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' 2B Lindner 68', 79' 2W Lewis 4' 1G Dowling 23' 1B Naylor 29' 1I French 36' 1Goals: 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.