Division One Youth League Round 23 Review

Club Championship
Top of the table Mt Druitt Town Rangers had taken a total of thirteen points from their first round matches against eleventh placed Balmain East Tigers and the Rangers repeated that effort by taking another thirteen points this week.
Gladesville Ryde Magic are placed second after they claimed twelve points from their encounter with third placed St George and that was two points more than Magic had earned from the first round matches.
Stanmore Hawks are fourth after they pocketed ten points from their visit to twelfth placed Inter Lions and that was very different to the first round when the clubs had split the points at seven apiece.
Hakoah had taken twelve points from their first round meeting with Northbridge and that same outcome was repeated when the clubs faced each other this week.
When Camden Tigers faced seventh placed Hurstville City Minotaurs in the first round the Tigers had grabbed twelve of the points from the matches but this week the clubs shared the spoils at seven points apiece.
Eighth placed Hills Brumbies earned twelve points from this week?s clash with fourteenth placed Nepean and that was one point less that the Brumbies had claimed from the first round matches.
Southern NSW are in ninth position after they bagged nine points from their games against tenth placed Springwood United and that was a drop of one point on Southern?s first round haul.
In catch-up action from Round 14 Camden Tigers took nine points from the five matches against Inter Lions, from Round 15 Springwood United earned three points from the one match against Balmain East Tigers, from Round 16 Gladesville Ryde Magic took all six points from their two matches against Hills Brumbies, from Round 19 St George and Northbridge took one point each from their single match and from Round 22 Mt Druitt Town Rangers pocketed all nine points from their three matches against Gladesville Ryde Magic.
Grade 13
Competition leaders Camden Tigers had beaten seventh placed Hurstville City Minotaurs 2-1 when they faced each other in the first round but on this occasion the teams shared the points when their match ended in a scoreless draw.
In a Round 14 catch-up match Camden Tigers accounted for Inter Lions with a 3-0 scoreline.
Second placed Hakoah had produced a 5-3 success when they met Northbridge last time around and this week Hakoah repeated the dose when they were 3-1 winners.
Southern NSW had lost the first round match against thirteenth placed Springwood United with a 2-1 scoreline but this week Southern squared the account when they were 4-0 winners and they are placed third.
Gladesville Ryde Magic and St George had fought out a 1-1 draw when they met last time but this week Magic took all the points when they produced a 1-0 scoreline. That leaves Magic at fifth and the Saints at sixth.
Fourth placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw by fourteenth placed Balmain East Tigers who the Rangers had beaten 3-0 last time they met.
In a Round 22 catch-up match Mt Druitt Town Rangers were 3-2 winners Gladesville Ryde Magic.
Hills Brumbies dropped back one place to ninth when they were beaten 1-0 by Nepean who have climbed one place to eighth. The first round points had gone to the Brumbies with a 2-0 scoreline.
Tenth placed Stanmore Hawks had lost 1-0 when they played against eleventh placed Inter Lions in the first round but the Hawks managed to square the ledger this week when they came up with a 2-0 victory.
Grade 14
Stanmore Hawks continue to lead the way on the competition table after they were held to a 2-2 draw by ninth placed Inter Lions who had battled out a scoreless first round draw with the Hawks.
Second placed St George had defeated seventh placed Gladesville Ryde Magic 3-0 in the first round and the Saints completed the double this week when they came up with a 3-1 victory.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers are third following their 2-1 success over sixth placed Balmain East Tigers who the Rangers had beaten by exactly the same scoreline when the teams met in the first round.
In a Round 22 catch-up match Mt Druitt Town Rangers accounted for Gladesville Ryde Magic with a 3-0 scoreline.
Hakoah were 4-2 winners when they faced eighth placed Northbridge in the first round and they went on with the job when they posted a 2-1 win to complete the double.
Fifth placed Camden Tigers had been 4-0 winners when they faced twelfth paced Hurstville City Minotaurs last time and the Tigers went on with the job when they posted a 2-0 result this week.
In Round 14 catch-up action Camden Tigers were 2-1 winners over Inter Lions.
Southern NSW are tenth following their 4-2 victory over fourteenth placed Springwood United who had lost the first round match against Southern by a 2-1 scoreline.
Eleventh placed Hills Brumbies had fought out a 1-1 first round draw with thirteenth placed Nepean and this week the Brumbies took all the points when they were 4-1 winners.
