Division One Youth League Round 5 Review

Now they can be relied upon to provide an accurate picture of the status of each competition.
Club Championship
Fraser Park have retained the top spot on this table after they took thirteen points from their trip to eleventh placed Southern Branch while Camden Tigers are only two points away in second place following their haul of thirteen points at Hakoah who have dropped three places to seventh.
Stanmore Hawks are still placed third after they split the points at seven apiece with Hurstville City Minotaurs who rose one place to sixth and Gladesville Ryde Magic climbed one place to fourth after they earned twelve points at ninth placed Hills Brumbies.
St George dropped two places to eight after they had the bye this week and Mt Druitt Town Rangers rose three places to fifth when they bagged twelve points at home to Springwood United.
Grade 13
Fraser Park started the day as the competition leaders after they had remained unbeaten over the first four rounds while Southern Branch were tenth after suffering losses in the only two games they had played. When Fraser Park posted a 3-1 scoreline they remained at the top of the tree while Southern have remained at tenth.
St George slipped back one place to third when they had the bye this week.
Stanmore Hawks were in third place at kick-off time following a last game loss while Hurstville City Minotaurs were eleventh after suffering losses in all their matches so far. The Hawks climbed into second place thanks to a 5-2 victory that has left the Minotaurs at the foot of the table.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers arrived at this match in fourth position after last week?s loss and Springwood United were ninth following losses in the two matches they had played. The Rangers stayed at fourth after their very strong 6-0 success and Springwood are still ninth.
Gladesville Ryde Magic kicked off this match in fifth place with two wins before a last game loss while Hills Brumbies were eighth after their unbeaten run of three matches was broken with a loss last time out. When Magic took the points with a 1-0 scoreline both teams remained where they were on the table.
Camden Tigers came into this round in sixth spot and only outside the top five on goal difference and Hakoah were right behind them, again on goal difference. Both teams were coming off last game victories. Camden?s 1-0 victory was not enough to affect the position of either team on the table.
Grade 14
With a perfect record of three wins from as many games Southern Branch came into this round at the top of the table on goal difference while Fraser Park were in fifth position after a last match loss. Fraser Park came up trumps this week when they took the points with a 1-0 scoreline but they have remained at fifth while Southern have slipped back to third.
Hurstville City Minotaurs were in second spot after last week?s loss ended their three match winning streak and Stanmore Hawks were placed sixth following a loss and a draw from their last two contests. The Minotaurs grabbed the top spot with a 1-0 result and that has dropped the Hawks back to seventh.
Camden Tigers started the day in third place and they were coming off a win while Hakoah were ninth after they had posted their first three-pointer last week. The Tigers climbed to second when they were 2-1 winners, a result that has left Hakoah at ninth.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers were holding fourth place at kick-off time following wins in two of their three matches and Springwood United were eleventh after they had lost their three clashes. A 4-0 win was not enough to move the Rangers from fourth place and it did leave Springwood at the foot of the table.
Gladesville Ryde Magic arrived at this round in seventh place and they were coming off a last game draw while Hills Brumbies were right on their heels on goal difference after losing their last two matches. When the Brumbies posted a 3-0 victory they scooted up to sixth and Magic tumbled back to eighth.
Tenth placed St George had the bye this week
Grade 15
Unbeaten Hakoah held down the top spot on the table at kick-off time and Camden Tigers were two points further back at third and they were also yet to taste defeat. However, there was a change to that situation this week when a high scoring thriller ended at 5-4 in favour of the Tigers and they immediately claimed second spot while Hakoah fell back to third.
Fraser Park came into this round in second position after they had recorded three wins and a draw and Southern Branch were eleventh and coming off a last game draw. Fraser Park took the competition lead when they were held to a 1-1 draw by the team at the foot of the table.
Stanmore Hawks began the day in fourth place after they suffered their second loss last week while Hurstville City Minotaurs were tenth after losing their last two matches. While the Hawks were 4-1 winners they remained at fourth and the Minotaurs stayed at tenth.
Wins from their last two outings had placed Gladesville Ryde Magic at fifth before a ball was kicked this week and Hills Brumbies were seventh after suffering losses in three of their first four games. Magic picked up the points with a 3-0 result to retain fifth position and that has left the Brumbies at seventh.
Springwood United arrived at this game in sixth spot and two points outside the top five after they drew their last game while Mt Druitt Town Rangers were eighth following the bye last week. Springwood claimed the points with a 6-3 success that has left them at sixth and the Rangers at eighth.
Ninth placed St George had the bye this week
Grade 16
When their match kicked off Fraser Park were the competition leaders on goal difference thanks to an unbeaten run of four games while Southern Branch were tenth after losing their three opening clashes. Fraser Park continued their good work with a very respectable 6-0 result to stay at the helm and leave Southern at tenth.
Hurstville City Minotaurs were holding down second spot when the day began and they were undefeated after last week?s draw and Stanmore Hawks were two points further back at fourth following a last game loss. The Minotaurs managed to retain second spot when they were held to a scoreless draw by the Hawks who are still fourth.
Camden Tigers posted their third win last week and that put them into third place at kick-off time and Hakoah were three points behind them at fifth with a record of a win and three draws to show for their efforts so far. After leading 3-1 Camden had to settle for a 3-3 draw by the end of the game but it was enough to keep them at third while Hakoah remained at fifth.
Springwood United started the day in sixth spot and they had won their last two encounters while Mt Druitt Town Rangers were placed eighth with a last game win before the bye last week. On this occasion the Rangers took the points by the odd goal in five but the result did not alter the position of either team on the table.
Gladesville Ryde Magic arrived at this round in seventh place thanks to last week?s victory while Hills Brumbies were eleventh and yet to earn their first point for this campaign. Magic claimed the points with a 2-1 result and both teams stayed where they were on the table.
Ninth placed St George had the bye this week
Grade 18
Camden Tigers had a perfect record of four wins from as many games and they started the day as the competition leaders by a margin of three points while Hakoah were in sixth spot after losing their last three encounters. The Tigers went on with the job when they registered a 4-0 victory to maintain the lead and Hakoah are now eighth.
Stanmore Hawks arrived at this round in second place after they suffered a loss last week and Hurstville City Minotaurs were sixth following last week?s win which broke a losing streak of three games. The Hawks slipped back to fourth when they lost 2-0 to the Minotaurs who have retained sixth spot.
Fraser Park were placed third on goal difference at kick-off time with wins to show for their last three games while eleventh placed Southern Branch had lost their first three games. Fraser Park moved into second place thanks to their 9-1 win over last placed Southern.
Gladesville Ryde Magic came into this game unbeaten and in fourth position and tenth placed Hills Brumbies had won only one of their four matches. Magic scooted into third when they posted a 4-0 win that has left the Brumbies where they were.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers were eighth when this game kicked off and they had not won since the opening day while Springwood United were ninth on goal difference and they were coming off a last game victory. The Rangers moved up to seventh with a 3-1 result that has meant Springwood has remained at ninth.
Fifth placed St George had the bye this week

-By Barry Davis