By Christopher Kourtis. The Waverley Blues return to Mount Waverley Reserve in 2026, as both sides have their eyes set on bringing finals footy to their new facilities. The Blues’ senior men’s side are ready to put inconsistency behind them and make a finals push in their upcoming campaign. Senior coach Sam Bates is looking to put an end to his team’s wavering form, saying that his players have wasted no time and are ready to keep the ship at even keel. “We identifie

By Josh Ward. The Wickers senior men’s will be looking to build off a promising 2025 season in Premier Division while its senior women’s program continue its rebuild in a new division. Berwick were one of the most improved sides in Premier Division the past season after a changing of the guard at the top. Whilst they ultimately finished ninth for a third consecutive season, they still snared five wins, defeating the likes of East Ringwood, Rowville, Vermont and Doncaster

By Christopher Kourtis. Bayswater’s new look Men’s side are ready to compete in Division One, while the Women’s program aim to replicate their regular season dominance in 2026. The men’s side finished 2025 with three wins and are now looking forward to the fresh start of a new season. Senior coach Luke Harris has given his side a boost over the off-season, bringing in eighteen new players to the club. Despite the number of new faces, Harris says that the side is already

By Josh Ward. After yet another excellent season across the board, the Panthers of Surrey Park will be looking to go one better in season 2026. In their second new division in as many years last season, Surrey Park’s senior men’s side was once again one of the benchmarks. Unlike previous seasons though, they fell just one game short of making a fourth consecutive Grand Final, going down to Templestowe and Wantirna South in the Division 2 second-semi final and preliminary

By Christopher Kourtis. Noble Park are not patting themselves on the back after an impressive season – they’re coming back stronger and are ready to break down the doors to finals footy. The Bulls were five wins closer to a finals campaign than they were in 2024, missing out on percentage alone after a win-and-you’re-in Round 18 loss to South Croydon. Senior coach Steve Hughes knows that his side still has work to do despite their improvement in 2025. “We were good e

By Christopher Kourtis. Balwyn’s senior men’s program enter 2026 with aims of a three-peat in Premier Division, while their senior women’s side will look for similar finals success in just their second year of existence. The Tigers sealed back-to-back Premier Division premierships in 2025, coming from behind to beat Blackburn in a brilliant Grand Final. If they want to make it three-straight, they’ll have to do so without some of their greatest clubmen of recent history

By Josh Ward. After putting together their strongest season to date in the EFNL, the KangaRams are eager to make further history in the highly-competitive Division 4 this coming season. Ben Oakes’ side claimed seven wins last season, defeating sides such as Kilsyth, Warrandyte and eventual premiers Whitehorse Pioneers along the way. However they fell just match ratio (and percentage) short of playing a historic first senior men’s finals series for the club, with a final r

By Josh Ward. After a promising 2025, the Hawks senior men’s and women’s look set to contend once again this coming season. Boronia’s return to the second tier of the EFNL men’s competition was fruitful, finishing in fourth place with nine wins. However they bowed out in the first weekend of finals to eventual preliminary finalist North Ringwood by 55 points. Three-time Hawks premiership coach Matt Clark has re-signed for a ninth season at the helm, saying that the group

By Christopher Kourtis. South Belgrave’s senior men’s side face new horizons in the season ahead, as the senior women’s side are out for redemption after coming agonisingly close to conquering Premier Division in 2025. The Saints are the new kids on the block in the EFNL’s topflight of the Senior Men's competition, having earned promotion to Premier Division. South Belgrave enter the competition with momentum, having dominated Division One last year. The club went throu

The Eastern Football and Netball League is seeking applicants for the position of Netball Competitions and Operations Lead. Description Eastern Football & Netball League (EFNL) The Eastern Football and Netball League (EFNL) is one of Australia’s largest and most respected community sporting leagues - and Netball is a core pillar of our future. With strong foundations, a passionate community, and a clear growth agenda centred on participation, we’re now looking for a Netball C

The Eastern Football Netball League is seeking Netball Venue Managers ahead of the 2026 season. This casual position requires the successful applicant to work on Friday nights from March – September at various indoor stadium venues across the Eastern Region. View more information below:

After eight years with the Eastern Football Netball League, including four as Netball Co-Ordinator, Alice Cook will be finishing in her role with the league. Alice has played a key role in the growth of EFNL netball, helping expand competitions, increase participation, and create new development pathways for players, umpires and coaches. Highlights include the launch of the Summer Netball competition and EFNL’s first representation at Netball Victoria’s Association Championsh

The Eastern Football Netball League has released the 2026 Division Four Senior Men’s fixture and is pleased to announce the return of both the Doncaster Football Club and Nunawading Football Club. Division Four will expand to a nine-team competition with the return of the Nunawading Lions and Doncaster Sharks. Both clubs did not field a senior team the 2025 Eastern Football Netball League Senior Men’s season, and the league is thrilled to welcome back both to the competit

A dynasty in the making, the Tigers completed back-to-back premierships in Premier Division, while debuting their Senior Women's side in the competition. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 3rd (12-6, 119.03%) Leading Goalkicker: Jack Tillig (43 Goals) Summary: Back-to-back premiers! Balwyn’s spectacular finals form continued in 2025 with three crucial finals wins to secure their second senior premiership in two years. The Tigers were big on the recruitment front ahead of the seaso

A new-look younger Bulls outfit impressed many in season 2025, only just missing out on a finals appearance. Senior Men’s Ladder Position: 6 th (9-9, 83.30%) Leading Goalkicker: Josh Stern (32 Goals) Best and Fairest: Lachie McDonnell Summary: One of the surprise teams this season, bouncing back well after losing a series of key players at the end of the off-season. The Bulls were predicted by many to regress this season, with a lot of pressure mounting on an overall y

By Christopher Kourtis. Blackburn’s football department flexed its muscles in 2025, with the senior men’s team coming agonisingly close to Premier Division glory. SENIOR MEN’S Summary: Ladder position: 1 st , 16-2 Leading goal kicker: Toby Wooller (61 goals) Best and Fairest: Ryley Stoddart Blackburn was the EFNL’s surprise package, unexpectedly rising up the ranks in Premier Division. The Burners took the competition by storm, picking up consecutive wins against Ba

EASTERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE INCORPORATED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is given that the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Eastern Football Netball League Incorporated will be held at Fair Park Football Club at 7pm on Wednesday 3rd December 2025. The agenda for the AGM is provided below for your reference. AGENDA 1. OPEN MEETING: 2. PRESENT: 3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: 4. CONFIRMATION OF PRIOR YEAR MINUTES: Confirmation of minutes from previous Annual Gener

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

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.