The Hawks Senior Men's entered Division One footy, making the 2025 finals series, while the Senior Women's side took a big step forward with a new-look side. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 4th (9-7, 115.37%) Leading Goalkicker: Ben Robertson (38 Goals) Season Summary: The Hawks hit Division One at full steam after back-to-back Division Two premierships. The club added to their list prior to the opening round with key recruits such as Ferntree Gully’s Jordan Church, 2018 Boro

Plenty of success for North Ringwood across the men’s and women’s programs, with more premiership cups added to the Quambee Reserve trophy cabinet. Senior Men’s Ladder: 5th (9-7, 108.59%) Leading Goalkicker: Taylor Davidson (31 goals in 18 games) Best and Fairest: Kieran Rice Summary An excellent season under a new coach for the Saints, playing finals for the second time in the past three seasons. Things started off inconsistently for North Ringwood, winning two of their

Another strong campaign for the Senior Women's Bayswater side, while the Division One Netball team claimed premiership success. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 8TH (3-13, 59.04%) Leading Goalkicker: Harrison Law (14 Goals) Season Summary: Bayswater battled hard for their three senior wins this season, finishing in eighth position on the Division One ladder. Two of their three victories came against last placed Norwood, jumping them in the opening term on both occasions.

By Christopher Kourtis. Park Orchards’ football sides had Grand Final fever in 2025, as the senior women’s side made it back-to-back premierships. Senior Men’s Ladder position: 2 nd , 14-2 Leading goal kicker: Lewis Downie (61 goals) Best and Fairest: Michael Prosenak Summary: It was déjà vu for Park Orchards in Division One. Despite being one of the clear juggernauts of the competition yet again, they didn’t have enough to get themselves over the line and into Prem

There were some promising signs from a young Mustangs senior men’s side in 2025 whilst its senior women’s and veteran sides had successful campaigns. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 7th (5-11, 76.01%) Leading Goalkicker: Sam Gebert (33 goals in 16 games) Summary A tough season for the young Mustangs in Division 1, finishing four games short of a finals berth in their only season under Ben Wheat. Things started off promisingly with two wins from their opening four games befo

A second-consecutive Grand Final appearance for the Senior Women's, as the Senior Men miss the finals before gearing up for 2026. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 6 th ( 8-8, 110.20%) Leading Goalkicker: Ty Galbraith (32 Goals) Season Summary: The Montrose Gary Ayres tenure concluded this season after the AFL great called time as senior coach with the club. In his final season, Montrose finished the year out in sixth, missing the finals by one game. One of the younger l

A rebuild year for Norwood's Senior Men's side, as the Senior Women win a flag in their first season and the Netball program continued to build. Senior Mens Ladder Position: 9th (59.04%) Season Summary: It's been a challenging season for Norwood as they’re unable to register a win in their first season back in Division One. It was the first year since 2006 that the club hadn’t been playing off in the top flight of the EFNL after relegation from Premier last year. A very young

The Eagles promising Home and Away season finished with a straight sets exit, while the Senior Women's took on the challenge of a new division. Senior Mens Ladder Position: 3 rd (9-7, 131.99%) Leading Goalkicker: Jake Bowd (34 Goals) Season Summary: A promising year with high expectations didn’t come to fruition for the Eagles who bowed out of the finals in straight sets. After making further progress in 2024 to play off in a Preliminary Final, the bar was set high for

By Christopher Kourtis. Both South Belgrave senior sides made Grand Finals in 2025, as the men were crowned premiers of Division One. Senior Men’s Ladder position: 1 st , 15-1 Leading goal kicker: Taylor Garner (69 goals) Summary: South Belgrave’s senior men’s side spent so long at the top of the division that they nearly had altitude sickness. The Saints were clear of everyone else in Division One and had many believing that an unbeaten season was on the cards. Sta

By Christopher Kourtis. Both Waverley Blues sides showed signs of promise for the future yet ultimately failed to trouble the top teams throughout 2025. Senior Men’s Summary: Ladder position: 7th, 7-11 Leading goal kicker: Kyle Viccars (35 goals) Best and Fairest: Kyle Viccars Finals footy was just out of reach of the Waverley Blues in the 2025 Division Two competition. The Blues showed promise at multiple stages of the season, but just as it looked like they were ready t

