The Youth League Report (Super Youth League) Round 8

Each of the competitions is developing to a point where every team will be giving their all to achieve the best possible result from each match because any slip?up can prove to be costly.

Club Championship
PCYC Parramatta are now fifteen points clear at the top of this table after they bagged thirteen of the available points from their visit to ninth placed Schofields Scorpions while second placed Dulwich Hill earned twelve points from their trip to Blacktown Spartans who remained at seventh.
Spirit FC stayed at third when they pocketed a dozen points at home to Macarthur Rams who slipped back one place to sixth and Central Coast Lightning climbed two places to fourth following their haul of fifteen points at Sydney Wanderers who dropped one place to twelfth.
Northern Tigers fell back one position to fifth after they took eight points at home to eighth placed Western Panthers while Granville Rage rose two places to tenth thanks to the nine points they gained from the four matches at Southern NSW who have fallen back one position to eleventh.
On Sunday the Round 7 catch-up matches between Central Coast Lightning and Western Panthers were played and Lightning bagged ten of the available points and outcome that has moved them one place further up to third and pushed Spirit FC back to fourth while the Panthers have remained at eighth.
Grade 13
The top seven teams have only seven points between them and so it is still anybody?s guess about what will happen between now and season?s end and then there is a gap of six points before the next group of five teams who are separated by a mere four points.
PCYC Parramatta continue to lead the way on the table by three points after they were 3-0 winners over eighth placed Schofields Scorpions while second placed Central Coast Lightning came up with a 4-1 victory over eleventh placed Sydney Wanderers.
Spirit FC retained third place when they registered a 6-0 success over Macarthur Rams who slipped back one place to seventh and Blacktown Spartans moved up one place to fifth after they produced a 2-1 win over Dulwich Hill who fell from fifth to sixth.
Northern Tigers remained at fourth when they posted a 3-2 victory over tenth placed Western Panthers and Granville Rage remained at twelfth even though they recorded their first win of the season, a 3-1 result over ninth placed Southern NSW.
In Round 7 catch-up action played on Sunday, Central Coast Lightning were 3-2 winners over Western Panthers and that has given them a share of the competition lead.
Grade 14
This has really become a competition in two parts with the top six teams falling within a range of eight points and, after a gap of seven points, the next six teams are separated by only three points.
PCYC Parramatta doubled the margin by which they lead the table to four points when they won 1-0 over twelfth placed Schofields Scorpions and Northern Tigers held onto second spot after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Western Panthers who slipped back one place to tenth.
Dulwich Hill remained at third thanks to their 3-1 win over Blacktown Spartans who dropped one place to sixth while Spirit FC are still fourth following their 2-1 success over Macarthur Rams who fell back one place to eighth.
Central Coast Lightning rose from sixth to fifth with a 3-2 win over Sydney Wanderers who have dropped a place to eleventh and Granville Rage rocketed from eleventh to seventh when they were 2-1 winners over Southern NSW who went back one place to ninth. 
In Round 7 catch-up action played on Sunday, Central Coast Lightning drew 1-1 with Western Panthers and that has left Lightning at fifth while the Panthers have moved up to eighth and pushed the Rams back to ninth.
Grade 15
The top two teams have established a mini-break and then the next eight teams are separated by a meagre three points so we can expect to see many changes in the pecking order in the next few weeks, just as we have seen this week.
Dulwich Hill grabbed the competition lead with a solid 4-0 result over twelfth placed Blacktown Spartans while PCYC Parramatta dropped back to second when they were held to a scoreless draw by fifth placed Schofields Scorpions.
Western Panthers are five points behind the Eagles in third position thanks to their 2-1 victory over Northern Tigers who tumbled from sixth to ninth and Central Coast Lightning scooted from eighth to fourth when they were 3-0 winners over Sydney Wanderers who took the reverse route from fourth to eighth.
Macarthur Rams jumped from ninth to sixth thanks to their 2-0 win over Spirit FC who plummeted from sixth to tenth while Southern NSW climbed three places to seventh with a 2-1 win over eleventh placed Granville Rage.
In Round 7 catch-up action played on Sunday, Central Coast Lightning went down 1-0 to Western Panthers and that has left the Panthers in third position.
Grade 16
This competition is at an interesting stage. The top three are within a range two points and they have a break on the next group where the difference between fourth and tenth places is only eight points so anything could happen over the next few weeks to cause major changes to the appearance of this table.
PCYC Parramatta climbed into the top spot with a 4-1 result over twelfth placed Schofields Scorpions while Spirit FC also moved up one place to second when they were 1-0 winners over fourth placed Macarthur Rams.
Blacktown Spartans slipped back two places to third when they were beaten 1-0 by eighth placed Dulwich Hill and Western Panthers remained at fifth following their scoreless draw with sixth placed Northern Tigers.
Central Coast Lightning retained seventh position with a 4-1 win over eleventh placed Sydney Wanderers while Granville Rage moved up one place to ninth to replace Southern NSW with a 2-0 result.
In Round 7 catch-up action played on Sunday, Central Coast Lightning came up with a 3-1 win over Western Panthers, an outcome that has left the Panthers at fifth, moved Lightning up to sixth and pushed the Tigers back to seventh.
Grade18
While the log jam at the top of the table was broken this week to give us a clear leader, the other results have conspired to tighten up the positions for the rest of the table. There are now only six points covering the team from second to eighth and that means that the slightest slip could have a major effect on the look of the table from now on.
Dulwich Hill took over the competition lead by three points when they were6-0 winners over tenth placed Blacktown Spartans while Schofields Scorpions slipped back to second spot when they were beaten 1-0 by PCYC Parramatta who moved up one place to sixth.
Macarthur Rams are still third after they went down 2-1 to fourth placed Spirit FC and Central Coast Lightning remained at fifth thanks to their 4-1 success over eleventh placed Sydney Wanderers.
Western Panthers dropped two places to eighth when they suffered a 3-0 loss to Northern Tigers who jumped one position to seventh while Granville Rage remained at ninth after their match against Southern NSW was not played.
In Round 7 catch-up action played on Sunday, Central Coast Lightning were 1-0 winners over Western Panthers, a result that has moved Lightning up to fourth, left the Panthers at eight and pushed Spirit back to fifth.
-By Barry Davis