The 1985 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 defeated the Brisbane Brothers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 were BRL Premiership clubs.
| Team | Pld | PA | PD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wynnum-Manly | 6 | 180 | 54 | 12 | |
| 2 | Souths | 6 | 137 | 51 | 12 | |
| 3 | Brothers | 6 | 141 | 81 | 8 | |
| 4 | Easts | 6 | 156 | 111 | 8 | |
| 5 | Norths | 6 | 91 | 62 | 8 | |
| 6 | Wide Bay | 6 | 120 | 140 | 8 | |
| 7 | Toowoomba | 6 | 132 | 126 | 6 | |
| 8 | Redcliffe | 6 | 94 | 109 | 6 | |
| 9 | Valleys | 6 | 122 | 79 | 4 | |
| 10 | Wests | 6 | 70 | 118 | 4 | |
| 11 | Gold Coast | 6 | 93 | 137 | 2 | |
| 12 | North Queensland | 6 | 94 | 165 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ipswich | 6 | 62 | 154 | 2 | |
| 14 | Central Queensland | 6 | 106 | 211 | 2 |
The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang 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 | ||||||||
| Wynnum Manly | 40-6 | Eastern Suburbs | Lang Park | |||||
| Souths Magpies | 28-16 | Brisbane Brothers | Lang Park | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Wynnum Manly | 16-0 | Brisbane Brothers | Lang Park | |||||