastern Suburbs 13-6 Western Suburbs Lang Park
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 23-15 Redcliffe Lang Park

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References
  1. "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. 1982 State League Final Easts 23 v Redcliffe 15. BRLFinal. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.
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