Statsbench – September 3 + 4

Premier FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakRowville5Noble Park100R 2South Croydon13Doncaster East111DE 1

EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakRowville16200L5Noble Park17130L1South Croydon24221W1Doncaster East16130W5

Rowville are aiming for a first ever finals win in Premier Division; they have lost all previous five top-flight finals, including their only previous final against Noble Park.

First up final between South Croydon and Doncaster East.Division 1 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakMitcham4Mooroolbark121Mi 1

EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakMitcham28191L1Mooroolbark18190W1

Mooroolbark seek another chance to have a shot at East Ringwood, at the same time breaking a Grand Final drought back to 2013 and an opportunity to break a Premiership drought from 2009.

Mitcham are looking at a third Grand Final in seven seasons.Division 2 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakRingwood26East Burwood461R 2

EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakRingwood24280L1East Burwood39311W1

If the SBRD* ever turns their hand to writing dictionaries I will suggest one of the first entries should be: Resilience: Ringwood Football Club.  The Redbacks have had some setbacks in recent seasons but here they are again in sixth straight finals series, one win away from a third successive Grand Final.

East Burwood would probably hold the record of changing divisions the most in one decade:  2013 from Premier to Division 4 and then back to Division 2; two more wins and they would be back in Division 1.

Division 3 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakWaverley Blues11Donvale71WB 2

EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakWaverley Blues1250W1Donvale2070W4

EFNL Grand FinalsWinsLossesDrawsStreakWaverley Blues220L1Donvale530W1

Waverley Blues and Donvale meet in a final for the first time.  The Blues are on a 16 game winning streak.  Donvale have the best finals record in terms of percentage of finals won, of any EFNL team across 60 years with a winning rate of 74%.

Waverley seek to add to their three EFNL flags:  1 in Division 2 and 2 in Division 3.  Donvale are the only club to have won a Premiership in four Divisions: 1 each in Premier, Division 2 and Division 3 and 2 in Division 1.Division 4 FinalsWins WinsDrawsStreakSilvan10Surrey Park90S 1

EFNL Finals RecordWinsLossesDrawsStreakSilvan450W3Surrey Park140W1

Silvan are aiming for their second EFNL flag.  (They have at least five from their time in the Yarra Valley Mountain District FL).

Surrey Park are seeking their first ever senior Premiership since the club was formed in 1994 when Surrey Hills and East Camberwell merged and initially played in the Southern FL before joining EFNL in 2002.  Last week’s Prelim win was their first finals win in the EFNL.

Current long winning streaks:

Waverley Blues 16, East Ringwood 14

All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2022

* SBRD: Statsbench Research Department

Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com

© Noel McPhee 2022