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

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

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State League Final

1986 Winfield State League Final
20 May 1986
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 46 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries: 9
G Miles rugby ball 57', 76' 2
B Lindner rugby ball 68', 79' 2
W Lewis rugby ball 4' 1
G Dowling rugby ball 23' 1
B Naylor rugby ball 29' 1
I French rugby ball 36' 1
Goals: 5
C Scott rugby goalposts icon 4', 36', 57'
B Naylor rugby goalposts icon 76', 79'
 1st: 20 – 10
2nd: 26 – 0
 Tries: 1
1 M Webb rugby ball 8'
Goals: 3
T Benson rugby goalposts icon 2', 8', 40'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: David Manson
Player of the Match: Gene Miles


References

  1. ^ "Queensland Rugby League". 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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