By Josh Ward. An inconsistent year for the Jets Senior Men’s whilst its Women’s and Netball programs went from strength to strength. Senior Mens Ladder Position: 5th (9-9, 105.75%) Leading Goalkicker: Blair Hudson (30 goals in 15 matches) Summary Plenty of hype surrounded the Jets heading into the 2025 season, but they failed to reach their true potential despite returning to finals. Things didn’t start off all too well for Heathmont who lost five of their opening six g

The Eastern Football Netball League has finalised their squads for our 2026 Junior Development Program. The first set of trial matches were held at Kilsyth Recreation Reserve during the first week of October. Congratulations to all participants who have taken part trialling to this point of time. The coaches and the league have now formalised the players that will advance through to the next phase of trials. For those who have not been selected into the squad, we would li

By Christopher Kourtis. Both Wantirna South senior football sides made Grand Finals in 2025, with the senior men’s side set to return to Division One after a famous premiership. SENIOR MEN’S Summary: Ladder position: 2 nd , 13-1-4 Leading goal kicker: Liam Hewett (68 goals) Wantirna South have earned promotion back into Division One after being crowned premiers in the 2025 season. Relegated to Division Two last season, the Devils started off their season 2-2 before

By Ryan Long. Templestowe came up one-point short of the Division Two premiership, while the club celebrated the return of it's Senior Womens program that played off in the finals. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 1st (16-2) Leading Goalkicker: Andrew Fasanella (28 Goals) Summary: It was a near-perfect season for the Dockers, who just missed out on a premiership by one point on a dramatic Grand Final Day at Walker Park. With the departure of Boronia from the division, the race

The Eastern Devils made it four consecutive finals appearances since joining the EFNL, this time falling short of a Grand Final. Senior Women’s (Premier Division) Ladder Position: Leading Goalkicker: Chloe Hunt (22 Goals) Summary: For the first time since joining the Eastern Football Netball League, the Eastern Devils fell short of making the Grand Final. In what was the tightest Premier Division competition we’ve had, the Devils had another strong season, making a fourth

By Josh Ward. It was another strong season for the Panthers, with their senior men’s, women’s and Division 2 Netball side falling just short of the ultimate prize. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 3rd (12-5-1, 112.43%) Leading Goalkicker: Hayden Telford (48 goals in 21 games) Best and Fairest: Jack Woods Summary: In their second new division in as many years the Panthers senior men’s side was yet again a key player towards the pointy end of the season. James Kenworthy’s m

By Josh Ward. A disappointing season for Coldstream’s senior men’s side while its senior women’s side had another stellar season and its netball program showed some promise. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 9th (4-14, 62.60%) Leading Goalkicker: Darcy Carrigan (35 goals in 18 games) Best and Fairest: Darcy Carrigan Summary It was a very different season this time around for the Cougars senior men’s in comparison to their 2024 campaign, only just avoiding the wooden spoon an

2025 saw Upper Ferntree Gully put together their best season of the 2020's, both senior sides making finals, the Senior Men's first final in almost a decade and the Netball program taking home a premiership. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 5th (10-8) Leading Goalkicker: Brodie Wilson (36 Goals) Season Summary: They were one of the big improvers in the 2025 season, returning to the finals for the first time since 2018 and their first finals win since 2016. Kris Fletcher took

By Josh Ward. It was yet another strong season for the Falcons across both football and netball, with its senior men’s and women’s sides making prelims while all three of their netball sides made finals. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 3rd (11-7, 113.06%) Leading Goalkicker: Harrison Greaves (32 goals in 20 games) Best and Fairest: Tom Weir Summary Knox’s senior men’s side were yet again contenders in Division 3 despite their depth being tested at times during the season.

By Christopher Kourtis. Yet another chance gone begging - premiership glory eluded Donvale’s senior men’s side in another Grand Final, whilst the Senior Women’s team went through a season of rebuilding. SENIOR MEN’S Ladder Position: 1st, 15-3 Leading Goal Kicker: Ethan Duncan (58 goals) Best and Fairest: Chris Tout Summary: A fourth Grand Final appearance in as many years, Donvale failed to earn promotion, losing by just two points. With Surrey Park out of the picture in