Winfield State League

Winfield State League
Sport	Rugby league
Inaugural season	1982
Ceased	1995
Replaced by	Queensland Cup
Country	Australia
Last premiers	Rockhampton (1995)
Most titles	Wynnum Manly Seagulls (4 titles)

The Winfield State League was a rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It was administered by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition was formed in 1982 and ran until 1995, after which it was superseded by the Queensland Cup.

Formats

The Winfield State League was held in two different formats.

Club-based

In 1982 the competition involved the clubs from the Brisbane 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 Capitols 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
Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-Up	Crowd	Minor Premiers
1982	Easts Tigers	23–15	Redcliffe Dolphins		Redcliffe Dolphins
1983	Fortitude Valley Diehards	21–12	Easts Tigers		Easts Tigers
1984	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	21–10	Souths Magpies		Souths Magpies
1985	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	16–0	Past Brothers		Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
1986	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	46–10	Redcliffe Dolphins		Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
1987	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	36–14	Redcliffe Dolphins		Past Brothers
1988	Seagulls-Diehards	26–10	Easts Tigers		Easts Tigers
1989	Easts Tigers	30–4	QRL Central Division		Fortitude Valley Diehards
1990	Fortitude Valley Diehards	34–26	Easts Tigers		Fortitude Valley Diehards
1991	QRL Northern Division	44–30	QRL Central Division		Brisbane Metros
1992	Brisbane Capitols	30–10	QRL Northern Division		Brisbane Capitols
1993	Mackay Sea Eagles	18–12	Wests Panthers
1994	Mackay Sea Eagles	34–14	Wests Panthers
1995	Rockhampton	26–22	Gold Coast Vikings

Competing teams 1982 – 1995

Team	Location	Year Entered	Year Left
Brisbane Metros	Brisbane	1991	1992
Brisbane Capitols	Brisbane	1991	1992
Brisbane-Ipswich Second Division	Brisbane, Ipswich	1993
Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane	1995
Bundaberg Grizzlies	Bundaberg	1993
Burdekin-Whitsunday		1993
Callide Valley		1993
Cairns Cyclones	Cairns	1995
Central Queensland Capras	Rockhampton	1982	1992
Central Burnett		1993
Central Highlands		1993
Central West		1993
Easts Tigers	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991
Gladstone	Gladstone	1993
Gold Coast Vikings	Gold Coast	1982	1988
Gold Coast-Group 18	Gold Coast	1991
Herbert River		1993
Ipswich Jets	Ipswich	1982	1991, 1993
Ipswich Diggers	Ipswich	1994
Logan Scorpions	Logan City	1988	1991, 1993
Mackay Sea Eagles	Mackay	1993
Maryborough-Hervey Bay	Marybourough, Hervey Bay	1993
Mount Isa Miners	Mount Isa	1993
Norths Devils	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991
North Queensland Marlins	Townsville	1982	1992
Northern Districts		1993
Northern Territory	Darwin	1991	1993
Past Brothers	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991
Redcliffe Dolphins	Redcliffe	1982, 1993	1991
Rockhampton	Rockhampton	1993
Seagulls-Diehards	Brisbane, Gold Coast	1988	1988
Souths Magpies	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991
South Burnett		1993
South West Mustangs		1993
South Queensland Crushers	Brisbane	1995
Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast	1993	1993
Sunshine Coast-Gympie	Sunshine Coast, Gympie	1994
Toowoomba Clydesdales	Toowoomba	1982	1993
Townsville Stingers	Townsville	1993
Valleys Diehards	Brisbane	1982, 1988, 1993	1987, 1991
Wests Panthers	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991
Wide Bay Bulls	Maryborough	1983	1992
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	Brisbane	1982, 1993	1991

Sources

Winfield State League Results (via archive.org)

See also

Rugby League in Queensland

Federation	Queensland Rugby League

Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's

NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)

Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's

Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville

Central Division	Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western

South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)

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