14/5/22 Premier Round 5Wins WinsDrawsStreakPark Orchards–Vermont–––Norwood10Balwyn180N 1Noble Park1Doncaster East00NP 1^Blackburn–Berwick–––Rowville10South Croydon131SC 3Doncaster32North Ringwood280NR 1
Blackburn meet their 40th EFNL opponent; Vermont will take their tally of opponents to 32 with a trip to Park Orchards.
Doncaster and North Ringwood are each other’s most played opponent.Division 1 Round 6Wins WinsDrawsStreakCroydon–Beaconsfield–––Lilydale6East Ringwood230ER 2Montrose5Mitcham50Mnt 1Upper FTG27Mooroolbark240M 1Wantirna South11Bayswater100B 1
Croydon meet their 39th ENFL opponent.
Upper Gully join Montrose as Mooroolbark’s most played opponent.Division 2 Round 6Wins WinsDrawsStreakBoronia23Ringwood430R 3Knox9Heathmont60H 1Oakleigh District–The Basin–––South Belgrave1East Burwood00SB 1^Templestowe3Mulgrave30T 1
The Basin will play their 54th EFNL opponent.
Boronia played Ringwood in the second round ever of EFNL; the Redbacks are the Hawks’ most played opponent, across three divisions and every decade.Division 3 Round 6Wins WinsDrawsStreakDonvale7Glen Waverley40D 5^Coldstream1Scoresby60S 5^Ferntree Gully2Waverley Blues120WB 2Whitehorse Prs15Fairpark120WP 3Warrandyte Bye
Coldstream and Scoresby are both foundation members of the EFNL and have never left the league; they meet each other for the first time since 1964, when I was just beginning to play with my first abacus.Division 4 Round 6Wins WinsDrawsStreakSilvan9Kilsyth40S 4Chirnside Park2Croydon Nth MLOC00CP 2^Surrey Park13Nunawading100SP 11^Forest Hill Bye
Surrey Park will play Nunawading for the 24th time; their most played opponent is Forest Hill with 38 meetings.
Current Streaks: Mooroolbark W9, East Burwood W9; Ferntree Gully L8.
All figures are for men’s EFNL matches 1962 – rd4/5 2022.
^ Best Winning Streak against this week’s opponent
Acknowledgement: localfootystats.com
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