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

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

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

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Finals

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

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State League Final

1984 Winfield State League Final
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
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Barry Gomersall
Player of the Match: Wally Lewis

References

  1. 1 2 "WINFIELD STATE LEAGUE RESULTS (1982-1995)" (PDF). Rogerswebsite.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
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