4/6/22 Premier Round 8Wins WinsDrawsStreakVermont31South Croydon40V 6Blackburn15Norwood110B 1Park Orchards0Doncaster East40DE 4^Rowville16Doncaster60R 4North Ringwood0Berwick10B 1^Noble Park12Balwyn200B 3
Park Orchards and Doncaster East meet for the first time in Premier Division and for the first time since 2019.Division 1 Round 9Wins WinsDrawsStreakEast Ringwood32Bayswater141ER 2Lilydale–Beaconsfield–––Montrose14Croydon80M 3Mitcham8Upper FTG80M 2Mooroolbark26Wantirna South161M 3
Lilydale come up against their 49th EFNL opponent.
Mooroolbark and Wantirna South have played each other in every decade except the 1990s, but only one final against each other.Division 2 Round 9Wins WinsDrawsStreakBoronia2Knox51B 1^Heathmont9Templestowe210H 2^Oakleigh District–South Belgrave–––Ringwood24East Burwood451R 3The Basin13Mulgrave180TB 1
Ringwood and East Burwood meet for the first time since 2017 and add to their long-standing rivalry as original members of the top-flight when the league started in 1962. Their 70 match-ups ranks in the top 15 across 1962-2022.
South Belgrave meet their 38th EFNL opponent.Division 3 Round 9Wins WinsDrawsStreakColdstream2Donvale40D 4^Scoresby2Fairpark00S 2^Warrandyte9Glen Waverley10W 7^Ferntree Gully10Whitehorse Prs140FTG 6^Waverley Blues Bye
The Eagles have a BWS^ of 6 against Whitehorse but the Pioneers won 12 in a row against FTG in the 2000s.
Division 4 Round 9Wins WinsDrawsStreakSurrey Park8Chirnside Park100CP 1Forest Hill30Kilsyth180FH 6Croydon Nth MLOC3Nunawading20CN 1^Silvan Bye
Forest Hill and Kilsyth first met in 1991 have been in the same division for 25 of 31 seasons since.
Current Streaks: Mooroolbark W12; Oakleigh District L8, Upper Ferntree Gully L8.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd7/8 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak (BWS) against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
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