14/5/22
| Premier Round 5 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Park Orchards | – | Vermont | – | – | – |
| Norwood | 10 | Balwyn | 18 | 0 | N 1 |
| Noble Park | 1 | Doncaster East | 0 | 0 | NP 1^ |
| Blackburn | – | Berwick | – | – | – |
| Rowville | 10 | South Croydon | 13 | 1 | SC 3 |
| Doncaster | 32 | North Ringwood | 28 | 0 | NR 1 |
Blackburn meet their 40th EFNL opponent; Vermont will take their tally of opponents to 32 with a trip to Park Orchards.
Doncaster and North Ringwood are each other’s most played opponent.
| Division 1 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Croydon | – | Beaconsfield | – | – | – |
| Lilydale | 6 | East Ringwood | 23 | 0 | ER 2 |
| Montrose | 5 | Mitcham | 5 | 0 | Mnt 1 |
| Upper FTG | 27 | Mooroolbark | 24 | 0 | M 1 |
| Wantirna South | 11 | Bayswater | 10 | 0 | B 1 |
Croydon meet their 39th ENFL opponent.
Upper Gully join Montrose as Mooroolbark’s most played opponent.
| Division 2 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Boronia | 23 | Ringwood | 43 | 0 | R 3 |
| Knox | 9 | Heathmont | 6 | 0 | H 1 |
| Oakleigh District | – | The Basin | – | – | – |
| South Belgrave | 1 | East Burwood | 0 | 0 | SB 1^ |
| Templestowe | 3 | Mulgrave | 3 | 0 | T 1 |
The Basin will play their 54th EFNL opponent.
Boronia played Ringwood in the second round ever of EFNL; the Redbacks are the Hawks’ most played opponent, across three divisions and every decade.
| Division 3 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Donvale | 7 | Glen Waverley | 4 | 0 | D 5^ |
| Coldstream | 1 | Scoresby | 6 | 0 | S 5^ |
| Ferntree Gully | 2 | Waverley Blues | 12 | 0 | WB 2 |
| Whitehorse Prs | 15 | Fairpark | 12 | 0 | WP 3 |
| Warrandyte | Bye |
Coldstream and Scoresby are both foundation members of the EFNL and have never left the league; they meet each other for the first time since 1964, when I was just beginning to play with my first abacus.
| Division 4 Round 6 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Silvan | 9 | Kilsyth | 4 | 0 | S 4 |
| Chirnside Park | 2 | Croydon Nth MLOC | 0 | 0 | CP 2^ |
| Surrey Park | 13 | Nunawading | 10 | 0 | SP 11^ |
| Forest Hill | Bye |
Surrey Park will play Nunawading for the 24th time; their most played opponent is Forest Hill with 38 meetings.
Current Streaks: Mooroolbark W9, East Burwood W9; Ferntree Gully L8.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd4/5 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
© Noel McPhee 2022
