By Noel McPhee
15/5/21
| Division P Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Balwyn | 13 | South Croydon | 3 | 0 | B 2 |
| Noble Park | 9 | Rowville | 3 | 0 | R 2^ |
| North Ringwood | 15 | Blackburn | 13 | 0 | B 4^ |
| Doncaster East | 10 | Norwood | 12 | 0 | N 1 |
| Doncaster | Bye | ||||
| Berwick | Bye | ||||
| Vermont | Bye |
Norwood and Doncaster East meet for the first time since 2003 in what was then the old Division Three.
The Premier Division ladder is pretty tight – a win for Noble Park could see them head the ladder but a loss and they may be a low as sixth with several teams below them just a game behind but with a game in hand.
| Division 1 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Bayswater | 22 | Lilydale | 16 | 0 | L 1 |
| Mitcham | 34 | East Ringwood | 53 | 1 | ER 1 |
| Mooroolbark | 14 | Croydon | 19 | 0 | C 4 |
| Montrose | 16 | Upper FTG | 11 | 0 | M 6^ |
| Wantirna South | 2 | Park Orchards | 2 | 0 | WS 1^ |
Mitcham and East Ringwood along with Vermont, East Burwood and Scoresby were the mainstays of the top echelon of EFNL for over four decades. The Tigers will take on the Kangaroos for the 89th time since 1962 but the first time since 2006. (See below for some gold from the SBRD* out of the Statsbench archives).
Bayswater reached the 1100 match milestone last round and have won exactly half of those games.
| Division 2 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Templestowe | 7 | Boronia | 19 | 0 | B 2 |
| Ringwood | 15 | The Basin | 8 | 1 | R 2 |
| Mulgrave | 13 | Heathmont | 14 | 0 | H 3 |
| Knox | – | South Belgrave | – | – | – |
Knox and South Belgrave meet for the first time; South Belgrave will be Knox’s 46th opponent in the EFNL and Knox will be South Belgrave’s 37th opponent.
| Division 3 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| East Burwood | 8 | Ferntree Gully | 2 | 0 | FTG 2^ |
| Fairpark | 9 | Warrandyte | 15 | 0 | W 8^ |
| Glen Waverley | 0 | Waverley Blues | 5 | 0 | WB 5^ |
| Whitehorse | 3 | Donvale | 3 | 0 | D 1^ |
| Scoresby | Bye |
It’s the sixth Waverley showdown!
Whitehorse and Donvale have only met six times in the EFNL but they have a history of many more meetings in the old Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association in the 1970s and 80s.
| Division 4 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Chirnside Park | 3 | Silvan | 1 | 0 | CP 3^ |
| Surrey Park | 5 | Coldstream | 9 | 0 | C 2 |
| Nunawading | 2 | Croy North MLOC | 0 | 0 | N 2^ |
| Kilsyth | 18 | Forest Hill | 27 | 0 | FH 3 |
Based on previous scores so far this season the Nunawading and Croydon North-MLOC match could be each club’s best chance for a win.
Most match-ups:
117 East Ringwood V Vermont
112 East Burwood V Vermont
101 East Burwood V East Ringwood
96 East Burwood V Scoresby
92 Mitcham V Vermont
91 East Burwood V Mitcham
91 Scoresby V Vermont
88 East Ringwood V Mitcham
Current Streaks:
W5 The Basin
L20 Croydon North-MLOC
All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2021 rd4/5.
* Statsbench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent
Acknowledgment: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2021
