The Youth League Report (Super Youth League) Round 5

This division continues to offer lots of interest and that seems certain to be the case until the final day arrives.
Club Championship
PCYC Parramatta had their lead at the top of the ladder cut to five points even though they bagged ten points from their visit to Macarthur Rams who have dropped back one place to seventh while Dulwich Hill picked up thirteen points at home to Schofields Scorpions who have slipped back one spot to ninth.
Central Coast Lightning are eight points further back at third after they earned seven points from the four matches played against tenth placed Southern NSW and Blacktown Spartans are fourth on goal difference following a day on which their split the points at seven apiece with twelfth placed Sydney Wanderers.
Western Panthers are four points behind the Spartans at sixth after they shared the points at seven apiece with Spirit FC who have climbed up one place to eighth while Northern Tigers shot from seventh to fifth following their gain of ten points from their matches against eleventh placed Granville Rage.
Grade 13
It?s still neck-and-neck at the top end of the ladder in this competition and there is only one chaser at the moment. However there is such a long way to go that there is plenty of time for the look of the table to undergo a huge number of changes.
PCYC Parramatta retained their place at the top of the ladder on goal difference when they were 2-1 winners over sixth placed Macarthur Rams while Central Coast Lightning maintained the pressure on the frontrunners with a 2-0 result over Southern NSW who have slipped back two places to ninth.
Dulwich Hill scooted from fifth to third, four points behind the top two, when they came up with a 3-0 result over Schofields Scorpions who have dropped back one place to fifth and Blacktown Spartans fell from third to fourth when they were held to a 1-1 draw by eleventh placed Sydney Wanderers.
Western Panthers slipped back one place to two when they went down 2-1 to Spirit FC who climbed from eighth to seventh while Northern Tigers rose two places to eighth with a win by the odd goal in five over twelfth placed Granville Rage.
Central Coast Lightning also climbed one place to fourth when they were 5-2 winners over sixth placed Southern NSW
Grade 14
There was a bit of position swapping in this competition this week and it is still pretty tight but that may be sorted out as more rounds of the competition are played. Then again, it may stay just as tight right through the season.
PCYC Parramatta have extended their lead at the top of the table to two points thanks to their 2-0 victory over Macarthur Rams who have slipped back one place to tenth while Northern Tigers have moved up one spot to second with a 3-1 success over twelfth placed Granville Rage.
Central Coast Lightning rose from fourth to third with a 5-2 win over Southern NSW who have tumbled back two places to ninth and Blacktown Spartans dropped from third to fourth when they were surprisingly beaten 3-1 by Sydney Wanderers who were posting their first win for the season, an outcome that sent them from eleventh to ninth.
Fifth placed Dulwich Hill were 1-0 winners over Schofields Scorpions who have slipped backward one place to eleventh while eighth placed Western Panthers played out a scoreless draw with seventh placed Spirit FC.
Grade 15
Apart from a couple of minor movements, this competition table looks pretty much the same as it did two weeks ago. We can only wonder what will happen in the coming weeks.
PCYC Parramatta are still the competition leaders and they now have a break of one point following their 2-2 draw with Macarthur Rams who fell back two places to eleventh while Western Panthers missed the opportunity to take over the number one spot, dropping back one place to third instead, when they suffered a 3-2 loss to Spirit FC who were recording their first win for the season and they used those points to jump up two places to tenth.
Dulwich Hill moved into second spot when they were 1-0 victors over fourth placed Schofields Scorpions and Central Coast Lightning remained at fifth when they battled out a 1-1 draw with seventh placed Southern NSW.
Northern Tigers are still sixth after they were held to a 2-2 draw by eighth placed Granville Rage and Sydney Wanderers posted their first win and flew up two places to ninth with a 2-1 result over Blacktown Spartans who have tumbled from tenth to twelfth.
Grade 16
This competition underwent a major reshuffle on Saturday with only three teams remaining where they were at the start of the day.
Blacktown Spartans took their competition leading margin to three points when they registered a 4-1 victory over Sydney Wanderers who have fallen back two places to eighth while PCYC Parramatta soared from fourth to second with a convincing 3-0 win over Macarthur Rams who have slipped back one place to third.
Spirit FC dropped from third to fourth when their first defeat for the season was a 1-0 result in favour of fifth placed Western Panthers and Southern NSW zoomed from ninth to sixth with a 2-0 win over Central Coast Lightning who have gone back three places to tenth.
Northern Tigers climbed two places to ninth when their first three-pointer for the season was a 5-1 result over Granville Rage who have slipped back three places to eleventh while Dulwich Hill rocketed from tenth to seventh thanks to their 2-0 success over twelfth placed Schofields Scorpions.
Grade 18
There was plenty of movement to be seen on this table this week and that only confirms that the competition is so tight that no-one can be sure of where their next points are coming from.
Dulwich Hill are still the competition leaders after they were forced to battle out a 1-1 draw with second placed Schofields Scorpions while Western Panthers climbed from fourth to third when they posted a 1-0 scoreline  over Spirit FC who have plummeted from sixth to ninth.
Northern Tigers fell back two places to fifth when they suffered a2-1 loss to Granville Rage who have risen two places to eighth as a result and Central Coast Lightning dropped back one place to sixth when their match against Southern NSW was not played.
Macarthur Rams flew from seventh to fourth when they were 2-1 winners over PCYC Parramatta who have dropped back two places to tenth while Blacktown Spartans moved up two places to seventh thanks to their 3-1 success over twelfth placed Sydney Wanderers.
-By Barry Davis