1983 Winfield State League

The 1983 Winfield State League was the second 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. Fortitude Valley won the title with a 21–12 win over Easts Tigers 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

Easts and Valleys qualified for a one-off final from a 7-round season, while four teams, Norths, Souths, Central Queensland and Gold Coast each received a point for matches which did not take place as scheduled in round six. All 8 Brisbane clubs finished above their country counterparts on the ladder for the second year running.

Team Pld PA PD Pts
1 Easts 7 266 48 14
2 Valleys 7 230 72 14
3 Wynnum-Manly 7 170 113 12
4 Souths 6 220 70 11
5 Norths 6 156 54 11
6 Wests 7 188 67 10
7 Brothers 7 162 103 8
8 Redcliffe 7 145 113 8
9 Toowoomba 7 82 191 4
10 Gold Coast 6 110 216 3
11 Ipswich 7 56 230 2
12 Central Queensland 6 54 236 1
13 North Queensland 7 82 211 0
14 Wide Bay 7 34 231 0

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Final

The one-off final was held at held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, between the defending champions Easts and Valleys. In the final, the Tigers could not repeat their success of 1982, beaten by the Diehards 21–12.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Grand Final
Fortitude Valley 21-12 Eastern Suburbs Lang Park

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References
  1. "WINFIELD STATE LEAGUE RESULTS (1982-1995)" (PDF). Rogerswebsite.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. 1983 State League Final - Valleys v Easts. bashuppark. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.
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