Division One Youth League Round 19 Review
The nerves at every venue are sure to be jangling as the outcome of the matches is revealed and the fate of the teams become clearer.
Club Championship
Fraser Park are at the top of the table after they earned seven points from sixth placed Gladesville Ryde Magic as a result of one win and four draws, a very unusual outcome for a Youth League fixture. Fraser Park had taken ten of the first round points.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers are in second spot following their haul of twelve points from their clash with tenth placed Hills Brumbies. The Rangers had bagged ten points from the first round matches.
Third placed Camden Tigers grabbed ten points when they faced eighth placed Hurstville City Minotaurs from whom the Tigers had taken eleven of the first round points.
St George are occupying fourth position after they showed a profit of ten points from their matches against eleventh placed Southern Branch although that was not quite as good as the twelve points the Saints took from the first round clash.
Stanmore Hawks are fifth after they had the bye this week while Hakoah are seventh and Springwood United are ninth following the washout of their fixture.
Grade 13
Mt Druitt Town Rangers are the competition frontrunners after they took the points with a 3-0 win over eighth placed Hills Brumbies who the Rangers had beaten 2-0 when they met last time.
Stanmore Hawks are in second spot after they had the bye this week.
Fraser Park are located in third position following their 1-1 draw with fifth placed Gladesville Ryde Magic who had won the first round match with a 2-1 scoreline.
Fourth placed St George posted a handy 3-0 victory over seventh placed Southern Branch to complete the double as the Saints were 1-0 winners in the first round encounter.
Camden Tigers are placed sixth following their 3-1 result over eleventh placed Hurstville City Minotaurs and that completes the double for the Tigers after they had won the first round clash 1-0.
Springwood United remained at ninth and Hakoah are tenth after their match was washed out.
Grade 14
Mt Druitt Town Rangers are leading the way on the table after they registered a very strong 6-0 result over tenth placed Hills Brumbies who the Rangers had downed 5-0 the first time around.
Hurstville City Minotaurs are sitting at second following their 3-0 result over seventh placed Camden Tigers. In the first round the teams had battled out a scoreless draw.
Southern Branch are placed third despite their 2-1 loss to fifth placed St George who had also grabbed the first round points when they were winners by exactly the same scoreline.
Fraser Park are in fourth position after they were held to a 1-1 draw by eighth placed Gladesville Ryde Magic who had lost the first round match by a 5-1 outcome.
Stanmore Hawks are sixth after they had the bye this week.
Hakoah are ninth and Springwood United are eleventh after their match was washed out.
Grade 15
Stanmore Hawks continued to hold down the top spot on the table after they had the bye this week.
Fraser Park are in second position thanks to their 1-0 victory over fourth placed Gladesville Ryde Magic who had gone down 2-1 when the teams faced each other last time around.
Hakoah are third after their clash with seventh placed Springwood United was washed out.
Fifth placed Camden Tigers were held to a 3-3 draw by eleventh placed Hurstville City Minotaurs after the Tigers had claimed the first round points with a 2-0 victory.
St George are in sixth spot following their 2-2 draw with eighth placed Southern Branch who the Saints had defeated 2-0 in the first round.
Ninth placed Hills Brumbies accounted for Mt Druitt Town Rangers with a 1-0 scoreline and that squared the ledger as the Rangers had taken the first round points with a win by exactly the same scoreline.
Grade 16
Fraser Park are the competition leaders after they were held to a scoreless draw by seventh placed Gladesville Ryde Magic. The first round match ended in a thrilling 4-4 draw.
Camden Tigers are second following their 2-0 success over third placed Hurstville City Minotaurs after the first round encounter had finished in a 1-1 draw.
Stanmore Hawks are fourth after they had the bye this week.
Fifth placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers posted a 2-1 victory over tenth placed Hills Brumbies following a 2-2 first round draw.
Springwood United are placed sixth and Hakoah are eighth after their match was washed out.
Ninth placed St George suffered a 2-0 loss to eleventh placed Southern Branch who were completing the double as they had taken out the first round match by exactly the same scoreline.
Grade 18
Camden Tigers are sitting on the top of the ladder following their very solid 5-0 success over eighth placed Hurstville City Minotaurs who the Tigers had beaten 2-1 last time around.
Fraser Park are in second spot after they battled out a 2-2 draw with third placed Gladesville Ryde Magic. The first round points had gone to Fraser Park when they won by the odd goal in five.
St George are fourth thanks to their 4-1 victory over eleventh placed Southern Branch who the Saints had beaten 7-1 last time they faced each other.
Fifth placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers produced a 3-1 result over ninth placed Hills Brumbies who had taken the first round points with a victory by the same scoreline.
Hakoah are sixth and Springwood United are tenth after their match was washed out while Stanmore Hawks are seventh after they had the bye this week.
-By Barry Davis