Super Youth League Round 18 Review

Club Championship
Sydney University have maintained their lead at the top of the table after they claimed twelve points from their home fixture against Western NSW Mariners who have slipped back two places to fifth. When the clubs faced each other last time they shared the spoils at seven points each.
Second placed Central Coast Mariners collected eleven points when they hosted ninth placed Northern Tigers to add to the ten points the Mariners had taken from the first round clash.
Spirit FC moved up one place to third when they earned nine points from their home clash with Bankstown Berries who have climbed one place to eleventh as a result of their gain of six points. Spirit had taken ten of the first round points.
Mounties Wanderers rose one place to fourth thanks to the eight points they pocketed from their home matches against sixth placed Fraser Park. The last time the clubs saw each other they shared the points at seven apiece.
Seventh placed Granville Rage gained nine points from their hosting of Bankstown City Lions who have fallen back one place to twelfth. Rage had earned twelve of the points last time around.
Macarthur Rams are in eighth position after they shared the points at six apiece with tenth placed Dulwich Hill. Ten of the first round points had gone to the Rams.
Grade 13
There is certain to be quite a lot of interest in every single result over the coming weeks as any of the top seven teams could end up in the play-offs. Every team will be wary of the slightest of slip-ups as every error could be punished severely.
Sydney University moved to the top of the ladder when they were 3-0 winners over Western NSW Mariners who have dropped back three places to seventh. The ledger is now square as Western took the first round points with a 3-1 scoreline.

Dulwich Hill slipped back to second when they suffered a 3-2 loss to fifth placed Macarthur Rams who had lost 1-0 when the teams met in the first round. The Rams then produced a 2-0 victory over the Skilleroos. 

Third placed Central Coast Mariners posted a 4-0 success over twelfth placed Northern Tigers and that completes the double for the Mariners as they had won the first round match 3-1.
Mounties Wanderers climbed one place to fourth thanks to their 5-2 victory over tenth placed Fraser Park. When they met last time the teams battled out a 1-1 draw.
Spirit FC are sixth following their 6-1 win over thirteenth placed Bankstown Berries and that gives Spirit the double after they had won the first round clash 2-0.
Ninth placed Granville Rage posted a 3-2 win over eleventh placed Bankstown City Lions. Granville had also taken the first round points when they were 2-0 winners.
Grade 14
It seems certain that the current leaders will clinch the title but there is still considerable interest in seeing which of the next six teams will make an appearance in the finals series.
Unbeaten Sydney University have a very comfortable lead at the top of the table following their 2-1 victory over third placed Western NSW Mariners. When the teams met last time the match ended in a 3-3 draw.
Second placed Central Coast Mariners posted a 3-0 success over twelfth placed Northern Tigers who had lost the first round match to the Mariners by a 5-0 scoreline.
Granville Rage are in fourth position after they battled out a scoreless draw with tenth placed Bankstown City Lions who had claimed the first round points with a 1-0 win.
Macarthur Rams remained at fifth after they shared the points with sixth placed Dulwich Hill when they played out a 1-1 draw. The Rams had claimed all the points last time with a 5-1 result.
Seventh placed Fraser Park were held to a scoreless draw by ninth placed Mounties Wanderers. Last time around Fraser Park took all the points when they were 2-0 winners.
Spirit FC are in eighth position following their 3-2 loss to eleventh placed Bankstown Berries. The first round encounter had ended in a scoreless draw.
Grade 15
The remaining games should be very interesting as the top seven teams have hopes of qualifying for the play-offs and so every result can have a bearing on which of them will make it and which teams will miss out.
Sydney University managed to hold onto the top spot on the table despite suffering a 1-0 loss to Western NSW Mariners who have moved up one place to third. That squares the account as Uni had claimed the first round points with a 2-1 result.
Central Coast Mariners climbed one place to second when they produced a 5-1 victory over Northern Tigers who have slipped back one place to eighth. The Mariners had also claimed the first round points with a 2-1 win. Sammy Pirrotina opened the scoring for the Mariners as early as the second minute before Matt Bennett converted a 19^th minute spot kick and then added another to give Central Coast a 3-0 lead at the break. The Tigers came out of the sheds firing and they found the back of the net in the 54^th minute. The Mariners shook off this minor setback to add goals from Tim Tseng in the 58^th and then Bennett completed his hat-trick with a strike in the 69^th minute.
Mounties Wanderers dropped back two places to fourth when they were beaten 1-0 by fifth placed Fraser Park who had lost the first round clash by a 3-0 scoreline.
Sixth placed Granville Rage battled out a 1-1 draw with eleventh placed Bankstown City Lions who Rage had beaten 2-0 last time around.
Spirit FC climbed one place up the ladder to seventh when they posted a 3-1 result over ninth placed Bankstown Berries, repeating the first round scoreline.
Tenth placed Macarthur Rams were held to a 2-2 draw by twelfth placed Dulwich Hill. That was quite a turnaround from the first round when the Rams were 5-0 winners.
Grade 16
Fraser Park have managed to hold onto the top spot on the table after they were held to a scoreless draw by seventh placed Mounties Wanderers who had claimed the first round points with a 2-0 win.
Central Coast Mariners missed the chance to move to the top of the table and remained at second when they battled out a scoreless draw with Northern Tigers who have dropped back one place to fifth. Last time these teams saw each other the match also finished at 0-0.
Third placed Spirit FC accounted for Bankstown Berries with a 2-0 scoreline, an outcome that forced the Berries back one place to eleventh. Spirit were 4-0 winners last time the teams faced each other.
Sydney University climbed one place to fourth when they posted a 1-0 victory over twelfth placed Western NSW Mariners and that completes the double for Uni as they had won the first round clash by exactly the same scoreline.
Sixth placed Granville Rage fought out a 1-1 draw with ninth placed Bankstown City Lions. Last time they met, Rage took all the points with a 2-0 result.
Macarthur Rams remained at eighth even though they suffered a 2-0 loss to Dulwich Hill who have moved up one place to tenth. The accounts are now square as the Rams were 2-1 winners last time around.
Grade 18
The competition for places in the finals series is red hot as the teams currently placed from second to eleventh are all still in the running and so every single point that can be won will prove to be extremely valuable over the coming weeks.
NSWIS are the competition leaders after they posted twelve wins and three draw from their sixteen matches.
Sydney University have moved up one place to second following their 3-0 success over Western NSW Mariners who have fallen back to third. The ledger is now square as Western had claimed the first round points with a 2-1 result.
Fourth placed Central Coast Mariners battled out a 1-1 draw with fifth placed Northern Tigers who were 2-0 winners last time the teams saw each other.
Mounties Wanderers climbed two places to sixth thanks to a 4-0 victory over Fraser Park who have fallen back one place to eighth. When they met last time Fraser Park took the points with a 1-0 win.
Spirit FC slipped back one place to seventh when they suffered a 2-0 loss to Bankstown Berries who have risen one place to tenth. That completes the double for the Berries as they had won the first round clash 4-1.
Granville Rage jumped one place up the ladder to ninth when they produced a 2-0 win over thirteenth placed Bankstown City Lions who Rage had beaten 4-1 last time around.
Macarthur Rams dropped two places to eleventh when the battled out a 3-3 draw with twelfth placed Dulwich Hill. The teams had posted a 2-2 draw when they last faced each other.
-By Barry Davis