Winfield State League

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 The competition was formed in 1982 and ran until 1995, after which it was superseded by the Queensland Cup.[1][2][3]

Winfield State League
SportRugby league
Inaugural season1982
Ceased1995
Replaced byQueensland Cup
Country Australia
Last premiersRockhampton (1995)
Most titlesWynnum Manly Seagulls (4 titles)

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
1987 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 36–14 Redcliffe Dolphins Past Brothers Leprechauns
1988 Tweed-Valleys Seagulls-Diehards 26–10 Eastern Suburbs Tigers Eastern Suburbs Tigers
1989 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 30–4 Central Queensland Capras Fortitude Valley Diehards
1990 Fortitude Valley Diehards 34–26 Eastern Suburbs Tigers Fortitude Valley Diehards
1991 North Queensland Marlins 44–30 Central Queensland Capras Brisbane Metros
1992 Brisbane Capitals 30–10 North Queensland Marlins Brisbane Capitals
1993 Mackay Sea Eagles 18–12 Western Suburbs Panthers N/A - Pool Format
1994 Mackay Sea Eagles 34–14 Western Suburbs Panthers N/A - Pool Format
1995 Rockhampton Rustlers 26–22 Gold Coast Vikings N/A - Pool Format

Source:[2]

Competing teams 1982–1995
TeamLocation/sYear EnteredYear Departed
Brisbane MetrosBrisbane19911992
Brisbane CapitalsBrisbane19911992
Brisbane-Ipswich Second DivisionBrisbane, Ipswich19931995
Brisbane Broncos 4th XIIIBrisbane19951995
Bundaberg GrizzliesBundaberg19931995
Burdekin-WhitsundayAyr/Proserpine19931995
Callide Valley ?19931995
Cairns CyclonesCairns19951995
Central Queensland CometsRockhampton19821992
Central BurnettGayndah19931995
Central HighlandsEmerald19931995
Central WestBarcaldine/Winton19931995
Eastern Suburbs TigersBrisbane1982, 19931991
Gladstone VikingsGladstone19931995
Gold Coast VikingsGold Coast19821988
Gold Coast-Group 18Gold Coast19911995
Herbert River ?19931995
Ipswich JetsIpswich19821991, 1993
Ipswich DiggersIpswich19941995
Logan ScorpionsLogan City19881991, 1993
Mackay Sea EaglesMackay19931995
Maryborough-Hervey BayMaryborough, Hervey Bay19931995
Mount Isa MinersMount Isa19931995
Northern Suburbs DevilsBrisbane1982, 19931991
North Queensland MarlinsTownsville19821992
Northern DistrictsAgnes Water19931995
Northern TerritoryDarwin19911993
Past BrothersBrisbane1982, 19931991
Redcliffe DolphinsRedcliffe1982, 19931991
Rockhampton RustlersRockhampton19931995
Seagulls-DiehardsBrisbane, Gold Coast19881988
Southern Suburbs MagpiesBrisbane1982, 19931991
South BurnettKingaroy19931995
South West MustangsToowoomba19931995
South Queensland CrushersBrisbane19951995
Sunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast19931993
Sunshine Coast-GympieSunshine Coast, Gympie19941995
Toowoomba ClydesdalesToowoomba19821993
Townsville StingersTownsville19931995
Fortitude Valley DiehardsBrisbane1982, 1988, 19931987, 1991
Western Suburbs PanthersBrisbane1982, 19931991
Wide Bay BullsMaryborough19831992
Wynnum-Manly SeagullsBrisbane1982, 19931991

Source:[2]

Sources

See also

References
  1. "The Post-Broncos Brisbane Rugby League Competition - Club football in Brisbane from 1988 to 2021" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  3. "Brisbane Rugby League Documentary". YouTube.
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