Super Youth League Round 21 Review

Club Championship
Spirit FC had taken ten points from their first round meeting with Western NSW Panthers and they were able to repeat that effort when they claimed ten points this time around. That has left Spirit twelve points clear at the top of the table while Western have moved up one place to third with their share of the spoils.
Central Coast had the bye this week but they were able to hold onto second spot on this table.
Blacktown Spartans slipped back one place to fourth when their matches against eleventh placed Northern Tigers were washed out.
Granville Rage are still fifth after they earned twelve points from their encounter with thirteenth placed Schofields Scorpions but that was not quite as good as Rage?s first round effort when they took thirteen points from the day.
Sixth placed Dulwich Hill bagged ten points from their matches against tenth placed Macarthur Rams and that was quite an improvement for Dully as the Rams had taken nine points from the first round clash.
Sydney University are seventh and Fraser Park are ninth after the clubs shared the spoils at seven points apiece just as they had when they met in the first round.
Mounties Wanderers are in eighth position thanks to the nine points they grabbed from their meeting with twelfth placed West Sydney Berries from whom the Wanderers had claimed ten of the first round points.
Catch-up Fixtures
In Round 16 action Schofields Scorpions took six points and West Sydney Berries earned nine points from their five matches while Granville Rage added one point and Dulwich Hill added four points from their two matches.
In Round 17 action Fraser Park picked up six points and Mounties Wanderers added nine points from their five matches while West Sydney Berries took all three points from their one match against Northern Tigers
In Round 19 action Sydney University won the only match played against Northern Tigers.
Grade 13
Central Coast are now nine points clear at the top of the table after they battled out a scoreless draw with the Skillaroos who were first round winners with a 5-1 scoreline.
Blacktown Spartans have retained second spot despite their match against fourteenth placed Northern Tigers being washed out.
Third placed Macarthur Rams suffered a 4-2 loss to tenth placed Dulwich Hill who were posting their third win on the trot. That reversed the first round outcome when the Rams were 4-0 winners.
Mounties Wanderers are in sixth place on goal difference after they produced a 1-0 victory over eighth West Sydney Berries and that squared the accounts for the first round when the Berries were 3-2 winners.
Spirit FC are placed seventh following their 1-0 success over fifth placed Western NSW Panthers after the round first encounter had ended in a scoreless draw.
Ninth placed Schofields Scorpions had fought out a 2-2 first round draw with twelfth placed Granville Rage and on this occasion the Scorpions took all the points when they came up with a 1-0 victory.
Sydney University are in eleventh position thanks to their solid 4-1 win over thirteenth placed Fraser Park who had bagged the first round points with a 2-0 scoreline.
In Round 16 action Schofields Scorpions were 3-0 winners over West Sydney Berries and that gave the Scorpions the double as they were 4-3 winners in the first round. Schofields have moved two places up the table to seventh.
In Round 17 action Mounties Wanderers posted a 2-0 victory over Fraser Park and that allowed Mounties to move up one place to fifth. The Wanderers had won the first round game 2-1.
Grade 14
Unbeaten since the opening day of the season, Central Coast have a lead of four points at the top of the table after they had the bye this week.
Spirit FC are sitting in second spot following their 2-0 win over Western NSW Panthers who have slipped back two places to eighth. Spirit have claimed the double as they were 3-0 winners last time the teams faced each other.
Sydney University have remained at third after they battled out a 1-1 draw with fourth placed Fraser Park. When they met in the first round the teams produced exactly the same scoreline.
Fifth placed Dulwich Hill had taken the first round points from tenth placed Macarthur Rams with a 5-1 result and Dully completed the double this week when they came up with a 3-0 victory.
Granville Rage climbed one place to sixth when they registered a 2-0 win over thirteenth placed Schofields Scorpions who had gone down 1-0 to Rage in the first round match.
Mounties Wanderers moved up two places to seventh thanks to their 4-0 victory over twelfth placed West Sydney Berries who had been beaten 7-1 by the Wanderers in the first round.
Blacktown Spartans dropped back one place to ninth when their match against eleventh placed Northern Tigers was washed out.
In Round 16 action West Sydney Berries were 2-1 winners over Schofields Scorpions and that completed the double for the Berries as they had won the first round match 5-0. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
In Round 17 action Mounties Wanderers accounted for Fraser Park with a 2-0 scoreline turning the table on the first round result when they had lost 1-0. As a result, Mounties have climbed to sixth.
In Round 19 action Sydney University produced a 2-0 win over Northern Tigers and that gave Uni the double after they had won the first round match 3-0. Uni have remained at third.
