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By: Noel McPhee
| Premier Division | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Doncaster | 25 | South Croydon | 22 | 0 | SC 2 |
| Vermont | 13 | Balwyn | 18 | 2 | V 5^ |
| Blackburn | 14 | Norwood | 11 | 0 | N 1 |
| Noble Park | 9 | Rowville | 2 | 0 | R 1^ |
| Montrose | 23 | North Ringwood | 32 | 0 | NR 1 |
| Division 1 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Mooroolbark | 1 | East Ringwood | 2 | 0 | M 1^ |
| Upper FTG | 8 | Knox | 9 | 1 | UG 1 |
| Croydon | 16 | Lilydale | 19 | 1 | C 1 |
| Park Orchards | 1 | Bayswater | 2 | 0 | B 2^ |
| Doncaster East | 32 | Wantirna South | 10 | 0 | DE 5 |
After all the drama in Division 1 throughout the season, the final round comes down to a simple equation: if Upper Gully wins, it makes finals. If the Kings lose, then the door is open for Park Orchards or East Ringwood. The Roos would need a bit of a percentage boost to ensure they overtook the Kings; something in the order of a 15-point win if Upper also lost by 15 points. If Upper loses and the Sharks win, then East Ringwood would need to win by about five goals more than Park Orchards’ victory margin.
Knox will take cold comfort from a five win season, which is the best by a wooden spoon ‘winner’ since Fairpark in 1996 in (old) Division 3 but will still result in relegation. If the Falcons manage a win, they will still go down but will equal Heathmont’s six win wooden spoon season in 1964 in the top-flight, (the Jets were not relegated).
| Division 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Mitcham | 15 | Heathmont | 2 | 0 | M 9^ |
| Boronia | 18 | Templestowe | 7 | 0 | B 1 |
| Scoresby | 23 | Mulgrave | 17 | 0 | M 4 |
| The Basin | 8 | Ringwood | 14 | 1 | R 1 |
| Division 3 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Donvale | 2 | Ferntree Gully | 8 | 0 | FTG 8^ |
| Warrandyte | 6 | Waverley Blues | 10 | 0 | WB 1 |
| Chirnside Park | 13 | Glen W Hawks | 5 | 0 | GWH 2^ |
| Whitehorse Prs | 0 | South Belgrave | 6 | 0 | SB 6 |
Similar to Division 1, there is a straightforward finals equation: if the Waverley Blues win, they make finals; if they lose, Donvale must beat Ferntree Gully to sneak into fourth place.
| Division 4 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Coldstream | 16 | Kilsyth | 14 | 1 | C 3 |
| Fairpark | 1 | East Burwood | 2 | 0 | EB 1^ |
| Silvan | 1 | Croy Nth MLOC | 0 | 0 | S 1^ |
| Surrey Park | 10 | Nunawading | 10 | 0 | SP 8^ |
| Forest Hill | Bye |
In Division 4, fourth position will be decided by percentage (with no disrespect intended to either Croydon North-MLOC or Nunawading). Silvan needs to make up 5%, which equates to roughly a 10-goal greater win than Surrey’s margin.
Follow me on Twitter @Statsbench for live ladder updates of Division 1,3 and 4 on Saturday. If you are at the footy, Tweet the scores through lots, especially in the last quarter. [SBRD* are working overtime and have pencils sharpened and abacuses (abaci?) ready].
Current long streaks:
Winning: South Belgrave 17; Vermont 10
Losing: Chirnside Park 35; Montrose 21; Croydon North-MLOC 15
* Statsbench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak
(All figures are for senior men’s EFL matches 1962 – rd 16/17 2019) © Noel McPhee 2019
