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.
Wynnum-Manly, Souths, Brothers, Easts made the finals from a six round season. Similar to the 1982 and 1983 seasons, all clubs who qualified for the finals were BRL Premiership clubs.
The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, with Wynnum-Manly and the Brisbane Brothers winning their respective semi finals. In the final, the Seagulls completed a 16-0 shutout of the Brothers to win their second consecutive Winfield State League title.
^ ab"Winfield State League Results (1982-1995)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
^1985 State League Final Wynnum 16 v Brothers 0. BRLFinal. 16 January 2014. from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.
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1985, winfield, state, league, inaugural, season, queensland, rugby, league, statewide, competition, competition, similarly, nswrl, amco, featuring, short, format, prior, larger, brisbane, premiership, season, wynnum, manly, seagulls, defeated, brisbane, broth. The 1985 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 defeated the Brisbane Brothers in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane Contents 1 Teams 2 Ladder 3 Finals 4 ReferencesTeams EditA 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 BullsLadder EditWynnum Manly Souths Brothers Easts made the finals from a six round season Similar to the 1982 and 1983 seasons all clubs who qualified for the finals were BRL Premiership clubs Team Pld PA PD Pts1 Wynnum Manly 6 180 54 122 Souths 6 137 51 123 Brothers 6 141 81 84 Easts 6 156 111 85 Norths 6 91 62 86 Wide Bay 6 120 140 87 Toowoomba 6 132 126 68 Redcliffe 6 94 109 69 Valleys 6 122 79 410 Wests 6 70 118 411 Gold Coast 6 93 137 212 North Queensland 6 94 165 213 Ipswich 6 62 154 214 Central Queensland 6 106 211 2Source 1 Finals EditThe finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park with Wynnum Manly and the Brisbane Brothers winning their respective semi finals In the final the Seagulls completed a 16 0 shutout of the Brothers to win their second consecutive Winfield State League title Home Score Away Match InformationDate and Time Venue Referee CrowdSemi finals Wynnum Manly 40 6 Eastern Suburbs Lang Park Souths Magpies 28 16 Brisbane Brothers Lang ParkGrand Final Wynnum Manly 16 0 Brisbane Brothers Lang Park 1 2 References Edit a b Winfield State League Results 1982 1995 PDF rogerswebsite com 1985 State League Final Wynnum 16 v Brothers 0 BRLFinal 16 January 2014 Archived from the original on 22 September 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2022 via YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 Winfield State League amp oldid 1129821234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
