The Youth League Report (Super Youth League) Round 20 Review
Every table is poised on a razor?s edge as teams battle it out for the treasured places in the finals series. Anything could happen and so the level of interest in every result will be very high indeed.
Club Championship
PCYC Parramatta retained the leadership of this table when they took ten points from their clash with Western Panthers who have fallen back one place to fifth. The Panthers had earned eight points from the first round matches.
Second placed Central Coast Lightning pocketed nine points from their fixture against eighth placed Blacktown Spartans after the clubs had split the first round points at seven apiece.
Dulwich Hill are in third place after they earned nine points from their encounter with Spirit FC who have slid back one place to sixth. Dully had taken eight points when the clubs met last time.
Northern Tigers rose two places to fourth when they bagged thirteen points from their clash with tenth placed Sydney Wanderers from whom the Tigers had taken all fifteen points last time around.
Macarthur Rams are still seventh after they grabbed nine points from the four games played against twelfth placed
Schofields Scorpions are in ninth position after their matches against eleventh placed yielded Granville Rage thirteen points. The clubs had taken seven points each from their first round games.
In a Round 18 catch-up fixture Schofields Scorpions took nine points from the matches against Northern Tigers. Neither club?s position on the table was affected by that outcome.
Grade 13
PCYC Parramatta are still the competition leaders following their very solid 6-0 win over Western Panthers who have dropped back one place to eighth. The Eagles were 3-0 winners in the first round.
Central Coast Lightning are right on the leader?s hammer after they were 3-0 winners over fourth placed Blacktown Spartans who had won the first round match 4-1.
Third placed Spirit FC had gone down 2-0 to fifth placed Dulwich Hill when the teams met last time but this time the teams shared the points when the match finished at 1-1.
Northern Tigers are in sixth place thanks to their 1-0 success over Sydney Wanderers who have slipped back one place to tenth. The Tigers were 2-0 winners when the teams met last time.
Macarthur Rams moved up one place to seventh when they produced a 1-0 win over twelfth placed Southern NSW who the Rams had beaten 3-2 in the first round match.
Ninth placed Schofields Scorpions had defeated eleventh placed Granville Rage 3-0 when they met in the first round and they went on with the job thanks to a 3-1 result this time.
In a Round 18 catch-up match the Scorpions were 4-0 winners over the Tigers and both teams stayed where they were on the table.
Grade 14
Northern Tigers have a narrow lead at the top of the table following their 2-0 victory over Sydney Wanderers who have slipped back to twelfth. The Tigers had won the first round clash by exactly the same scoreline.
In a Round 18 catch-up match the Tigers went three points clear at the top with a 2-0 win over the Scorpions.
Applying extreme pressure to the leaders are second placed Central Coast Lightning who produced a 2-0 win over eighth placed Blacktown Spartans after the first round clash had finished at 1-1.
Dulwich Hill are right in the mix to add even more worries for the two teams ahead of them after they were held to a scoreless draw by Spirit FC who have moved up one place to fifth. That was also the scoreline in the first round.
Fourth placed PCYC Parramatta played out a 1-1 draw with Western Panthers who have slipped back to sixth. The first round clash was a 2-2 draw.
Macarthur Rams are in seventh position following their 3-0 victory over ninth placed Southern NSW after the first round game had ended at 1-1.
Tenth placed Schofields Scorpions had played out a 1-1 draw with twelfth placed Granville Rage in the first round and that is precisely what happened when they met again this week.
Grade 15
Dulwich Hill retained the lead on the competition table when they were held to a scoreless draw by ninth placed Spirit FC who they had beaten 5-0 in the first round engagement.
Second placed Western Panthers had beaten third placed PCYC Parramatta 5-1 the first time around but the Eagles turned the tables on them this time when they won 2-0.
Macarthur Rams are in fourth position even though they suffered a 2-1 loss to eleventh placed Southern NSW who the Rams had beaten 2-0 last time they faced them.
Schofields Scorpions climbed one place to fifth when they were 1-0 winners over twelfth placed Granville Rage and that was exactly the same scoreline as the first round match.
In a Round 18 catch-up match the Scorpions were 2-1 winners over the Tigers and both teams stayed where they were on the table.
Blacktown Spartans moved up one place to seventh when they came up with a 3-0 win over Central Coast Lightning who have fallen back one place to sixth. The Spartans were 2-1 winners the first time around.
Sydney Wanderers slid back one spot to eighth when they were held to a scoreless draw by tenth placed Northern Tigers who had won the first round meeting 1-0.
Grade 16
There was a change in the order of things at the top of the table when Western Panthers took over the top spot with a 1-0 win over PCYC Parramatta who have slipped back to second. The first round points had gone to the Panthers when they won that game 5-1.
Third placed Northern Tigers had defeated eighth placed Sydney Wanderers in the first round and they did it again, this time with a 2-0 scoreline.
In a Round 18 catch-up match the Tigers produced a 5-0 win over the Scorpions and that has elevated the Tigers to second spot.
Blacktown Spartans are placed fourth after they recorded a 2-0 victory over fifth placed Central Coast Lightning who had claimed the first round points with a 2-1 result
Sixth placed Spirit FC had played out a 2-2 first round draw with ninth placed Dulwich Hill but on this occasion Dulwich Hill took all the points when they posted a 1-0 win.
Macarthur Rams are in seventh position thanks to their 2-0 success over eleventh placed Southern NSW who the Rams had beaten 4-0 last time they met.
Tenth placed Granville Rage had beaten twelfth placed Schofields Scorpions 3-1 in the first round but it was a different story this time as the Scorpions registered a -0 result.
Grade 18
Dulwich Hill are leading the way on the table following their 1-0 win over Spirit FC who have dropped back one place to sixth. Spirit were 4-2 winners when the teams faced each other last time.
Schofields Scorpions moved up one place to second when they posted a 2-0 win over Granville Rage who have skidded back one place to seventh. Granville had won the first round clash 3-0.
In a Round 18 catch-up match the Scorpions were 3-2 winners over the Tigers and both teams stayed where they were on the table.
Macarthur Rams fell back one place to third when their match against twelfth placed Southern NSW was not played.
Fourth placed Central Coast Lightning had beaten tenth placed Blacktown Spartans 3-1 in their first round match and it was to be more of the same as Lightning posted exactly the same scoreline this time around.
Northern Tigers rose two places to fifth with a 2-0 success over eleventh placed Sydney Wanderers who the Tigers had defeated 1-0 last time they faced each other.
Western Panthers and PCYC Parramatta swapped places on the table when the Eagles were 2-0 winners. That puts them up to eighth and drops the Panthers to ninth. The first round clash was a scoreless draw.
-By Barry Davis
