By Noel McPhee
| Premier Division Round 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Norwood | 9 | Balwyn | 18 | 0 | B 3 |
| Noble Park | 18 | Vermont | 30 | 0 | V 9^ |
| Rowville | – | Berwick | – | – | – |
| Doncaster East | 5 | Doncaster | 8 | 0 | D 5^ |
| Blackburn | 20 | South Croydon | 19 | 0 | B 3^ |
| North Ringwood | Bye |
Rowville meets their 57th EFNL opponent, in Berwick, which SBRD* tell me is the most of any team.
| Division 1 Round 3 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Croydon | 35 | Bayswater | 32 | 0 | B 1 |
| Montrose | 15 | Lilydale | 12 | 0 | M 4 |
| East Ringwood | 1 | Park Orchards | 1 | 0 | ER 1^ |
| Upper FTG | 8 | Mitcham | 6 | 0 | UG 2 |
| Mooroolbark | 24 | Wantirna South | 16 | 1 | M 1 |
| Division 2 Round 3 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Heathmont | 9 | Ringwood | 22 | 0 | H 1 |
| Knox | 4 | The Basin | 6 | 0 | K 4^ |
| Mulgrave | 2 | Templestowe | 2 | 0 | T 2^ |
| South Belgrave | 1 | Boronia | 7 | 0 | B 7^ |
Knox and The Basin meet for the first time since 2002.
| Division 3 Round 3 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Fair Park | – | Scoresby | – | – | – |
| East Burwood | 1 | Glen Waverley | 2 | 0 | GW 2^ |
| Waverley Blues | 10 | Ferntree Gully | 1 | 0 | WB 2 |
| Warrandyte | 11 | Whitehorse Prs | 10 | 0 | W 1 |
| Donvale | Bye |
Fair Park will become Scoresby’s 45th EFNL opponent while Scoresby will become Fairpark’s 43rd EFNL opponent.
| Division 4 Round 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Coldstream | 17 | Kilsyth | 14 | 1 | C 4^ |
| Surrey Park | 5 | Silvan | 8 | 0 | Si 1 |
| Forest Hill | 31 | Nunawading | 9 | 0 | FH 14^ |
| Croydon North MLOC | – | Chirnside Park | – | – | – |
Chirnside Park become Croydon North MLOC’s 10th EFNL opponent; Croydon North MLOC will be Chirnside Park’s 31st opponent. One of these teams will celebrate a long-awaited victory.
And Cougar-off #33!
Current Long Streaks:
South Belgrave W22
Chirnside Park L37; Croydon North-MLOC L17; North Ringwood L11
All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – Rd 1/2 21.
* Statsbench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2021
