Another big round of Eastern Football Netball League action approaches this saturday, so take a look behind the curtain with Noel McPhee’s Statsbench.
| Division P Round 4 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| South Croydon | 16 | Rowville | 14 | 0 | SC 2 |
| Norwood | 10 | Noble Park | 15 | 0 | N 1 |
| Vermont | 23 | Doncaster | 6 | 0 | V 2 |
| Berwick | – | North Ringwood | – | – | – |
| Blackburn | 12 | Balwyn | 18 | 0 | Blk 1 |
| Doncaster East | Bye |
North Ringwood will rack up a half-century of EFNL opponents with their first meeting with Berwick as both sides look to get their second win of the season.
| Division 1 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Croydon | 27 | Mitcham | 36 | 0 | C 3 |
| East Ringwood | 3 | Mooroolbark | 1 | 0 | ER 1 |
| Montrose | – | Park Orchards | – | – | – |
| Upper FTG | 5 | Bayswater | 19 | 0 | UG 3^ |
| Lilydale | 27 | Wantirna South | 2 | 1 | L 4 |
Montrose will play Park Orchards as their 48th EFNL opponent and Montrose will become Park Orchards’ 32nd EFNL opponent with both teams coming off losses.
With a 3-1 record to start 2021, East Ringwood has recorded their best start to a season since 2011.
| Division 2 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Heathmont | 7 | Templestowe | 21 | 0 | T 1 |
| Boronia | 26 | The Basin | 8 | 0 | B 7 |
| Mulgrave | 6 | Knox | 13 | 1 | K 4^ |
| South Belgrave | 2 | Ringwood | 6 | 0 | R 6^ |
Boronia and The Basin first met in the EFNL in 1967 and have crossed paths in every decade since.
| Division 3 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Donvale | 9 | Scoresby | 12 | 1 | S 4 |
| Warrandyte | 8 | Glen Waverley | 1 | 0 | W 6^ |
| Waverley Blues | 4 | East Burwood | 2 | 0 | EB 1 |
| Ferntree Gully | 9 | Whitehorse | 14 | 0 | FTG 5^ |
| Fair Park | Bye |
Donvale won seven of their first nine games against Scoresby but only two of the past 13.
| Division 4 Round 4 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Silvan | 9 | Nunawading | 5 | 0 | S 9^ |
| Forest Hill | 23 | Surrey Park | 12 | 0 | SP 2 |
| Kilsyth | 9 | Chirnside Park | 7 | 0 | K 1 |
| Croy North MLOC | 0 | Coldstream | 2 | 0 | C 2^ |
Silvan and Nunawading’s first match-up was in 1963.
All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2021 rd3/4.
* Statsbench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent
Current Streaks:
W4 Mooroolbark, The Basin
L19 Croydon North-MLOC
Acknowledgment: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2021
