6/8/22 Premier Round 16Wins WinsDrawsStreakSouth Croydon5Vermont310SC 1Balwyn1Doncaster East00B 1^Noble Park10Rowville40R 1Park Orchards0Norwood10N 1North Ringwood28Doncaster330D 1Berwick0Blackburn01Draw
North Ringwood and Doncaster first met in 1971 and have played 61 matches across three divisions, including 41 in Division 1. Of their seven matches in Division 2 three of them were finals (look away now Saints’ fans) all won by Doncaster.Division 1 Round 17Wins WinsDrawsStreakMitcham1Beaconsfield00M 1^Montrose28Bayswater160B 2Mooroolbark15Croydon200M 1East Ringwood2Upper FTG10ER 1^Lilydale28Wantirna South31L 1
Montrose and Bayswater spent 11 seasons together in Division 1 from 1982 then another decade from 2004. As well as a BWS^ of 8 against the Waters from 2011, Montrose won 14 games out of 17 during the 1980s and early 1990s.Division 2 Round 17Wins WinsDrawsStreakHeathmont2East Burwood80EB 1Ringwood8Knox50R 6^Mulgrave1Oakleigh District00M 1^Boronia8South Belgrave30SB 2The Basin17Templestowe180Tem 1
Templestowe have been playing a series of elimination finals and have two more to play before finals. If they win both, then most likely they will play real finals. This week they play their most played EFL opponent, The Basin. If the Bears win their final two games they most likely will play real finals.Division 3 Round 17Wins WinsDrawsStreakFerntree Gully16Coldstream111DrawWarrandyte17Fairpark90W 10Waverley Blues10Donvale71WB 1Scoresby1Whitehorse Prs20WP 2^Glen Waverley Bye
A must win game for Scoresby to avoid a drop to Division 4 and join East Burwood and Kilsyth as teams to have played in five divisions.Division 4 Round 17Wins WinsDrawsStreakForest Hill24Surrey Park150SP 3Chirnside Park5Silvan30S 2^Kilsyth23Nunawading120K 5Croydon Nth MLOC Bye
Well it’s crunch time for Forest Hill. A must win game to maintain the finals’ dream and keep alive the romantic hope of breaking the longest EFL Premiership drought (1984).
Current Streaks: Waverley Blues W14; Oakleigh District L16, Upper Ferntree Gully L16.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd15/16 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak (BWS) against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
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