Premier Youth League Round 11 Review

In every age group there are a number of teams who can still qualify for the finals and it is certain that none of them will have given up hope at this stage.
Two of the fixtures were washed out on Saturday and the other four were completed and there were plenty of ?upsets? from the games that were played.
Overview
Sutherland Sharks have maintained their place as the best performed club after they claimed a dozen points from their home matches against twelfth placed South Coast Wolves while Marconi Stallions are still second following the washout of their matches at Sydney United 58 who have tumbled back two places to tenth.
Manly United are in third position after their clash with fourth placed Sydney Olympic was washed out and Bonnyrigg White Eagles are fifth after they shared the spoils at seven points apiece with sixth placed Blacktown City.
Seventh placed Blacktown Spartans earned only six points when they faced APIA Leichhardt Tigers who used their nine points share to climb one place up the ladder to eighth and Parramatta FC rose from eleventh to ninth when they took twelve points from their encounter with Rockdale City Suns who have fallen back one place to eleventh.
Grade 13
At the season?s mid-point there are nine teams in the race for places in the finals series so the results of the matches over the next eleven weeks will be very interesting indeed. No-one can be sure of a place in the play-offs at this stage so you can be certain that they will all be rolling their sleeves up to achieve the best possible outcome from the remaining matches.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers moved to the top of the table when they were 3-0 winners over ninth placed Blacktown Spartans while Sydney Olympic slipped back to second when their match was washed out against Manly United who have dropped one place to fourth.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles climbed two places to third when they secured the points with a 3-1 victory over Blacktown City who have fallen back one place to eleventh and Sutherland Sharks jumped two spots to fifth thanks to their 3-1 result over South Coast Wolves who dropped a notch to thirteenth place.
Sydney United 58 tumbled back two places to sixth when their clash was washed out against Marconi Stallions who have also slipped back one place to seventh while Parramatta FC rose one place to tenth when they produced a 1-0 success over twelfth placed Rockdale City Suns.
The SAP U/15 Girls are in eighth place following their 3-2 victory over Blacktown Spartans.
Grade 14
The stage is set for a right royal battle for positions throughout the second half of the competition as there are only seven points separating the top three teams and four points separating the next five teams with the ninth placed team only two points further adrift. That should be enough to keep the coaches and the players on their toes for the remaining weeks and we should expect the quality of play to step up at least a notch or two.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers have retained their place at the top of the table following their 2-1 win over sixth placed Blacktown Spartans and Rockdale City Suns are still in second spot thanks to their 2-0 result when they met Parramatta FC who have dropped back one place to fifth.
Sutherland Sharks moved up two places to third with a 3-0 victory over twelfth placed South Coast Wolves while Bonnyrigg White Eagles slipped back to fourth when they were beaten 3-0 by eleventh placed Blacktown City.
Marconi Stallions retained seventh spot when their match against ninth placed Sydney United 58 was washed out and Manly United remained at eighth after their clash with tenth placed Sydney Olympic was also washed out.
The Skilleroos remained at thirteenth after they suffered a 2-1 loss to Blacktown Spartans.
Grade 15
There is a minor log jam at the top end of the table this week with the top three teams being separated on goal difference and then the next six teams are separated by a mere six points. Every one of those teams are sure to be pulling out all stops over the next eleven weeks to ensure that they give their best efforts to earning a place in the play-offs.
Sutherland Sharks claimed the top spot on the table when they were 5-0 winners over South Coast Wolves while Marconi Stallions slipped back to second when their encounter with ninth placed Sydney United 58 was washed out.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers climbed one place to third thanks to their 2-0 win over eighth placed Blacktown Spartans and Sydney Olympic fell back to fourth when they were washed out in the scheduled clash with Manly United who have fallen back one place to seventh.
Blacktown City remained at fifth when they were held to a scoreless draw by tenth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles while Parramatta FC moved up one place to sixth when they produced a very solid 4-0 result over eleventh placed Rockdale City Suns
The Skilleroos are still at the foot of the table after they produced a 4-2 victory over Blacktown Spartans.
Grade 16
There are only four points separating the top six teams at the midway stage and it must be said that the next four teams will still be holding onto some hope of reaching the play-offs at the end of the competition. the next few weeks will have everyone closely watching every result from every game and that may well continue to be the case right up to the final whistle at the end of Round 22.
Manly United have held onto the competition lead despite their match being washed out but their scheduled opponent, Sydney Olympic, have dropped back two places to tenth while second placed Blacktown City missed the opportunity to take the leading role when they were beaten 1-0 by Bonnyrigg White Eagles who have been promoted one place to eighth.
Third placed Sutherland Sharks suffered a 2-0 loss to South Coast Wolves who have climbed one place to ninth as a result while fourth placed Marconi Stallions were washed out against fifth placed Sydney United 58.
Rockdale City Suns are still sixth following their 3-1 loss to eleventh placed Parramatta FC and seventh placed Blacktown Spartans produced a 1-0 victory when they faced twelfth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
Grade 18
While the competition frontrunners have established a very handy lead, the next six teams are separated by a slender margin of only six points so there is sure to be plenty of interest in all the results from this point onwards.
Competition leaders Sutherland Sharks took their winning streak to eleven wins from as many games when they came up with a 5-1 victory over eleventh placed South Coast Wolves while second placed Blacktown City posted a 1-0 result when they faced fourth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
Third placed Marconi Stallions saw their match against tenth placed Sydney United 58 washed out as did fifth placed Sydney Olympic who were due to play sixth placed Manly United.
Parramatta FC are in seventh spot following their 5-1 success over ninth placed Rockdale City Suns and Blacktown Spartans are still eighth following their 3-0 win over twelfth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers.