By Noel McPheePremier Round 12Wins WinsDrawsStreakBerwick–Norwood–––Noble Park–Doncaster East–––Doncaster32North Ringwood270D 1Rowville8Blackburn70R 2South Croydon4Balwyn130SC 1^Vermont Bye
With a trip to Berwick, Norwood will meet their 54th EFNL opponent and their first ‘new’ opponent since 2007. New opponent number 24 for Noble Park and number 48 for Doncaster East.Division 1 Round 13Wins WinsDrawsStreakEast Ringwood31Bayswater141ER 1Mooroolbark25Mitcham260Mnt 2Croydon5Park Orchards10C 5^Upper FTG20Lilydale311L 4Montrose20Wantirna South181WS 1
Lilydale will join Heathmont as Upper Gully’s most played opponent with their 53rd match up.Division 2 Round 13Wins WinsDrawsStreakThe Basin8Ringwood161R 3South Belgrave1Knox00SB 1^Heathmont15Mulgrave130H 4Boronia20Templestowe70B 3
Heathmont and Mulgrave first met in the EFNL in 1966. They had a 40 year gap of playing each other between 1979 and 2019.Division 3 Round 13Wins WinsDrawsStreakDonvale2Ferntree Gully100FTG 10^Fairpark8Glen Waverley140GW 7Warrandyte2Scoresby120S 8^Waverley Blues11Whitehorse10WB 1East Burwood Bye
Scoresby and Warrandyte had a 49 year gap of playing each other between 1967 and 2016.Division 4 Round 12Wins WinsDrawsStreakColdstream10Surrey Park50C 3^Forest Hill28Kilsyth180FH 4Croy Nth MLOC1Nunawading20CNM 1^Silvan1Chirnside Park40CP 4^
Big top of the table clash in Division 4; would be a few years since Surrey Park have featured in a 1 V 2 match for Premiership favouritism.
Current Streaks:
W9 Coldstream
L11 Nunawading, Upper Ferntree Gully
All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2021 rd 11/12.
^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent
Acknowledgment: localfootystats.com
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