YARRA VALLEY WATER STATSBENCH + MOOROOLBARK 1000 GAME SPECIAL

 By Noel McPhee      Premier  Round 13WinsWinsDrawsStreakBalwyn19Blackburn120Bw 1Norwood26Rowville130N 3North Ringwood16South Croydon190SC 6^Vermont31Noble Park180V 10^BerwickByeDoncasterByeDoncaster EastBye

Division 1 Round 14WinsWinsDrawsStreakMitcham36Croydon280C 4Mooroolbark1East Ringwood40ER 2^Park Orchards1Montrose00PO 1^Bayswater20Upper FTG50B 1Wantirna South3Lilydale271WS 1^

Wantirna South and Lilydale have one of the most lop-sided Win Loss records in the EFNL.  The Devils have never won more than one game in a row against the Falcons. For the first time since 2015 every senior club has recorded a win; great to see the three previously winless teams get on the board last weekend.Division 2 Round 14WinsWinsDrawsStreakRingwood43Boronia230R 3Knox9Heathmont60H 1Mulgrave18The Basin130TB 1Templestowe11South Belgrave40SB 1

Mulgrave and The Basin first met in 1963.Division 3 Round 14WinsWinsDrawsStreakScoresby12Donvale101D 1Glen Waverley1Warrandyte90W 7^East Burwood2Waverley Blues50WB 1Whitehorse14Ferntree Gully100FTG 6^FairparkBye

Whilst Ferntree Gully have won their last six matches against Whitehorse, the Pioneers have a BWS^ of 12 against the Eagles.Division 4 Round 13WinsWinsDrawsStreakCroy North MLOC0Forest Hill30FH 3^Nunawading16Coldstream370C 13Kilsyth4Silvan90S 4Surrey Park8Chirnside Park90SP 1

Coldstream’s run of 13 in a row against Nunawading is good; best I can find is 26 in a row by Vermont against Blackburn from 1979 – 2009.

Current Streaks:

W10 Coldstream

L6 Mulgrave

All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2021 rd 12/13        .

^ BWS Best Winning Streak against this opponent

Acknowledgment: localfootystats.com

© Noel McPhee 2021

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Mooroolbark will join the 1000 EFNL games club this week.  The Barkers joined the EFL in 1966 and spent their first 15 years in (then) Division 3 before a runners-up resulted in a promotion.

A relegation during the re-structure to four Divisions proved the catalyst for the club’s first senior Premiership in 1988.  A further promotion to (then) Division 1 followed a couple of years later.  A creditable four wins in the top echelon was not enough to stay up and then a further relegation resulted in a few lean seasons in Division 3.

In 2009 Mooroolbark dominated Division 3 and rightfully won promotion, and the last decade has seen the Mustangs consolidate in the second tier.

Mooroolbark have played the most games against Montrose and Upper Ferntree Gully, both 51 times.

Their best record is against Kilsyth with a perfect 10 wins from 10 matches against the Cougars.  Mooroolbark have 490 wins and nine draws from 999 matches to date.

Wright Medallists

Cameron Linford 2011

Gavin Smith 1996

Tim Jensen 1992

EFL Division Leading Goalkickers

Aaron Mullett 47 2019

Kire Talevski 79 2012

Kire Talevski 109 2011

Kire Talevski 112 2009

Peter Smith 85 1988

David Noble 92 1986

David Noble 84 1983