Super Youth League Round 8 Review

Club Championship
Spirit FC maintained their place at the top of their table but their margin was reduced from five points to two points after they surprisingly shared the spoils at seven apiece with Granville Rage who have remained in eleventh position.
Sydney University rose one position to second thanks to the nine points they earned at home to fifth placed Western NSW Panthers while Dulwich Hill dropped one place to second when they took only five points at home to Blacktown Spartans who have moved up one place to eighth.
PCYC Parramatta are still in fourth place after they grabbed nine points from their visit to Northern Tigers who used their six points share to rise one place to seventh.
Mounties Wanderers remained in sixth spot thanks to the nine points they bagged from their home matches against twelfth placed Macarthur Rams and Central Coast Lightning have hung onto seventh position after they split the points at seven apiece with tenth placed Schofields Scorpions.  
Grade 13
This competition is still very tight with only seven points separating first place from seventh and that means that every result can and will have an impact on each team?s position on the table.
After winning their last three games Sydney University came into this round as the competition leaders on goal difference and Western NSW Panthers were eighth following a last match win. Uni managed to hold onto the top spot when they were 4-1 winners, an outcome that has pushed the Panthers back to ninth. 
Central Coast Lightning had played out a last game draw and that meant that they started this match in second spot while Schofields Scorpions were third after they had also posted a draw last week. Lightning are still second following their 3-1 success while the Scorpions have tumbled back four places to seventh.
Spirit FC were placed fourth at kick-off time after they had suffered a loss last time out while Granville Rage were tenth following losses in their last four matches. Spirit jumped into third place with a 4-2 result that has left Rage at eleventh.
Mounties Wanderers had recoded a win and a draw from their last two games and that allowed them to start this game in fifth position while ninth placed Macarthur Rams had lost their last match. The Wanderers took their unbeaten run to three games when they played out a scoreless draw to hold onto fifth while the Rams have risen to eighth.
Dulwich Hill arrived at this round in sixth spot thanks to wins posted in their last three matches while twelfth placed Blacktown Spartans had recorded their first victory last week. Dully flew up to fourth when they were 1-0 winners and that has left the Spartans at the foot of the table.
Before a ball was kicked PCYC Parramatta were placed seventh following a win and a draw in their last two games while Northern Tigers were tenth and they had suffered losses in their last two matches. The Eagles moved up to sixth when they produced a 1-0 victory and the Tigers have retained tenth place.
Grade 14
While the competition leaders have established a mini break, there are only eight points between second and seventh places so anything can happen and probably will.
Dulwich Hill?s perfect record of seven wins from as many games had taken them four points clear at the top of the table when this game started while    Blacktown Spartans were eighth with a draw and a win to show for their last two matches. Dully may have lost their 100% status when they were surprisingly held to a scoreless draw but they have remained unbeaten and they are still four points clear. The Spartans have remained at eighth.
Unbeaten before a ball was kicked, Spirit FC arrived at this round in second place while Granville Rage were seventh after last week?s loss had put an end to their run of three wins. Spirit retained second spot after their 1-1 draw with Rage who are still seventh.
Central Coast Lightning had won their last three matches and so they started this one in fourth position while Schofields Scorpions were tenth after their four game losing streak was ended with last week?s draw. Lightning climbed into third place when they came up with a very solid 5-0 result and the Scorpions have not moved from tenth.
After posting a win and a draw from their last two games Western NSW Panthers kicked off this match in third position and Sydney University were sixth after a last game loss. Uni moved up to fifth thanks to their 3-2 success and that has caused the Panthers to tumble back to sixth.
Northern Tigers were in fifth position at kick-off time following a last game draw and PCYC Parramatta were eleventh after losing their last two matches. When the Tigers produced a 5-0 win they grabbed fourth place and left the Eagles at eleventh.
Mounties Wanderers posted a draw last week to put an end to their run of five losses and so they were ninth when this game commenced while Macarthur Rams were twelfth and they were yet to earn their first point for this season. That situation changed on Saturday when the Rams held on for a 1-1 draw but it was not enough to lift them from the foot of the table while the Mounties are still ninth.
Grade 15
Wow! There are only eight points separating first from eighth so there is still a lot to play for and so every result will have a bearing on the positions on the table.
Spirit FC suffered their first loss last week but they still started this match as the competition leaders by a margin of a single point and Granville Rage were third following a win in their last game. There was to quite a change when Rage came out of this game with a 1-0 win. Granville have now taken over the competition lead while Spirit have slipped back to third.
