1984 Winfield State League
# 1984 Winfield State League

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.

| 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 | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | 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

* 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