Grade 15
Congratulations go to unbeaten Mt Druitt Town Rangers who have claimed the title as Premiers when they maintained a leading margin of seventeen points following their 4-1 victory over fifth placed Balmain East Tigers who the Rangers had beaten 3-0 the first time around. Mt Druitt are the first team in any division this season to claim the title.
In a Round 22 catch-up match Mt Druitt Town Rangers were 3-0 winners over Gladesville Ryde Magic.
Southern NSW are in second spot after they accounted for eleventh placed Springwood United with a 2-0 result after the first round clash had ended in a scoreless draw.
Third placed Stanmore Hawks had won the first round encounter with fourteenth placed Inter Lions 1-0 and they went on with the job as they posted a 2-0 victory this week.
Gladesville Ryde Magic are fourth following their 3-0 success over tenth placed St George who had suffered a 3-1 loss to Magic when they faced each other last time.
In a Round 19 catch-up match St George and Northbridge battled out a scoreless draw.
Sixth placed Hurstville City Minotaurs had lost their first round match against ninth placed Camden Tigers 2-0 but the Minotaurs were able to square the ledger this week when they came up with a 3-1 result.
In a Round 14 catch-up match Inter Lions edged out Camden Tigers with a 1-0 scoreline.
Hakoah had produced a 4-1 first round win over Northbridge but this time Northbridge squared the account when they produced a 1-0 success.
Hills Brumbies are twelfth after they were 1-0 winners over thirteenth placed Nepean who the Brumbies had beaten 4-1 when they met in the first round.
Grade 16
Gladesville Ryde Magic were 1-0 winners when they faced fourth placed St George in the first round and they completed the double with a 2-0 success the time around.
In a Round 16 catch-up match Gladesville Ryde Magic moved to the top of the table with a 3-1 victory over Hills Brumbies.
Second placed Hakoah had won their first round match against twelfth placed Northbridge 5-1 and they repeated the dose this week when they were 8-0 winners.
Third placed Stanmore Hawks suffered a 4-1 loss to ninth placed Inter Lions and that gave the double to the Lions as they had won the first round encounter by the odd goal in seven.
Hills Brumbies are placed fifth thanks to their 1-0 victory over fourteenth placed Nepean who the Brumbies had beaten 5-0 in their first round encounter.
Hurstville City Minotaurs are in sixth position following their 4-2 loss to eighth placed Camden Tigers who the Minotaurs had defeated 2-0 when they faced each other last time around.
In a Round 14 catch-up match Inter Lions shaded Camden Tigers with a 1-0 scoreline.
Springwood United are in seventh spot on goal difference following their 3-0 success over thirteenth placed Southern NSW who they had beaten 4-0 in their first round encounter.
Tenth placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers had been held to a 1-1 first round draw by eleventh placed Balmain East Tigers but this time the Rangers took all the points with a 1-0 win.
Grade 18
Hills Brumbies are holding down the top spot on the table after they accounted for eleventh placed Nepean who the Brumbies had defeated 4-2 the first time around. Scoring the goals for the Brumbies were Tomas Sarac (2), Wade Giovenali, Brad Robertson and Mitchell Slee while Joey Fabiano scored a hat-trick for Nepean.
Second placed Gladesville Ryde Magic had taken the first round points with a 3-1 victory over fifth placed St George and Magic completed the double this week when they came up with a 2-0 result.
In a Round 16 catch-up match Gladesville Ryde Magic were a bit too good for Hills Brumbies when they registered a 3-1 win.
Camden Tigers are in third position following their 2-1 loss to sixth placed Hurstville City Minotaurs who had lost to the Tigers by the same scoreline when they met in the first round.
In Round 14 catch-up action Camden Tigers took the points with a 2-1 victory over Inter Lions.
Fourth placed Stanmore Hawks were 5-0 winners over twelfth placed Inter Lions when they met in the first round and the Hawks completed the double when they produced a 2-0 result this time around.
Hakoah are in seventh place and they lost 3-1 to tenth placed Northbridge when they met in the first round
Eighth placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers following their 3-0 success over thirteenth placed Balmain East Tigers who had suffered a 6-3 first round loss to the Rangers.
Springwood United are in ninth position after they had registered a 4-0 win over fourteenth placed Southern NSW who had gone down 3-0 to the mountain men in the first round.
In a Round 15 catch-up match Springwood United took all the points when they were 3-0 winners over Balmain East Tigers.
-By Barry Davis