The 1986 Winfield State League was the 5th 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 defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane, winning their third straight title.
Teams
A total of 14 teams competed in the 1986 season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state.
| 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 | 
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | F1 | F2 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Queensland Capras | IPW -6 | GCV +10 | RED -6 | NQL -22 | WYN -30 | SOU -24 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs Tigers | SOU -18 | NOR +20 | WDB -2 | WYN -26 | GCV +30 | WST -2 | ||
| Fortitude Valley Diehards | TOO +1 | RED +10 | BRO +14 | WST +14 | NQL +30 | NOR -4 | RED -8 | |
| Gold Coast Vikings | NOR -10 | CQL -10 | TOO +13 | IPW -16 | EST -30 | WYN -20 | ||
| Ipswich Jets | CQL +6 | WST +9 | NOR +19 | GCV +16 | RED -12 | TOO +20 | WYN -34 | |
| Northern Suburbs Devils | GCV +10 | EST -20 | IPW -19 | TOO -4 | SOU +10 | VAL +4 | ||
| North Queensland Marlins | WDB -2 | BRO -14 | WES -9 | CQL +22 | VAL -30 | RED -24 | ||
| Past Brothers | WYN -12 | NQL +14 | VAL -14 | RED -34 | TOO +2 | WDB +26 | ||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | WST +2 | VAL -10 | CQL +6 | BRO +34 | IPW +12 | NQL +24 | VAL +8 | WYN -36 | 
| Southern Suburbs Magpies | EST +18 | TOO -8 | WYN -2 | WDB +18 | NOR -10 | CQL +24 | ||
| Toowoomba Clydesdales | VAL -1 | SOU +8 | GCV -13 | NOR +4 | BRO -2 | IPW -20 | ||
| Western Suburbs Panthers | RED -2 | IPW -9 | NQL +9 | VAL -14 | WDB 0 | EST +2 | ||
| Wide Bay Bulls | NQL +2 | WYN -32 | EST +2 | SOU -18 | WES 0 | BRO -26 | ||
| Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | BRO +12 | WDB +32 | SOU +2 | EST +26 | CQL +30 | GCV +20 | IPW +34 | RED +36 | 
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | F1 | F2 | 
- Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pd | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wynnum-Manly | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 52 | +122 | 12 | 
| 2 |  Redcliffe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 80 | +68 | 10 | 
| 3 |  Valleys | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 52 | +65 | 10 | 
| 4 |  Ipswich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 96 | +58 | 10 | 
| 5 |  Souths | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 84 | +36 | 6 | 
| 6 |  Brothers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 112 | -18 | 6 | 
| 7 |  Norths | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 95 | -19 | 6 | 
| 8 |  Wests | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 89 | -14 | 5 | 
| 9 |  Wide Bay | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 154 | -72 | 5 | 
| 10 |  Easts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 112 | -2 | 4 | 
| 11 |  Toowoomba | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 106 | -20 | 4 | 
| 12 |  North Queensland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 133 | -57 | 2 | 
| 13 |  Gold Coast | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 170 | -73 | 2 | 
| 14 |  Central Queensland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 188 | -78 | 2 | 
Finals
The Seagulls would pull off a massive victory in the semi-finals against Ipswich, before defeating Redcliffe by a large margin in the Grand Final to win their third consecutive Winfield State League title.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
|  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 36 – 2 |  Ipswich Jets | 18 May | Lang Park | ||||
|  Redcliffe Dolphins | 26 – 18 |  Valley Diehards | 18 May | Lang Park | ||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
|  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 46 – 10 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 20 May | Lang Park | David Manson | |||
State League Final
| 20 May 1986 | 
| Wynnum-Manly Seagulls  | 46 – 10 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 9 G Miles  57', 76' 2 B Lindner  68', 79' 2 W Lewis  4' 1 G Dowling  23' 1 B Naylor  29' 1 I French  36' 1 Goals: 5 C Scott  4', 36', 57' B Naylor  76', 79' | 1st: 20 – 10 2nd: 26 – 0 | Tries: 1 1 M Webb  8' Goals: 3 T Benson  2', 8', 40' | 
References
- ↑ "Queensland Rugby League". 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-28.