Check out all the head-to-head club stats ahead of week 21 with Statsbench, proudly brought to you by Tobin Brothers Funerals – Celebrating Lives…
By: Noel McPhee
| Premier Division Round 18 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Rowville | 7 | Blackburn | 7 | 0 | R 1 |
| Norwood | 4 | Doncaster | 22 | 0 | D 6 |
| Balwyn | 18 | Noble Park | 12 | 0 | B 1 |
| North Ringwood | 6 | Vermont | 27 | 1 | V 11^ |
| South Croydon | 23 | Montrose | 16 | 1 | SC 4 |
| Division 1 Finals | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Croydon | 17 | Lilydale | 19 | 1 | C 2^ |
| Bayswater | 2 | Park Orchards | 2 | 0 | PO 1^ |
| EFL Finals Record | Wins | Losses | Draws | Streak |
| Croydon | 11 | 20 | 0 | L3 |
| Lilydale | 27 | 22 | 0 | L1 |
| Bayswater | 29 | 25 | 0 | L1 |
| Park Orchards | 5 | 1 | 0 | W3 |
| Division 2 Round 18 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Mulgrave | 11 | Mitcham | 22 | 0 | Mit 2 |
| Ringwood | 40 | Boronia | 23 | 0 | B 1 |
| Heathmont | 3 | Scoresby | 4 | 0 | S 1 |
| Templestowe | 16 | The Basin | 15 | 0 | T 1 |
| Division 3 Finals | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| South Belgrave | 9 | Ferntree Gully | 12 | 0 | SB 3 |
| Warrandyte | 7 | Waverley Blues | 10 | 0 | W 1 |
| EFL Finals Record | Wins | Losses | Draws | Streak |
| South Belgrave | 6 | 6 | 0 | L1 |
| Ferntree Gully | 16 | 19 | 1 | W2 |
| Warrandyte | 19 | 15 | 0 | W2 |
| Waverley Blues | 9 | 4 | 0 | W3 |
| Division 4 Finals | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| East Burwood | 3 | Coldstream | 1 | 0 | C 1^ |
| Fairpark | 20 | Surrey Park | 14 | 0 | SP 1 |
| EFL Finals Record | Wins | Losses | Draws | Streak |
| East Burwood | 37 | 29 | 1 | L1 |
| Coldstream | 20 | 25 | 0 | L3 |
| Fairpark | 7 | 17 | 0 | L4 |
| Surrey Park | 0 | 2 | 0 | L2 |
The fairy-tale will continue for either Fairpark or Surrey Park. Both teams are breaking a long finals drought – 2008 for the Lions and 2006 for the Panthers. Neither team has won a final this millennium! The Lions last tasted finals success in 1997 while Surrey has never won an EFL final. The SBRD* had to delve through the archives to locate an SFL win in 1999.
Current long streaks:
Winning: South Belgrave 18; Vermont 11; Coldstream 10 (first streak of 10 or more for Coldstream since 17 in a row from rd 3 – 2nd semi, 2003)
Current longest droughts:
Premiership: Forest Hill 1984
Grand Final: Fairpark 1995
Finals: East Ringwood 2008
* Statsbench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak
Acknowledgement to localfootystats.com
(All figures are for senior men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2019) © Noel McPhee 2019
