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.
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 |
| 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 | WDB0 | EST+2 | |||
| Wide Bay Bulls | NQL+2 | WYN-32 | EST+2 | SOU-18 | WES0 | 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 |
| 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 |
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 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||