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.
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 |
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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 |
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.
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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 | |||||
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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 |
23 May 1984
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Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | 21 – 10 | Southern Suburbs |
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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 |
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