By Christopher Kourtis.   East Ringwood’s football department had a rollercoaster ride in 2025, while their netball sides established themselves as contenders once again.     Senior Men’s Summary: Ladder position: 2 nd , 13-5 Leading goal kicker: Josh Fox (58 goals) Best and Fairest: James Belo   East Ringwood’s senior men’s side had a Jekyll and Hyde season.   They came into the year with vengeance on their mind after Grand Final failure the season prior. They quickly got ou

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

Becoming an umpire in the Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL) offers a range of personal, professional, and sporting benefits.  Whether you’re a student, current or retired player, a parent or someone simply looking to stay active and involved in local footy, there are plenty of reasons to give umpiring a go. The EFNL covers competitions from  Under-8s through to Junior (Under-18 girls & boys) , and then into  Senior men’s and Women’s football . We have umpiring opportunit

The Eastern Football Netball League is deeply saddened by the passing of Ben Austin, a member of the Ferntree Gully Cricket and Football Clubs.  The league extends its heartfelt condolences to Ben’s family, friends, teammates and the Ferntree Gully Cricket and Football Clubs. Ben was an important member of Ferntree Gully, volunteering in roles such as gatekeeper, timekeeper, water boy, goal umpire and boundary umpire. His father Jace having a long association in the EFNL thro

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

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

It was a tough but at times promising season for the Rams senior men’s side while its netball program had another sound season.   Senior Men’s Ladder Position:  9th (5-12-1, 90.93%) Leading Goalkicker:  James Connellan (27 goals in 18 games) Best and Fairest:  Liam Patterson Summary - A season of what if for the Rams in Division 2 who, despite finishing ninth, showed signs of improvement under a third coach in as many seasons.   The opening half of the season saw Kyle Dove’s

By Josh Ward. Some promise shown in a year full of change for Lilydale’s senior men’s side whilst its netball program had some success.   Senior Men’s Ladder Position:  10th (2-16, 61.48%) Leading Goalkicker:  Josh White (28 goals in 16 games) Best and Fairest:  Riley Clausen Summary Whilst some promise was shown from the Falcons, it was an overall tough year for Lilydale who finished with a second wooden spoon in three years.   Things started off promisingly under new coach

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