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The 1984 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 Wynnum Manly Seagulls won their first State League title with a 21-10 win over Souths in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane.
Teams edit
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 edit
Souths, Wynnum-Manly, North Queensland and Fortitude Valley made the finals from a 7-round season. North Queensland became the first country representative side to make the finals after finishing third on the table.
| Team | Pld | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Souths
|
6 | 203 | 32 | 12 |
| 2 | Wynnum-Manly
|
6 | 206 | 54 | 12 |
| 3 | North Queensland
|
6 | 172 | 96 | 10 |
| 4 | Valleys
|
6 | 129 | 80 | 10 |
| 5 | Redcliffe
|
6 | 150 | 60 | 8 |
| 6 | Toowoomba
|
6 | 178 | 95 | 6 |
| 7 | Wests
|
6 | 110 | 106 | 6 |
| 8 | Easts
|
6 | 123 | 100 | 6 |
| 9 | Brothers
|
6 | 96 | 108 | 4 |
| 10 | Central Queensland
|
6 | 57 | 196 | 4 |
| 11 | Ipswich
|
6 | 78 | 170 | 2 |
| 12 | Norths
|
6 | 58 | 171 | 2 |
| 13 | Wide Bay
|
6 | 102 | 278 | 2 |
| 14 | Gold Coast
|
6 | 52 | 166 | 0 |
Source:[1]
Finals edit
The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, with Wynnum-Manly and Souths winning their respective semi finals. In the final, the Seagulls defeated Magpies 21-10 to win the first of four straight Winfield State League titles.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Wynnum Manly
|
22-0 | North Queensland
|
20 May | Lang Park | ||||
| Southern Suburbs
|
17-2 | Fortitude Valley
|
20 May | Lang Park | ||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Wynnum Manly
|
21-10 | Southern Suburbs
|
23 May | Lang Park | ||||
State League Final edit
23 May 1984
|
| Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
|
21 – 10 | Southern Suburbs
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 3 G Miles 2 D Green 1 Goals: 4 W Green 4 Field goals: 1 W Lewis 1 |
Tries: 2 2 G Belcher Goals: 1 1 M Meninga |
References edit
- ^ a b "WINFIELD STATE LEAGUE RESULTS (1982-1995)" (PDF). Rogerswebsite.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ 1984 State League Final Wynnum 21 v Souths 10. BRLFinal. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.