Premier Youth League Round 13 Review

Overview
Sutherland Sharks are still the best performed club at this level after they claimed ten points from their home games against Bonnyrigg White Eagles who have slipped back one place to sixth on the rankings. The clubs had split the first round points at seven apiece in their first round clash.
Marconi Stallions held onto second spot after they earned eight points when they hosted APIA Leichhardt Tigers who have fallen back one place to ninth. The Stallions had taken eleven points from the encounter last time the clubs met.
Third placed Manly United bagged thirteen points at home to twelfth placed South Coast Wolves from whom the northern beaches outfit had taken a dozen of the first round points.
Blacktown City are still placed fourth following their haul of eleven points at home to eleventh placed Rockdale City Suns. Blacktown had taken ten points from the first round clash.
Sydney Olympic climbed from seventh to fifth thanks to the thirteen points they slipped into their pockets when they hosted tenth placed Sydney United 58 from whom Olympic had claimed ten of the first round points.
Parramatta FC moved up from ninth to seventh when they earned twelve points from their home matches against Blacktown Spartans who have slipped from sixth to eighth. That reverses the first round outcome when the Spartans took twelve points from the day.
Grade 13
APIA Leichhardt Tigers managed to hold onto the top spot on the table when they were held to a scoreless draw by fourth placed Marconi Stallions. When they met last time the Stallions took all the points with a 2-0 win. The Stallions went on to defeat the eighth placed SAP Girls U/15s 2-1 on Sunday. Marconi had also claimed the first round points with a 4-2 result.
Manly United moved up one place to second following their 2-0 success over thirteenth placed South Coast Wolves and that gives Manly the double as they were 4-1 winners last time the teams saw each other.
Sydney Olympic climbed one position to third when they came up with a 2-0 result over seventh placed Sydney United 58, repeating the outcome of the first round encounter.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles tumbled back three places to fifth when they suffered a 4-1 loss to Sutherland Sharks who have risen one place to fifth position. The first round match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Tenth placed Parramatta FC produced a 4-1 scoreline when they faced ninth placed Blacktown Spartans and that squared the ledger for Parramatta as they had lost the first round game 2-0.
At the lower end of the table, eleventh placed Blacktown City battled out a 1-1 draw with twelfth placed Rockdale City Suns, just as they had when they played the first round match.
Grade 14
APIA Leichhardt Tigers have retained the top spot on the table thanks to their 3-1 success over Marconi Stallions who have tumbled back two places to eighth. When the teams saw each other last time the match was locked up at 1-1 at full-time.
Marconi recovered on Sunday to produce a 3-0 result over the Skilleroos with whom they had played out a 1-1 first round draw. That put the Stallions back to fifth position and left the Skilleroos at twelfth.
Rockdale City Suns are still holding down second place even though they suffered a surprising 3-0 loss to eleventh placed Blacktown City, reversing the first round result when the Suns were 3-1 winners.
Sutherland Sharks remained at third thanks to their solid 4-0 victory over fourth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who had claimed the first round points with a 2-1 scoreline.
Parramatta FC climbed one place to sixth following their 2-1 win over Blacktown Spartans who have dropped back two places to seventh. When these teams last played each other the Spartans were 2-1 winners.
Manly United remained at eighth when they came up with a 1-0 result over twelfth placed South Coast Wolves. That gives Manly the double as they had won the first round clash 3-1.
Tenth placed Sydney Olympic produced a 1-0 win when they met ninth placed Sydney United 58 who had claimed the first round points with a 3-1 victory.
In Round 6 catch-up action the Skilleroos accounted for South Coast Wolves with a 2-1 scoreline.
Grade 15
Unbeaten Marconi Stallions are still the competition frontrunners following their 0-0 draw with APIA Leichhardt Tigers who have slipped back one place to fourth. The first round encounter had finished in a 1-1 draw. Marconi backed that up on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over the twelfth placed Skilleroos.
Blacktown City moved up two places to second spot thanks to their 2-0 victory over eleventh placed Rockdale City Suns who had lost the first round match by the odd goal in five.
Sutherland Sharks fell back one place to third when they battled out a 1-1 draw with tenth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who the Sharks had beaten 3-1 last time around.
Sydney Olympic are still in fifth position after they claimed the points with a 2-0 result over ninth placed Sydney United 58 who had lost the first round clash by a 3-0 scoreline.
Sixth placed Parramatta FC were 4-2 victors when they faced eighth placed Blacktown Spartans, reversing the first round outcome when the Spartans were 2-1 winners.
Manly United remained in seventh position when they came up with a 3-1 win over thirteenth placed South Coast Wolves and that gives Manly the double as they were 3-0 winners in the first round match.
Grade 16
Blacktown City are still sitting at the top of the table following their 2-0 success over seventh placed Rockdale City Suns who had gone down 1-0 when they last played against Blacktown.
Second placed Manly United produced a 2-0 victory when they faced South Coast Wolves who have tumbled back two places to eleventh. That squares the ledger for Manly as they had lost the first round encounter 3-0.
Marconi Stallions moved up two places to third when they were 5-2 winners over twelfth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers, giving the Stallions the double as they had won the first round match 1-0.
Blacktown Spartans slipped back one place to fourth following their surprising 2-1 loss to Parramatta FC who have climbed two places to ninth. The Spartans were 1-0 winners last time the teams met.
Sutherland Sharks dropped from fourth to fifth when they were beaten 1-0 by eighth placed Bonnyrigg White Eagles who had taken the first round points with a 3-0 scoreline.
Tenth placed Sydney Olympic did well to hold sixth placed Sydney United 58 to a scoreless draw. The first round meeting of the teams had ended in a 1-1 draw.
Grade 18
Competition frontrunners Sutherland Sharks maintained their perfect record with their twelfth win from as many games when they produced a 3-1 result over Bonnyrigg White Eagles who have fallen back one place to fifth. That completes the double for the Sharks as they were 2-0 winners in the first round encounter.
Blacktown City are still in second spot following their rather surprising 2-2 draw with ninth placed Rockdale City Suns. Blacktown had claimed the first round points with a 7-0 result.
Third placed Marconi Stallions came up with a 3-0 result when the faced twelfth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers and that completes the double for the Stallions as they were 6-0 winners last time around.
Sydney Olympic climbed one place to fourth thanks to their 2-0 success over tenth placed Sydney United 58 who had lost the first round match 4-2.
Manly United slipped back one place to seventh when they were held to a 1-1 draw by eleventh placed South Coast Wolves who Manly had beaten 2-0 in the first round clash.
Blacktown Spartans moved up two places to sixth when they came up with a 3-2 victory over Parramatta FC who took the reverse route, tumbling from sixth to eighth. The first round points had gone to Parramatta when they were 4-1 winners.
In catch-up action from Round 10 Parramatta FC accounted for Manly United 3-0 while in the Round 12 match, Rockdale City Suns defeated Sydney Olympic 2-1.
-By Barry Davis