1983 Winfield State League
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The 1983 .
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.
| 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 |
Ladder
Easts and Valleys qualified for a one-off final from a 7-round season, while four teams, Norths, Souths, Central Queensland and Gold Coast each received a point for matches which did not take place as scheduled in round six. All 8 Brisbane clubs finished above their country counterparts on the ladder for the second year running.
| Team | Pld | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts
|
7 | 266 | 48 | 14 |
| 2 | Valleys
|
7 | 230 | 72 | 14 |
| 3 | Wynnum-Manly
|
7 | 170 | 113 | 12 |
| 4 | Souths
|
6 | 220 | 70 | 11 |
| 5 | Norths
|
6 | 156 | 54 | 11 |
| 6 | Wests
|
7 | 188 | 67 | 10 |
| 7 | Brothers
|
7 | 162 | 103 | 8 |
| 8 | Redcliffe
|
7 | 145 | 113 | 8 |
| 9 | Toowoomba
|
7 | 82 | 191 | 4 |
| 10 | Gold Coast
|
6 | 110 | 216 | 3 |
| 11 | Ipswich
|
7 | 56 | 230 | 2 |
| 12 | Central Queensland
|
6 | 54 | 236 | 1 |
| 13 | North Queensland
|
7 | 82 | 211 | 0 |
| 14 | Wide Bay
|
7 | 34 | 231 | 0 |
Source:[1]
Final
The one-off final was held at held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, between the defending champions Easts and Valleys. In the final, the Tigers could not repeat their success of 1982, beaten by the Diehards 21–12.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley
|
21-12 | Eastern Suburbs
|
Lang Park | |||||
References
- ^ a b "WINFIELD STATE LEAGUE RESULTS (1982-1995)" (PDF). Rogerswebsite.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ 1983 State League Final - Valleys v Easts. bashuppark. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via YouTube.
