The Wolves mentor led his side to a penalty shootout victory over Queensland on Saturday night, the teams locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation.

In securing the win, NSW lifted the newly-created Gibb-Masters Cup, named after Alex Gibb and Illawarra product James 'Judy' Masters.

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Filled with players from the two state's respective National Premier Leagues competitions, Wilkshire views the match as an opportunity for footballers to showcase their skills at the representative level.

"Naturally it's nice to go up there and beat the Queenslanders," Wilkshire said. "It's a great concept and great to win a bit of silverware before the year's out.

"I believe the plan is for it to be an annual match. That's what should be done, it's a great concept.

"It was all done pretty quickly and at the last minute this year, but it went well and the boys embraced it. We saw a couple of good games of football with the mens and womens, and we'll build off this next year."

Playing in driving rain at Brisbane's Perry Park, the visitors were immediately on the defensive after Jez Lofthouse found the back of the net in the second minute.

Wollongong defender Chris Price levelled the scores late in the first half, NSW seemingly on track to break the game open after the intermission.

Instead it was Queensland who hit the front in the 74^th minute, Lofthouse drawing a penalty that was converted by Harrison Sawyer.

With the clock ticking down, Wilkshire turned to substitute Charles Lokolingoy, in hope the big man could claim a late equaliser.

That he did, the striker heading the ball home in the 92^nd minute.

With no extra-time, the match went straight to penalties, where goalkeeper Nenad Vekic stood up to secure the win.

While shootouts are typically tense events, the coach was relatively calm throughout the process.

"I was pretty relaxed to be honest," Wilkshire said. "I had confidence in the players taking them, the ones that wanted to take penalties didn't hesitate in putting their hand up.

"I had a simple message, be confident, we know what you can do and execute.

"Both goalkeepers did a fantastic job, Nenad had two penalty saves and a few good stops in the second half."

The two teams featured a mix of emerging talent and veterans, a number having engaged with A-League clubs throughout their careers.

That group includes the likes of Yianni Perkatis and Wollongong's Takeru Okada, who recently trialled with the Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney Wanderers.

With Saturday's match a high-quality affair in challenging conditions, Wilkshire has no doubt numerous players from both teams can make the step up to the professional competition.

"It was a good squad with good depth, the players that came in did a fantastic job.

"When we have these teams, and I say it with the Wolves boys, if we can get them into the professional environment, I'm sure they can step up and play in the A-League.

"It's about getting them in that environment, with the resources and training day in, day out."