Premier FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakSouth Croydon22Blackburn200SC 3Balwyn2Doncaster East00B 2^
EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakSouth Croydon23221L1Blackburn23241L1Balwyn20140L2Doncaster East15130W4
This will be the fourth finals series in a row featuring a South Croydon V Blackburn match; the winner has made the Grand Final each time.
Balwyn meet Doncaster East in a final for the first time.Division 1 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakEast Ringwood56Mitcham341ER 4Mooroolbark27Montrose260Mb 2
EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakEast Ringwood26340L2Mitcham28181W6Mooroolbark17190L2Montrose26210W1
East Ringwood return to finals for the first time since 2008. Of 91 matches against Mitcham, surprisingly only five have been finals, with the Roos winning the last three of those.
Montrose is Mooroolbark’s most played opponent in the EFNL. We have to go back to 1989, 26 match ups ago, to find a streak of more than four against each other. This will be the fourth final between the two clubs, Montrose 2, Mooroolbark 1.Division 2 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakSouth Belgrave4Ringwood80SB 2East Burwood25Boronia101B 1
EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakSouth Belgrave860W2Ringwood24270W1East Burwood38311L2Boronia25300W1
South Belgrave and Ringwood meet in a final for the first time.
East Burwood and Boronia have played just the one final back in 1989 when the Rams won.
Division 3 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakWarrandyte5Donvale90D 1
EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakWarrandyte19160L1Donvale1970W3
The only previous final between Donvale and Warrandyte was the 1992 Grand Final (look away now Bloods’ supporters!) when the Vales had an 11 goal victory.Division 4 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakSurrey Park9Chirnside Park110SP 1
EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakSurrey Park040L4Chirnside Park430W3
It’s a first up final for Surrey Park V Chirnside Park, with the Surrey variety of Panthers aiming for their first ever EFNL Grand Final.
Apologies for a mistake in last week’s statsbench where Chirnside Park’s finals record was incorrectly listed as Donvale’s.
Current long winning streaks:
Waverley Blues 16, East Ringwood 13
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – 2022 1
^ Best Winning Streak (BWS) against this week’s opponent.
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2022