28/5/22
| Premier Round 7 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Vermont | 15 | Balwyn | 19 | 2 | B 1 |
| Doncaster | 4 | Noble Park | 3 | 0 | NP 2^ |
| Berwick | 1 | Norwood | 0 | 0 | B 1^ |
| South Croydon | 19 | North Ringwood | 16 | 0 | SC 6^ |
| Doncaster East | 0 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | B 1^ |
| Rowville | – | Park Orchards | – | – | – |
Park Orchards become Rowville’s 58th EFNL opponent and so the Hawks take the lead from Wantirna South in the most opponents’ race.
Balwyn remain the only team across Vermont’s 60 years EFNL ‘career’ who have a better then 50% winning ratio against the Eagles.
| Division 1 Round 8 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Beaconsfield | – | Mitcham | – | – | – |
| Bayswater | 15 | Montrose | 28 | 0 | B 1 |
| Croydon | 20 | Mooroolbark | 14 | 0 | C 5 |
| Upper FTG | 1 | East Ringwood | 1 | 0 | UG 1^ |
| Wantirna South | 3 | Lilydale | 27 | 1 | WS 1^ |
Wantirna South join the 1000 EFNL games club this weekend against Lilydale.
The club joined the then EDFL in 1965 from the Mountain District Football Association having secured a B grade flag in 1958; and previously were part of the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League from inception as a club in 1952-1956.
Wantirna South took 24 years to make a finals series with multiple wooden spoons to show during that period. However the club turned this around as they rose from Division 4 in 1996 to Division 1 in 2005. They added another two flags in 2008 and 2014. From 1994-2016 the club participated in 11 finals series for five Premierships and three runners-up.
Wanny South’s most played opponents are Rowville (59), Nunawading (45) and Doncaster East and Mooroolbark (both 43).
Their best winning ratio (at least 10 games played) is against Ringwood with 10 wins from 12 matches. Surprisingly they have only managed to beat Lilydale three times in 31 attempts.
Edie Medallists
1969 Robert Taylor
2002 Kris Raukola
Division Leading Goalkicker
2002 Max Gasparoni 63
1972 Colin Williams 81
Champion Club
2002, 2013, 2014
| Division 2 Round 8 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| East Burwood | 7 | Heathmont | 2 | 0 | H 2^ |
| Knox | 5 | Ringwood | 7 | 0 | R 5^ |
| Oakleigh District | – | Mulgrave | – | – | – |
| South Belgrave | 2 | Boronia | 8 | 0 | SB 1^ |
| Templestowe | 17 | The Basin | 17 | 0 | TB 2 |
Mulgrave have their first streak of four wins in a row since 2016 and will play their 47th EFNL opponent.
The Basin is Templestowe’s most played opponent, including some memorable finals.
| Division 3 Round 8 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Coldstream | 11 | Ferntree Gully | 16 | 0 | FTG 3 |
| Fairpark | 9 | Warrandyte | 16 | 0 | W 9^ |
| Donvale | 7 | Waverley Blues | 9 | 1 | D 3^ |
| Whitehorse | 1 | Scoresby | 1 | 0 | WP 1^ |
| Glen Waverley | Bye |
Last week Scoresby became the fourth club to reach 600 EFNL wins behind Vermont (830), East Burwood (666) and East Ringwood (618).
| Division 4 Round 8 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Chirnside Park | 9 | Forest Hill | 13 | 0 | CP 1 |
| Kilsyth | 22 | Surrey Park | 8 | 1 | SP 3^ |
| Silvan | 3 | Croydon Nth MLOC | 0 | 0 | S 3^ |
| Nunawading | Bye |
Kilsyth have a BWS^ of 9 against Surrey Park.
Current Streaks: Mooroolbark W11; Ferntree Gully L10.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd6/7 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak (BWS) against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2022