Grade 15
Mounties Wanderers are still hanging onto the top rung of the ladder after their run of four wins came to an abrupt end when they were beaten 2-1 by tenth placed West Sydney Berries. This result squared the ledger as the Mounties had won the first round match by the same scoreline.
Spirit FC moved up one place to second when they fought out a 1-1 draw with seventh placed Western NSW Panthers. The first round points had gone to Spirit with a 3-1 result.
Blacktown Spartans slipped back to third place when their match against eighth placed Northern Tigers was washed out.
Central Coast remained in fourth position after they had the bye this week.
Sydney University climbed one place up the ladder to fifth thanks to their 1-0 victory over ninth placed Fraser Park who had also lost the first round game to a 2-1 scoreline.
Dulwich Hill fell back one place to sixth when they were held to a scoreless draw by twelfth placed Macarthur Rams who had suffered a 3-0 loss when the teams met in the first round.
Eleventh placed Granville Rage had beaten thirteenth placed Schofields Scorpions 5-2 when they met in the first round and Rage were able to complete the double when they won this week?s match 3-1.
In Round 16 action West Sydney Berries were 4-1 winners over Schofields Scorpions who the Berries had beaten 2-0 last time around. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
Granville Rage went down 1-0 to Dulwich Hill, repeating the result of the first round clash. Dully have moved up one place to fourth as a result.
In Round 17 action Fraser Park came up with a 1-0 success over Mounties Wanderers who had lost the first round match 2-1. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
Grade 16
Spirit FC were able to maintain their goal difference lead at the top of the table when they produced a 2-1 victory over Western NSW Panthers who have slipped back one place to fifth. This outcome gives Spirit the double as they had won the first round encounter 4-0.
Second placed Granville Rage have kept pace with the leaders thanks to their 3-1 success over thirteenth placed Schofields Scorpions who Rage had defeated 1-0 last time the teams saw each other.
Blacktown Spartans are still placed third despite their match against tenth placed Northern Tigers being washed out.
Fraser Park scooted two places up the table with a 1-0 result when they met seventh placed Sydney University who had also lost the first round match by exactly the same scoreline.
Central Coast dropped back one place to sixth when they had the bye this week.
West Sydney Berries moved one place up the table when they were 3-1 winners over twelfth placed Mounties Wanderers with whom the Berries had battled out a scoreless first round draw.
Dulwich Hill fell back one place to ninth when they suffered a 1-0 loss to eleventh placed Macarthur Rams who had claimed the first round points with a 2-1 victory.
In Round 16 action Schofields Scorpions were 3-2 winners over West Sydney Berries who had taken the first round points with a 2-0 win. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
In Round 17 action Fraser Park posted a 1-0 win over Mounties Wanderers who had lost the first round clash by exactly the same scoreline. Fraser Park have scooted up to third position as a result.
West Sydney Berries took all three points with a 1-0 result over Northern Tigers, repeating the outcome of the first round match. The Berries have climbed to sixth as a result.
Grade 18
Granville Rage shot two places up the table when they produced a 4-1 victory over thirteenth placed Schofields Scorpions and that completes the double for Rage as they had won the first round clash 2-0.
Western NSW Panthers also climbed two places up the ladder thanks to their 1-0 success over Spirit FC who have slipped back two places to fourth. Western had taken the first round points with a 3-1 result.
Northern Tigers dropped back two places to third when their match against Blacktown Spartans was washed out and that has forced the Spartans back one place to seventh.
Fraser Park remained at fifth position after they came up with a 1-0 scoreline over tenth placed Sydney University, reversing the first round outcome when Uni had taken the points with a 1-0 win of their own.
Dulwich Hill scooted two places upward to sixth when they produced a 2-1 win over Macarthur Rams who have dropped one place to eighth. The Rams had taken the first round points with a 2-1 result.
Central Coast remained at ninth when they had the bye this week.
Twelfth placed Mounties Wanderers had beaten eleventh placed West Sydney Berries 3-1 when they met in the first round and this week the Mounties completed the double with a 2-0 result but both teams have remained exactly where they were on the table.
In Round 16 action West Sydney Berries produced an emphatic 9-0 result over Schofields Scorpions who had lost the first round match 5-3. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
Granville Rage extended their lead at the top of the table when they were held to a scoreless draw by Dulwich Hill who had gone down 1-0 in the first round encounter.
In Round 17 action Mounties Wanderers defeated Fraser Park 3-0 to reverse the firs round result when Fraser Park were 1-0 winners. This result did not affect the position of either team on the table.
-By Barry Davis