Winning their last two games had put PCYC Parramatta into second spot at kick-off time while Northern Tigers were eighth after losing their match last week. The Tigers recovered from that disappointment to post a 1-0 victory that moved them up to seventh and pushed the Eagles drop back to fourth.
Sydney University arrived at this round in fourth position with a one hundred percent record at home after registering wins in their last two outings while Western NSW Panthers were fifth and they had won last week. Uni kept their perfect record intact when they were 3-0 winners and that was enough to promote them to second spot and drop the Panthers back to sixth.
Dulwich Hill began the day in sixth spot after they had lost their unbeaten status when they went down last week and tenth placed Blacktown Spartans had lost their last two games. Dully had to settle for a single point after their match finished at 1-1 and they have now claimed fifth place while the Spartans are now eleventh.
A win in their last contest had put Macarthur Rams into seventh place while Mounties Wanderers were eleventh after suffering losses in their last two matches. The Wanderers bounced back to form this week with a 1-0 scoreline and that took them up to tenth and forced the Rams back two places to ninth.
Schofields Scorpions had produced a draw and a win from their last two games and that allowed them to come into this game at ninth and twelfth placed Central Coast Lightning had followed their only win with a loss last time out. The recent form held true for the Scorpions when they produced a 1-0 win to go up to eighth while Lightning are still at the foot of the table.
Grade 16
It couldn?t possibly be much closer as this table shows there are only seven points covering the teams in top eight so we can expect to see a number of changes in the composition of the table over the next few weeks.
Unbeaten in their last five games, Spirit FC started the day as the competition leaders by a margin of two points and Granville Rage were tenth following losses in their last four matches. Rage raised many an eyebrow when they finished this game 2-1 ahead and while they had to stay at tenth, Spirit paid a price when they dropped back to second.
PCYC Parramatta had recorded a draw an a win from their last two games and that was enough to put them into second spot when this game kicked off while Northern Tigers were eleventh after they lost their last two contests. The Eagles took full advantage of Spirit?s loss when they were 2-1 winners, a result that took them to the top of the table and forced the Tigers back to twelfth.
Schofields Scorpions had taken points from their last four matches and that allowed them to start this one in third place while Central Coast Lightning were twelfth after losses in their last three games. Lightning caused a bit of a shock when they held the Scorpions to a 0-0 draw, an outcome that moved Central Coast up to eleventh and dropped Schofields back to fourth.
Blacktown Spartans were placed fourth after last week?s victory and Dulwich Hill were seventh following a last game loss. Then the Spartans registered a 1-0 victory they claimed third place and pushed Dully back to eighth.
Last week?s loss had left Mounties Wanderers in fifth place while sixth placed Macarthur Rams were coming off two wins from their last two starts. When this clash ended at 0-0 both teams remained exactly where they were on the table.
Sydney University began the day in eighth position following a last game loss and Western NSW Panthers were ninth and they had recorded four draws and a win from their last five games. In a high scoring thriller the Panthers were victorious with a 4-3 final scoreline and that help them to rise to seventh while Uni are now ninth.
Grade 18
The leaders are only seven points ahead of the eighth placed team so every result in the coming weeks is sure to have an impact on the table. That means a few more ?upsets? are likely to be seen from here on in.
After taking points from their last five matches Dulwich Hill were at the top of the table on goal difference at kick-off time while Blacktown Spartans had also earned points from their last five contests and they were placed fourth. On this occasion the form held true for the Spartans when they were 2-1 winners and that has elevated them to third position while Dully have slipped back to second.
Victories in their last two games had allowed PCYC Parramatta to start this one in third position and sixth placed Northern Tigers had earned points from their last five matches. The Eagles continued their good recent form with a 2-1 success to take over the top spot on the table while the Tigers had dropped back to eighth.
Sydney University were second when this game started after they had posted a win last week while Western NSW Panthers had lost their last two matches. When the Panthers claimed the points with a win by the odd goal in seven they moved up to seventh and that forced Uni back to third.
Mounties Wanderers had won their last two games and that put them into fifth place at kick-off time for this match while Macarthur Rams were twelfth after they had only picked up one point from the games they had played so far. The Wanderers continued the good form when they won 1-0 and both teams stayed exactly where they were on the ladder.
Spirit FC arrived at this round in seventh spot after last week?s loss and Granville Rage were yet to record their first win for the season. The form guide held true for Spirit when they were 2-1 winners and they have climbed into sixth spot while Rage are still eleventh.
Central Coast Lightning began the day in ninth place after three consecutive losses while tenth placed Schofields Scorpions had lost their last two games. The Scorpions came up with a 2-1 victory but the result did not affect the position of either team.
-By Barry Davis