7/5/22
| Premier Round 4 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Blackburn | – | Park Orchards | – | – | – |
| Vermont | 29 | North Ringwood | 6 | 1 | V 13^ |
| Rowville | 4 | Balwyn | 9 | 0 | B 3^ |
| Norwood | 10 | Noble Park | 16 | 0 | NP 1 |
| Doncaster East | 10 | South Croydon | 13 | 1 | SC 6^ |
| Berwick | 0 | Doncaster | 1 | 0 | D 1^ |
Rowville have the opportunity to enjoy their best ever start to a Premier Division season if they can win their fourth in a row.
Blackburn will play their 40th EFNL opponent in their 60th year in the EFL; Park Orchards in their 10th senior year will play their 36th opponent.
| Division 1 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Bayswater | 23 | Lilydale | 16 | 0 | B 1 |
| Beaconsfield | – | Montrose | – | – | – |
| Mooroolbark | 1 | East Ringwood | 4 | 0 | ER 2^ |
| Upper FTG | 4 | Croydon | 8 | 0 | C 2 |
| Mitcham | 6 | Wantirna South | 12 | 0 | WS 1 |
Montrose come up against their 49th EFNL opponent.
Lilydale will become the 13th club that Bayswater have met at least 40 times.
| Division 2 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| East Burwood | – | Oakleigh District | – | – | – |
| Heathmont | 24 | Boronia | 23 | 1 | H 2 |
| Mulgrave | 0 | South Belgrave | 1 | 0 | SB 1^ |
| Templestowe | 11 | Ringwood | 8 | 0 | R 1 |
| The Basin | 8 | Knox | 4 | 0 | TB 2 |
East Burwood will meet their 47th EFNL opponent.
Heathmont and Boronia played 16 of the first 24 seasons in the same division and then didn’t meet again for over two decades.
| Division 3 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Fairpark | 14 | Coldstream | 24 | 0 | FP 1 |
| Scoresby | 12 | Ferntree Gully | 1 | 0 | S 5 |
| Glen Waverley | 1 | Waverley Blues | 5 | 0 | GW 1^ |
| Warrandyte | 13 | Whitehorse Prs | 10 | 0 | W 3 |
| Donvale | Bye |
It’s the seventh ‘Waverley War’ this week and a vital match for both sides.
| Division 4 Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Kilsyth | 9 | Chirnside Park | 9 | 0 | CP 2 |
| Croydon Nth MLOC | 0 | Forest Hill | 3 | 0 | FH 3^ |
| Nunawading | 5 | Silvan | 11 | 0 | S 11^ |
| Surrey Park | Bye |
Kilsyth won their first seven matches against Chirnside Park.
Current Streaks: Mooroolbark W8, East Burwood W8; Ferntree Gully L7.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd3/4 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2022
