The Youth League Report – Premier Youth League (R18)
Overview
Sutherland Sharks had taken thirteen of the first round points when they faced Sydney United in the first round and they repeated that exact dosage this time around.
Blacktown City scooped up all fifteen points from their visit to Bonnyrigg White Eagles and that was an improvement on the ten points they gained from the first round encounter.
The Demons then went on to claim thirteen points from a Round 14 catch-up fixture against Rockdale City Suns just as they had in the first round.
Marconi Stallions netted a dozen points from their encounter with Bankstown City and that was three points less than they had taken when the clubs met last time around.
West Sydney Berries showed a profit of eleven points from their matches against after the Berries had taken all the points from the first round clash.
Manly United picked up eleven points from their first round encounter with South Coast Wolves
Sydney Olympic pocketed ten points last time they saw APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Grade 13
Marconi Stallions are sitting comfortably clear on the top rung of the ladder as their perfect record continued with a 9-0 demolition of tenth placed Bankstown City who the Stallions had beaten 8-1 in the first round. Marconi went on with the job with a 7-0 win over eleventh placed Project 22 who they had defeated 10-0 last time.
Second placed West Sydney Berries had posted a 7-0 scoreline when they last played thirteenth placed Rockdale City Suns and this week the Berries completed the double with exactly the same scoreline. The Berries added three points to their tally with a 3-0 victory over Project 22 in a Round 16 catch-up match.
Sydney Olympic remained in third position when they were 3-1 winners over ninth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers who had gone down 1-0 to Olympic in their first round encounter.
Manly United are still fourth following their 2-1 loss to South Coast Wolves who climbed one place to seventh as a result. Manly had claimed the first round points with a 4-0 success.
Fifth placed Sutherland Sharks had produced a 5-0 win last time they faced Sydney United and they completed the double this week with a 3-2 scoreline to send United back one place to eighth. However, action elsewhere on Sunday has forced the Sharks back to sixth.
Blacktown City retained sixth place after they came up with a 1-0 win over twelfth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who they Demons had beaten 2-0 in the first round of the competition. Then the Demons rose to fifth when they were 4-0 winners over Rockdale City Suns who they had beaten 7-0 last time they met.
Grade 14
Blacktown City are the competition front runners after they accounted for eleventh placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles with a 3-0 result. The Demons had been held to a 2-2 draw when the teams faced off last time. In a Round 14 catch-up match played on Sunday the Demons produced a 3-0 victory over Rockdale City Suns who Blacktown had beaten 5-1 in the first round..
West Sydney Berries are in second spot following their 1-1 draw with thirteenth placed Rockdale City Suns and their 3-0 victory over Project 22 in a Round 16 catch-up game. The Berries had previously beaten the Suns 3-2 and drawn 1-1 with Project 22.
Marconi Stallions shot three places up the ladder to third when they posted a 2-0 win over seventh placed Bankstown City and a 2-0 result over twelfth placed Project 22 over the weekend. The Stallions had previously drawn 1-1 with the Lions and beaten Project 22 4-0.
Manly United are in fourth place thanks to their 1-0 result over ninth placed South Coast Wolves who were 4-0 losers when the teams met in the first round.
Sydney Olympic are now placed fifth following their scoreless draw with tenth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers who had lost the first round clash 2-0.
Sutherland Sharks dropped back to sixth when they were held to a scoreless draw by eighth placed Sydney United who had lost the first round encounter by a 2-0 scoreline.
Grade 15
Marconi Stallions have a very handy lead at the top of the competition table after they produced a 1-0 win over fourth placed Bankstown City who the Stallions had beaten 1-0 in the first round draw. The Stallions then went on to roll Project 22 with a 4-1 scoreline after winning the first round match 4-0.
Sydney Olympic are in second spot after they were 2-0 winners over APIA Leichhardt Tigers who have slipped back two places to seventh. The first round game was a 1-1 draw.
Third placed Sutherland Sharks had taken the first round points from tenth placed Sydney United with a 3-1 result and the Sharks completed the double this week with a 1-0 success.
Manly United climbed one place to fifth when they were 1-0 winners over South Coast Wolves who have fallen back one place to ninth. Manly had won the first round encounter 8-1.
Blacktown City climbed to sixth after posting a 3-0 victory over thirteenth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who the Demons had beaten 2-0 last time the teams faced each other. Then, in Round 14 catch-up action, the Demons went on to post a 3-1 result over Rockdale City Suns who they had defeated 2-1 last time they met.
West Sydney Berries rose two places to eighth thanks to their 2-0 success over twelfth placed Rockdale City Suns and a 3-1 victory over eleventh placed Project 22. Last time they faced those teams the Berries had beaten the Suns 3-1 and lost 3-1 to Project 22.
Grade 16
Sutherland Sharks are seven points clear at the top of the table following their 1-0 victory over sixth placed Sydney United after the first round encounter had finished in a 1-1 draw.
Manly United are still in second place despite being held to a 1-1 draw by seventh placed South Coast Wolves That repeated the exact outcome of their first round clash.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers climbed one place to third when they were 3-0 winners over Sydney Olympic who have slipped back one place to fourth. The Tigers had claimed the first round points with a 1-0 result.
Blacktown City rose to fifth after they came up with a 3-0 triumph over tenth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who the Demons had defeated 5-1 last time the teams saw each other. Then, in Round 14 catch-up action, the Demons claimed more points when they were 3-0 winners over Rockdale City Suns who had previously held on for a 1-1 first round draw.
Eighth placed Marconi Stallions had claimed the first round points with a 4-2 result over twelfth placed Bankstown City but the Lions turned the tables this week when they were 1-0 winners, leaving the teams where they were on the table.
West Sydney Berries are placed ninth after they were held to a scoreless draw by eleventh placed Rockdale City Suns who the Berries had beaten 2-0 in the first round.
Grade 18
Previously unbeaten competition leaders Bonnyrigg White Eagles saw their margin cut to ten points when they suffered their first loss of the season, a 1-0 result at the hands of seventh placed Blacktown City who had lost the first round match 4-2. The Demons followed that up with a scoreless draw in Round 14 catch-up action with Rockdale City Suns to rise to sixth.
Sutherland Sharks are in second position after they came up with a 3-0 victory over fifth placed Sydney United who the Sharks had defeated 4-0 when they faced off last time.
Third placed South Coast Wolves had played out a 1-1 first round draw with fourth placed Manly United but this time the Wolves took all the points with a 1-0 result to stay at third and leave Manly at fourth.
Ninth placed Marconi Stallions had produced a 2-1 first round victory over eleventh placed Bankstown City and the Stallions completed the double this week with a 5-2 result.
West Sydney Berries are eighth after they accounted for twelfth placed Rockdale City Suns with a 2-0 scoreline after they had won the first round encounter by exactly the same result.
Seventh placed Sydney Olympic were 4-1 winners last time they met APIA Leichhardt Tigers but this time their match ended in a 2-2 draw to leave the teams at seventh and tenth respectively.