Premier Youth League Round 15 Review

For the record, Sutherland Sharks took out the 13s with a 3-2 result while Bonnyrigg White Eagles were 2-0 winners in the 14s. The Sharks posted an amazing 9-0 success in the 15s and then they won the 16s with a 5-1 scoreline. The top of the table clash in the 18s ended in a 2-2 draw.
This may be an excellent time to take a look back on the season so far so I have provided a quick analysis of the results and performance of each of the teams for your inspection. 
Overview
The following information is provided for those folk who take an interest in the overall performance of their club and it must not be considered to be an official table.
Sutherland Sharks are the best performed club at this stage and they are closely followed by Marconi Stallions. Sydney Olympic are the next in line and then comes Manly United. Completing the top five of the clubs is West Sydney Berries.
Sydney United are sixth in the pecking order and they are followed by Blacktown City who have spent more than a decade in the top two on the table. South Coast Wolves are eighth and APIA Leichhardt Tigers are not far behind them.
Bankstown City are in tenth position on the list and they are followed by Bonnyrigg White Eagles while Rockdale City Suns are bringing up the tail.
Grade 13
Marconi Stallions are the competition frontrunners with a perfect record of achievement so far this season. They have scored a remarkable ninety-eight goal at an average of seven per match and they have conceded the miserly sum of four goals. They are six points clear at this stage and the wheels would have to fall off they wagon in a big way for them to fail to claim the Premiership.
West Sydney Berries suffered a loss on the opening day of the season and then they proceeded to win their next eleven matches before suffering a second loss to the Stallions to begin the second round. Since then they have posted a win and a loss so they will be keen to resume their winning ways. They are a bit better performed when playing away from home as they have collected 88% of the available points while their home games have yielded only 71% of the points.
Sydney Olympic have suffered only three loss so far but the three draws they recorded from their first four games have cost them six valuable points. They seem to have turned that around with wins from the three second round games they have played and they are continuing to apply pressure to the two teams ahead of them.
Manly United had a terrific start with wins from their first six matches and they subsequently posted five wins and a draw from their next eight games. They are marginally better performed in away games after taking 79% of the points while they have earned 72% of the points when playing at home.
Sutherland Sharks had a sluggish start to the season as they registered two draws and a loss from their first three games but they have found some winning form since them with eight victories from their last thirteen matches. They have taken only 42% of the available points at home while they have been a bit more successful when playing away with 67% of the points going their way.
Blacktown City have not been experiencing the best of seasons as they have only once been able to string together two successive victories. However, they have been doing well enough to consistently threaten to grab a place in the top five by the end of the competition. They have snatched 71% of the points from their home games and 38% of the away points.
Sydney United were a bit inconsistent over the first seven rounds with two wins. A draw and four losses to show for their efforts but they have picked up since then with four wins and two draws coming from their last seven matches. They have pocketed only 42% of the points available from their home games and 61% of the away points.
South Coast Wolves are the only other team with a realistic chance of competing in the play-offs but their form has been a bit patchy with six wins and three draws coming from the fourteen games they have played so far. They have earned 56% of the points when playing at home and 33% of the away points.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers have recorded only three wins so far and they would need to pull a giant rabbit out of a hat to make it to the finals series at this stage.
Project 22 are concentrating on developing the players while playing in this competition and it must be said that the girls have performed reasonably well in this very tough competition as they have two wins and three draws to show for their efforts.
Bankstown City would need to work a modern miracle to make it to the finals from here as they have only two wins and a draw to show for their fifteen matches.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles are well out of the running after taking points from two wins and a draws.
Rockdale City Suns have really struggled during this season but they have earned points from a win and a draw.
Grade 14
Sydney Olympic are at the top of the table and they earned their points as a result of nine victories and three draws from the sixteen matches they have played. They have stumbled a bit over their last three games with two losses and a draw and they will need to pull up their socks if they are to remain at the top of the tree.
West Sydney Berries are only three points behind the leaders and they have a match in hand. So far they have posted eight wins and three draws from their fifteen games. They have grabbed 67% of the points available for the home games and 54% of the away points.
