The1985Winfield State League was the inaugural season of theQueensland Rugby League's statewide competition. The competition was run similarly to theNSWRL'sAmco Cup, featuring a short format prior the largerBrisbane Premiership season. TheWynnum Manly Seagulls defeated theBrisbane Brothers in the final atLang Park inBrisbane.
A total of 14 teams competed in the inaugural season, 8 of which wereBRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence theState 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 | Bulls |
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 wereBRL Premiership clubs.
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The finals were straight final four series held atQRL headquarters atLang 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 Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| 40-6 | Lang Park | |||||||
| 16-28 | Lang Park | |||||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| 16-0 | Lang Park | |||||||