The Youth Report – NSW Super Youth League (R18)

It could well be that the composition of the finals series will not be known in most age groups until the last competition match has been played.
Club Championship
Spirit FC continue to lead the way on this table even though second placed Sydney University took nine points from them, just as they had when the clubs met in the first round.
Dulwich Hill are in third position after they bagged thirteen points from their encounter with twelfth placed Macarthur Rams from whom Dully had taken nine of the first round points.
PCYC Parramatta are holding down fourth place after they split the points at seven apiece with seventh placed Central Coast Lightning. In the first round the Eagles had earned ten points.
Western NSW Panthers are placed fifth following their haul of twelve points from their meeting with eleventh placed Northern Tigers from whom the Panthers had taken ten points when the clubs faced off last time.
Mounties Wanderers are occupying sixth spot after they pocketed thirteen points at home to ninth placed Schofields Scorpions who had earned eight points from the fixture last time around.
Granville Rage are tenth after they grabbed nine points from their matches against eighth placed Blacktown Spartans who had shown a profit of twelve points last time the clubs saw each other.
Grade 13
Sydney University continued to occupy the top rung of the ladder after they accounted for Spirit FC with a 2-0 scoreline. Spirit have drifted back one place to third.
Mounties Wanderers climbed one place to second when they were 2-1 winners over seventh placed Schofields Scorpions following a 1-1 first round draw.
Central Coast Lightning have remained at fourth after they produced a 3-1 victory over eighth placed PCYC Parramatta after the first round clash had finished at 1-1.
Dulwich Hill are placed fifth thanks to the 1-0 result over ninth placed Macarthur Rams and that completes the double for Dully after they took out the first round match 4-1.
Sixth placed Western NSW Panthers came up with a 2-1 success over tenth placed Northern Tigers who the Panther had beaten 2-0 last time around.
Eleventh placed Blacktown Spartans completed the double over twelfth placed Granville Rage with a 1-0 result after the Spartans had won the first round clash 2-0.
Grade 14
Dulwich Hill have a lead of eight points at the top of the table after they were 3-0 winners over eleventh placed Macarthur Rams who Dully had beaten 7-0 last time they saw each other.
Spirit FC have remained at second following their 1-0 win over third placed Sydney University and that completed the double for the lads from Gladesville as they had won the first round match by exactly the same scoreline.
Central Coast Lightning have retained fourth position following their 2-0 shock loss to thirteenth placed PCYC Parramatta who had gone down 4-1 to Lightning in the first round encounter.
Blacktown Spartans are still in fifth place after they produced a 1-0 victory over tenth placed Granville Rage and that completes the double for the Spartans as they were 5-0 victors last time around.
Mounties Wanderers are placed sixth thanks to their 4-1 success over twelfth placed Schofields Scorpions after the first round match had finished at 2-2.
Western NSW Panthers are in seventh position following their 1-0 result over eighth placed Northern Tigers. The first round meeting was a scoreless draw.
Grade 15
PCYC Parramatta are still the competition frontrunners after they were held to a 1-1 draw by ninth placed Central Coast Lightning who had suffered a 3-1 first round loss to the Eagles.
Western NSW Panthers are in second spot following their 2-0 victory over eleventh placed Northern Tigers who the Panthers had beaten 3-0 when they met last time.
Sydney University climbed one place to third when they were 1-0 winners over Spirit FC who have slipped back to fourth. Uni had taken the first round points with a 3-1 result.
Granville Rage have remained at fifth following their 2-0 success over eighth placed Blacktown Spartans who had suffered a 2-1 first round loss to Rage.
Dulwich Hill are occupying sixth spot thanks to their 3-0 result over seventh placed Macarthur Rams who had won the first round match 2-1.
Schofields Scorpions have remained at tenth after they were held to a 1-1 draw by twelfth placed Mounties Wanderers who had gone down 2-1 to the Scorpions last time they met.
Grade 16
Spirit FC have a lead of five points at the top of the table after they produced a very solid 5-0 win over Sydney University who have dropped back two places to ninth. Spirit were 3-0 winners in the first round clash.
PCYC Parramatta are still in second spot following their 2-0 victory over eleventh placed Central Coast Lightning who had suffered a 3-1 loss to the Eagles in the first round encounter.
Macarthur Rams are placed third after they battled out a 1-1 draw with eighth placed Dulwich Hill who the Rams had beaten 1-0 last time they saw each other.
Schofields Scorpions are in fourth position even though they went down 2-0 to Mounties Wanderers who have climbed three places up the table to sixth. The Scorpions had won the first round match 4-1.
Western NSW Panthers moved up one place to fifth when they posted a 4-2 result over twelfth placed Northern Tigers. The Panthers have completed the double as they were 4-1 victors last time around.
Blacktown Spartans slipped back two places to seventh when they were beaten 1-0 by tenth placed Granville Rage who had lost they first round clash by a 1-0 scoreline.
Grade 18
Spirit FC are still three points ahead of their nearest rivals at the top of the table after they suffered a 1-0 loss to Sydney University who have moved up one place to sixth. Uni had also taken the first round points when they were 4-1 winners.
PCYC Parramatta have retained second spot even though they suffered a 2-1 loss to Central Coast Lightning who have climbed one place to seventh. The first round point had gone to the Eagles with a 3-2 result.
Northern Tigers are placed third thanks to their 2-1 victory over tenth placed Western NSW Panthers and that completes the double for the Tigers as they had claimed the first round points with a 3-1 success.
Dulwich Hill are still fourth after they produced a very solid 5-0 result over thirteenth placed Macarthur Rams who Dully had beaten 2-0 last time they faced each other.
Mounties Wanderers are in fifth position following their 2-1 triumph over eleventh placed Schofields Scorpions who had gone down 2-0 to the Wanderers in the first round.
Blacktown Spartans are ninth after they suffered a 2-1 loss to twelfth placed Granville Rage who had lost the first round encounter with the Spartans by the same scoreline.
– Barry Davis