EFNL 2025: Eastern league practice matches revealed

The season is fast approaching and a host of clubs have locked in scratch-matches as they prepare for 2025. See who your club is playing.

Rowville has been hard at work in their practice matches this pre-season. Picture: Valeriu Campan

The local footy season is fast approaching.

And as the Eastern league’s senior clubs prepare across the five divisions, there’s plenty of action taking place in the lead-up to Round 1 with teams hitting the park for practice matches.

See each division’s hit-outs below and remember to check back for all the latest additions ...

PREMIER DIVISION

BALWYN

March 29 – Heidelberg at Warringal Park

BERWICK

March 15 – Narre Warren at Fox Road

BLACKBURN

March 15 – Collegians at Wesley College, Glen Waverley

March 22 – Diamond Creek at TBC

March 29 – Aberfeldie at Clifton Park, Aberfeldie

DONCASTER EAST

March 22 – Park Orchards (away)

March 29 – Dromana (away)

EAST RINGWOOD

March 15 – Keilor (away)

March 22 – Hurstbridge at East Ringwood Reserve

April 5 – Wodonga Raiders at East Ringwood Reserve

MITCHAM

March 23 – Cranbourne at Livingston Reserve

March 29 – Beaconsfield at Holm Park Reserve

NOBLE PARK

March 22 – Caulfield Grammar at TBC

March 29 – Wonthaggi at Wonthaggi

ROWVILLE

March 15 – Edithvale-Aspendale at Regent’s Park

March 22 – Frankston YCW at Seebeck Oval

March 29 – Old Xaverians

SOUTH CROYDON

Senior men’s

March 15 – Montrose at Yarra Glen

March 22 – Montmorency at RMIT Sports Centre, Bundoora

March 29 – Park Orchards at Cheong Park

Senior women’s

March 16 – Caulfield at Price Reserve, Werribee South

March 22 – Montmorency at RMIT Sports Centre, Bundoora

March 29 – Montrose at Cheong Park

VERMONT

March 23 — Uni Blacks at Healesville FC

March 29 — Old Scotch at Livingstone Reserve

April 5 — Leopold at Leopold Memorial Reserve

DIVISION 1

BAYSWATER

Senior men’s

March 15 – Doveton at Doveton

March 22 – Dromana at Belura JFC, Mornington

Senior women’s

March 29 – Casey Thunder at Hunt Club Oval, Cranbourne East

BEACONSFIELD

March 22 – Greensborough at Holm Park Reserve

March 29 – Mitcham at Holm Park Reserve

BORONIA

March 22 – Heathmont at Tormore Reserve

MONTROSE

March 15 – South Croydon at Yarra Glen

March 22 – Upwey at Upwey

MOOROOLBARK

March 22 – Deer Park at John McLeod Reserve

NORTH RINGWOOD

Senior men’s

March 22 - Lower Plenty at TBC

March 29 - Surrey Park at Quambee Reserve

Senior women’s

March 15 - Vermont at TBC

March 29 - Surrey Park at Quambee Reserve

NORWOOD

March 15 – Mulgrave at Mt Lilydale Mercy College

March 29 – Lilydale at Lilydale

PARK ORCHARDS

March 22 – Doncaster East (home)

DIVISION 2

CROYDON

March 29 – Wallan at Croydon Park

EAST BURWOOD

March 16 - Scoresby at Tormore Reserve

March 22 - Oakleigh District at Knox Gardens Reserve

March 29 - intra-club matches at East Burwood Reserve

HEATHMONT

March 22 – Boronia at Tormore Reserve

LILYDALE

March 15 – Healesville at Healesville

March 22 – Upper Ferntree Gully

March 29 – Norwood at Lilydale

MULGRAVE

March 15 – Norwood at Mt Lilydale Mercy College

RINGWOOD

March 15 – Northcote Park

SURREY PARK

March 15 – South Morang at Marymeade

UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

March 22 – Lilydale

WANTIRNA SOUTH

Senior men’s

March 15 – Cranbourne at Livingston Reserve

March 22 – South Morang at Walker Reserve

Senior women’s

March 22 – Warburton-Millgrove (away)

WAVERLEY BLUES

Senior men’s

March 29 – Ferntree Gully

Senior women’s

March 29 – Ferntree Gully

DIVISION 3

COLDSTREAM

Senior men’s

March 16 – Emerald at Healesville

Senior women’s

March 16 – Emerald at Healesville

March 29 – Olinda-Ferny Creek at Olinda

FAIRPARK

March 15 – Endeavour Hills (away)

March 22 – Emerald (away)

March 29 – Bulleen Templestowe at Fairpark Reserve

FERNTREE GULLY

Senior men’s

March 22 – Heatherton

March 29 – Waverley Blues

Senior women’s

March 29 – Waverley Blues

KNOX

Senior men’s

March 29 – Frankston Dolphins at Knox Gardens Reserve

Senior women’s

March 29 – Frankston Dolphins at Knox Gardens Reserve

OAKLEIGH DISTRICT

March 22 – East Burwood at Knox Gardens Reserve

March 29 – Olinda-Ferny Creek (away)

SCORESBY

March 16 – East Burwood at Tormore Reserve, Boronia

SILVAN

March 2 - Kilsyth at Healesville FC

DIVISION 4

BULLEEN TEMPLESTOWE

March 22 – Preston Bullants at Ted Ajani Reserve

March 29 – Fairpark at Fairpark Reserve

FOREST HILL

March 15 – Narre South Saints at Camms Reserve

March 22 – Yea at Yea Rec. Reserve

March 29 – St Kevin’s Old Boys at Koonung Reserve

KILSYTH

March 2 – Silvan at Healesville FC

March 15 – Warburton Millgrove at Warburton Millgrove Rec. Reserve

WARRANDYTE

March 22 – Brunswick (VAFA) at TBC

March 29 – Kilmore at JJ Clancy Reserve