Sutherland Sharks are only a couple of points further back after a slow start to the season. They took only one point from their first three games but they then suffered only one loss from their next eleven matches. However, they have lost their two most recent outings. They have earned 58% of the points when playing at home and 46% of the available points from their away games.
Bankstown City are right on the heels of the Sharks with seven wins and four draws coming from their fifteen contests so far. After remaining unbeaten over the first seven rounds they have recorded three wins, a draw and four losses from their last eight games. They have pocketed 67% of the points available from the home games and 46% of the away points.
Blacktown City are well in the mix for a berth in the finals with seven wins and four draws to show for their fourteen matches. They have taken only 52% of the points from their home games but 67% of the away points have gone their way.
Manly United are just outside the top five and they are currently in good form after earning points from their four most recent matches. It is somewhat surprising that they have bagged only 50% of the points available to them from home games but 63% of the points when playing their away matches.
South Coast Wolves are in a good position to make a run for the finals. They posted three draw and a win from their first four matches and then they could manage only one victory from their next six outings. However, they seem to have bounced back with points taken from their last four games.
Marconi Stallions are still in contention for a place in the finals. They opened the season with a loss and a draw and then they produced an unbeaten run of eight games before losing their two most recent encounters. They have earned only 38% of the points when playing at home but they have grabbed 68% of the away points.
Sydney United are another team competing for one of the places in the top five. They opened their campaign with a win and a draw but they then suffered a run of five losses before posting five wins from their next eight games. They don?t seem to like playing at home as they have earned only 25% of the points from those games while they have been able to gather 62% of the away points.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers are a bit off the pace and will need to produce a run of good form if they are to reach the play-offs. They won three of their first four games but they have recorded only a win and a draw since then
Bonnyrigg White Eagles will find it difficult to find a place in the finals. They have been a bit inconsistent with four wins and two draws coming from their first twelve games but they have produced a draw and a win since then.
Project 22 are a development squad playing a year above their proper age group so their results are not all that important. Still, they have come up with two wins and three draws.
Rockdale City Suns have been put through the wringer so far with only a win and a draw coming from their first fourteen games.
Grade 15
Marconi Stallions are sitting on the top rung of the ladder, four points clear of their nearest rivals. They have the most potent attack in this competition with forty goals and their defensive unit has given away only eight goals. They have not lost a home game at this stage and that has allowed them to take 90% of the available points while they have pocketed 86% of the points when playing their away matches.
Sutherland Sharks opened their season with four straight wins and then they posted two wins, two draws and a couple of losses from their next six outings before putting together a recent run of four games without loss. While they have earned 58% of the points when playing at home, they have bagged 90% of the away points.
Sydney Olympic are well in the running for a spot in the finals though it is far from certain which position they will occupy. After losing three of their first four matches they put together a sequence of eight games without loss before going down in their last match.
Bankstown City had a bit of a shaky start with only three wins from their first eight matches but they have put together a run of seven straight wins since then. They have earned 71% of the points available to them from home games and 63% of the away points.
Manly United have been on a roller coaster ride in their efforts to earn points with a seemingly random sequence of wins, draws and losses. They have earned only 39% of the available points at home but 67% of the points from away games.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers are just outside the top five after a reasonably consistent set of results and they could be a major contender for a top five finish. They have taken 89% of the points when playing at home and only 33% of the away points.
Blacktown City are not far away from a place in the finals series after they broke a run of six games.without a win by claiming the three points from their last match. They had yielded 62% of the points from home games but only 33% of the available points when playing elsewhere.
Sydney United are still in the running for a finals berth despite their patchy form that has not shown a great deal of consistency. They have bagged 64% of the home points when 29% from their away games.
South Coast Wolves are another team who could be in the play-offs if they can find some consistent results to replace the roller coaster pattern they have produced so far. They have claimed 80% of the points when playing at home and only 17% when playing away.
Project 22 are a development squad playing a year above their proper age group so their results are not all that important. So far thy have been able to come up with four wins and three draws from their fourteen matches.
West Sydney Berries will need to get their skates on if they are to compete in the finals but a lack of consistency could be their stumbling block.
