Division One Youth League Round 1 Review

Everything points to a terrific year which could well be the best ever for this division.
Please allow me to take this opportunity to wish all the clubs, teams, players, coaches, managers and administrators all the very best of good fortune for 2010 and I sincerely hope that this playing year brings everything you could hope for.
I would love to include goal scorers and more detailed reports in this column each week but the only way I can do so is if the clubs provide me with the information. I do get out and about each week but I cannot possibly visit all eighteen match venues on a given weekend.
Therefore, every club has an open invitation to send me their details every week ? such as the scorers, the times the goals were scored and even a brief (if biased) report on each match. The only catch is that I need to receive this information before 9.00am on Monday mornings. You can send your information to barrydavis52@hotmail.com but please remember that anything sent after the deadline may be missed and therefore not included in the report.
It is far too early to even think about considering the competition tables as history has shown that none of the competitions will begin to settle down until about the fourth or fifth rounds.
Club Championship
Camden Tigers enjoyed the best possible start to the season when they collected all the points from their visit to Springwood United while Hakoah must be delighted with the twelve points they collected from their trip to Southern Branch.
Fraser Park would also be very happy with their haul of ten points at neighbouring St George while Mt Druitt Town Rangers and Hurstville City Minotaurs shared the points at seven apiece.
Stanmore Hawks had a respectable start to the season as they grabbed eleven of the available points from Hills Brumbies while Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week.
Grade 13
Mt Druitt Town Rangers began their campaign with a bang as they posted a very solid 6-0 result over Hurstville City Minotaurs while Camden Tigers fought back from a three-goal deficit to claim the points with a 4-3 scoreline over Springwood United.
Fraser Park registered a healthy 2-0 success over St George and Hakoah took the points with a 1-0 win over Southern Branch.
Stanmore Hawks and Hills Brumbies fought out a 2-2 draw and Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week.
Grade 14
Hurstville City Minotaurs produced a 2-0 first-up victory over Mt Druitt Town Rangers while Southern Branch also got off to a good start when they were 2-1 winners over Hakoah.
Camden Tigers collected the points when they defeated Springwood United by the odd goal in five while St George and Fraser Park battled out a thrilling 3-3 draw.
The match between Stanmore Hawks and Hills Brumbies ended in a scoreless draw and Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week.
Grade 15
Hakoah posted a very nice 2-0 success over Southern Branch and that scoreline was repeated when Fraser Park claimed the points from St George.
Camden Tigers also came up with a 2-0 result when they faced Springwood United while the match between Mt Druitt Town Rangers and Hurstville City Minotaurs ended in a 1-1 draw.
In a high scoring affair Stanmore Hawks earned the points with a 6-3 victory over Hills Brumbies and Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week.
Grade 16
In a very high scoring match Hakoah bagged the points with a 6-4 result over Southern Branch while Fraser Park were a bit too good for St George with a 4-1 final score.
Hurstville City Minotaurs edged out Mt Druitt Town Rangers with a 2-1 win and Camden Tigers claimed the points with a 3-2 outcome over Springwood United.
This week?s points went to Stanmore Hawks as they recorded a 4-0 success over Hills Brumbies and Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week
Grade 18
Hakoah enjoyed the best possible start to their season when they were 13-0 winners over Southern Branch and Camden Tigers recorded a solid 6-2 victory when they faced Springwood United.
St George posted a 2-1 success over Fraser Park and Mt Druitt Town Rangers took the points with a 1-0 result over Hurstville City Minotaurs.
Stanmore Hawks pocketed the points when they edged out Hills Brumbies with a 2-1 final score and Gladesville Ryde Magic had the bye this week.
-By Barry Davis