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 |
|---|---|---|
| File:Balmain colours.svg | Easts | Tigers |
| File:Valleys colours.svg | Fortitude Valley | Diehards |
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg | Norths | Devils |
| File:Brothers Colours.svg | Past/Brisbane Brothers | Leprechauns |
| File:Redcliffe colours.svg | Redcliffe | Dolphins |
| File:Western Suburbs colours.svg | Souths | Magpies |
| File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg | Wests | Panthers |
| File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg | Wynnum-Manly | Seagulls |
| File:Ipswich Colours.svg | Ipswich | Jets |
| File:Canterbury colours.svg | North Queensland | Marlins |
| File:Central Comets colours.svg | Central Queensland | Capras |
| File:Ipswich Colours.svg | Gold Coast | Vikings |
| File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg | Toowoomba | Clydesdales |
| File:Waikatoleague.png | 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 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 7 | 151 | 58 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests | 7 | 130 | 58 | 12 |
| 3 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths | 7 | 173 | 79 | 10 |
| 4 | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts | 7 | 185 | 102 | 10 |
| 5 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly | 7 | 149 | 114 | 10 |
| 6 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths | 7 | 144 | 98 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Brothers | 7 | 115 | 80 | 8 |
| 8 | File:Valleys colours.svg Valleys | 7 | 129 | 97 | 8 |
| 9 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Gold Coast | 7 | 96 | 106 | 7 |
| 10 | File:Canterbury colours.svg North Queensland | 7 | 76 | 119 | 4 |
| 11 | File:Waikatoleague.png Wide Bay | 7 | 90 | 156 | 4 |
| 12 | File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba | 7 | 77 | 140 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland | 7 | 74 | 222 | 2 |
| 14 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg 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 | ||||||||
| File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 17-13 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 13-6 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 23-15 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | Lang Park | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
- ↑ 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.