Rockdale City Suns have had some difficulty in coming to terms with the high standard of this competition and are well out of the running for a place in the finals.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles have been going through very difficult times so far and they have yet to earn their first competition point for the season.
Grade 16
Sutherland Sharks are at the top of the table by a margin of ten points and they have not tasted defeat this season. They have they most effective attack and the most miserly of defences and those components have combined the make them very effective indeed.  They have pocketed 92% of the available points when playing at home and 71% of the points when playing away.
Manly United are one of the most consistent teams in this age group after suffering losses in only three of their thirteen matches. They have only taken 44% of the points when they have played at home but that has been reinforced by the fact that they have bagged 90% of the points when playing their away games.
Sydney Olympic have maintained a place in the top group with a series of consistent results that have seen them lose only three of their fourteen matches.
Sydney United remained unbeaten right through the first seven rounds but then they looked a bit wobbly as they lost four of their next seven matches. They have earned only 46% of the points from their home games and 72% when playing elsewhere.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers lost their first three matches but they have kicked on from there with seven wins and a draw from the most recent nine matches. They have taken 56% of the available points at home and 67% of the points from their away games.
South Coast Wolves started very well with a win and a draw before suffering three losses in a row. They recovered from that to post four wins, three draws and two losses in their next nine matches. They have earned 50% of the home points and 42% of those available when playing away games.
Blacktown City have been fairly consistent but they need to really roll up their sleeves at this stage if they are to reach the finals. They have taken 52% of the points from their home games and 39% when playing away games.
Marconi Stallions have a bit of work to do but they still have an opportunity to make it to the finals series. They have earned only 48% of the home points and 44% of the away points.
West Sydney Berries are another team that can qualify for the finals but they need to get their skates on right now if they are to achieve that aim. They have earned 48% of the home points and 29% of the points when playing away from home.
Rockdale City Suns are too far back to consider a place in the finals but any improvement they show can play a part in affecting the composition of the teams in the finals.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles have not had the best of seasons so far but they are still capable of taking points from the teams higher up on the table.
Bankstown City have struggled all season but they have collected two wins along their journey.
Grade 18
Bonnyrigg White Eagles have a lead of eight points at the top of the table and they have remained unbeaten in their matches so far. Their attacking figures are the best in this competition and they have the second-best defensive figures. They have collected 100% of the points from their home games and 83% of the away points.
Sutherland Sharks have been reasonably consistent throughout the season so far as they have posted nine wins and three draws from the fifteen games they have played. They have gained 71% of the available points when playing at home and 62% of the away points.
South Coast Wolves have lost only three times in this campaign and won seven times but their four draws may have cost them a higher place on the ladder. They have taken 72% of the home points and 50% of the points when playing away matches.
Sydney United are another team to have shown a high level of consistency so far with seven victories and four draws from their fourteen matches. They have pocketed 63% of the available points at home and 44% when playing elsewhere.
Manly United had a very slow start when they lost their first three games but they have recovered to lose only one of their next ten matches. They have collected 50% of the home points and 48% of the points when playing away games.
Blacktown City had a very bright start but then they fell into a hole with five consecutive losses before bouncing back to post a win, a draw and a loss from their last three matches. They have taken 48% of the home points and 39% of the away points.
Sydney Olympic had been fairly consistent until they hit a mid-season slump that saw them lose three matches in a row but they showed signs of coming out of that with a last match victory.
West Sydney Berries are another team to have experience a reasonably good start to the season but they also suffered a mid-season hiccup when they went through a period of four straight losses. They have taken only 33% of the points when playing at home and 48% of the away points.
Marconi Stallions lost their first six games but they have recovered to register five wins and a draw from their last seven matches. They have earned only 33% of the points when playing at home and 50% of the points from away games.
Bankstown City had bright start with two wins but then they suffered six straight losses. They have not really recovered from that slump as they have posted only two victories from their last six matches. They have earned 43% of the home points but only 14% of the away points.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers still have an outside chance of reaching the finals but they need to produce good results from here on in as they have been on a roller coaster ride up to this point. They have taken 39% of the home points and 44% of the away points.
Rockdale City Suns have really struggled all season and they have lost the opportunity to reach a place in the finals.
-By Barry Davis