STATSBENCH – WEEK FOUR

By Noel McPheePremier Division Round 3Wins WinsDrawsStreakRowville3Vermont130V 1Noble Park12South Croydon40SC 3^Doncaster24Blackburn310B 4North Ringwood4Doncaster East20NR 4^Balwyn–Berwick–––Norwood Bye

Berwick will make a fair road trip to Balwyn and become the Tigers’ 21st EFNL opponent.Division 1 Round 4Wins WinsDrawsStreakBayswater14East Ringwood301B 2Mitcham3Mooroolbark81Mi 1Park Orchards1Croydon40C 4^Lilydale30Upper FTG201L 3Wantirna South17Montrose201M 3

Wantirna South and Montrose spent many years together in Division 2 in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.  Saturday is their first meeting in Division 1 since 2011.

Upper Gully will join Mulgrave as Lilydale’s most played EFNL opponent with their 52nd match up.Division 2 Round 4Wins WinsDrawsStreakBoronia23Heathmont221B 1Templestowe15Knox50K 1Ringwood24Mulgrave242R 2The Basin16South Belgrave41TB 2

Templestowe and Knox cross paths for the first time since the classic 2000 Grand Final (look away now Dockers’ fans); Knox won by 2 points, having lost their 3 previous meetings that year   .Division 3 Round 4Wins WinsDrawsStreakFerntree Gully9Donvale20FTG 9^Glen Waverley13Fairpark80GW 6Scoresby11Warrandyte20S 7^Whitehorse1Waverley Blues100WB 1East Burwood Bye

Scoresby and Warrandyte meet for the first time in Division 3 and now have played against each other in four of the five divisions.Division 4 Round 3Wins WinsDrawsStreakChirnside Park8Forest Hill110CP 1Coldstream10Silvan60C 2Nunawading12Kilsyth190K 1Surrey Park2Croy North MLOC00SP 2^

Chirnside Park and Forest Hill meet for the first time since 2009.

All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2021 rd2/3.

* Statsbench Research Department

^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent

Current Streaks:

W7 Mitcham

L18 Croydon North-MLOC

L11 North Ringwood

Acknowledgment: localfootystats.com

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