Super Youth League Round 22 Review

When the competition began everyone seemed to agree that this would be one of the most competitive in this division and that has certainly proved to be the case as no-one has been certain of taking the points before the start of any game played this season. This has been made clear by what must be a record number of ?shock? results registered throughout the competition.
Congratulations must go to everyone concerned because, no matter where they finished the season, they have all made a huge contribution to the quality of play this season and few would argue that it has reached new heights.
As usual The Youth League Report will continue throughout the finals series and then in the week after the Grand Finals a Season Review will appear to analyse the results of each team and club.
Club Championship Apology
Please allow me to begin with an apology to Central Coast Mariners. For the last couple of weeks I have been erroneously writing that the Mariners were placed second on this table. The simple reason is that I was not aware that they had actually played their Round 16 catch-up fixture and therefore I did not credit them with those points. I discovered midweek that the matches had in fact been played and my tables have been adjusted accordingly. The Mariners were the competition leaders coming into this round and there is no doubt about it. Once again, my apologies go to the club for my error and for any distress this may have caused.
Club Championship
In the top of the table clash Central Coast Mariners claimed the title as Club Champions when they collected eight points from the meeting with second placed Sydney University so congratulations go to both clubs for an outstanding season of success. This week?s outcome reverses the first round result when Uni claimed eight points.
Mounties Wanderers have finished in third place even though they could take only two points from their meeting with Granville Rage who have jumped from sixth to end the season in fourth position. This squares the ledger as the Wanderers had take eleven of the first round points.
Spirit FC completed the competition in fifth placed after they claimed nine points from their fixture against Western NSW Mariners who have tumbled back two places to sixth. Last time the clubs met, Western took ten points from the day.
On a day when the first four games ended in draws, seventh placed Fraser Park earned only four points from their encounter with Northern Tigers who climbed one place up the ladder to end up eighth. Fraser Park had earned ten points from their last clash with the Tigers.
Macarthur Rams slipped back one place to ninth when they shared the spoils at six points apiece with eleventh placed Bankstown Berries. The Rams had claimed nine of the first round points.
Tenth placed Dulwich Hill and twelfth placed Bankstown City Lions each took seven points from this week?s fixture. Last time around Dully had grabbed nine of the available points.
Grade 13
Sydney University extended their lead at the top of the table and claimed the Premiership when they were 2-1 winners over second placed Central Coast Mariners, repeating the scoreline of the first round clash.
Third placed Dulwich Hill suffered a 3-2 loss when they faced Bankstown City Lions who have moved up one place to ninth. That squares the account as Dully had won the first round game 3-1.
Then the Lions posted a 3-0 victory over the Skilleroos and that was enough to take them up another place to eighth while the Skilleroos have slipped back one place to finish in ninth position.
Spirit FC climbed one place to end the competition at fourth following their 1-0 success over seventh placed Western NSW Mariners. The teams had battled out a 1-1 draw last time they saw each other.
Macarthur Rams also moved up one place when they went to fifth thanks to their 1-0 victory over thirteenth placed Bankstown Berries and that completed the double for the Rams as they had won -0 last time around.
Mounties Wanderers have tumbled back two places to sixth after they fought out a 2-2 draw with Granville Rage who have dropped back one place to tenth. The Wanderers had claimed the first round points with a 3-1 result.
Eleventh placed Fraser Park and twelfth placed Northern Tigers played out a 2-2 draw after the first round points had gone to Fraser Park when they won 3-1.
Grade 14
Competition Premiers Sydney University had their lead reduced this week when they suffered a 2-1 loss to second placed Central Coast Mariners after the teams had fought out a scoreless first round draw.
Third placed Granville Rage produced a 2-1 win when they faced ninth placed Mounties Wanderers. The first round encounter had ended in a scoreless draw.
Western NSW Mariners ended the competition in fourth place despite their 1-0 loss to eighth placed Spirit FC and that squared the account as Western had posted a 2-0 win in the first round.
Fifth placed Macarthur Rams were held to a 1-1 draw by twelfth placed Bankstown Berries who had suffered a 1-0 loss to the Rams when the teams faced off last time.
Dulwich Hill moved up one place to sixth position after they recorded a 3-0 victory over tenth placed Bankstown City Lions who Dully had beaten with a 2-1 scoreline in the first round.
Fraser Park slipped back one place to seventh when they battled out a scoreless draw with eleventh placed Northern Tigers and that repeated the scoreline the teams had produced in their first round clash.
Grade 15
Central Coast Mariners are the Premiers after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sydney University who dropped back one place to end the season in third place. This result squares the ledger as Uni had taken the first round points with a 1-0 result. It is worth mentioning that Central Coast can now boast back-to-back Premierships as the won it last year in Grade14.
Western NSW Mariners moved up one place to end the competition in second spot following their 6-0 victory over eighth placed Spirit FC and that completed the double for Western as they were 1-0 winners last time the teams saw each other. The goals for Western came from Lachlan Thomas (2), Sam Bellamy, Edward Kweka, Jeremy Judge and Mitchell Rooke.
Mounties Wanderers finished in fourth position after they suffered a 1-0 loss to sixth placed Granville Rage. The teams had fought out a scoreless first round draw.
Fraser Park finished fifth following their 1-1 draw with seventh placed Northern Tigers who had suffered a 2-0 loss when they teams met in the first round.
Macarthur Rams and Bankstown Berries swapped places on the table when the Berries came up with a 2-1 win. Bankstown finished in ninth place and the Rams are placed tenth. The Berries were 2-0 winners in the first round clash.
Eleventh placed Bankstown City Lions and twelfth placed Dulwich Hill battled out a 1-1 draw to end the competition. The Lions had won the first round match with a 1-0 scoreline.
Grade 16
Central Coast Mariners had already claimed the Premiership and they completed the competition ten points ahead of their nearest rivals when they posted a 1-0 win over Sydney University who have slipped back one place to end up in fourth position.
Fraser Park finished second following their 1-1 draw with fifth placed Northern Tigers who had suffered a 1-0 loss in the corresponding first round match.
Spirit FC climbed one place to finish in third position after they were 2-1 winners over twelfth placed Western NSW Mariners who had lost the first round encounter 2-0.
Mounties Wanderers ended up in sixth spot following their 1-1 draw with seventh placed Granville Rage. The Wanderers had taken all the first round points when they were 2-1 winners.
Bankstown City Lions finished eighth thanks to their 1-0 success over eleventh placed Dulwich Hill who had gone down by the odd goal in five last time around.
Macarthur Rams ended the competition in ninth place after they battled out a scoreless draw with tenth placed Bankstown Berries. The first round points had gone to the Rams when they were 3-2 winners.
Grade 18
Sydney University claimed the Premiership by a single point when they were held to a 1-1 draw by fourth placed Central Coast Mariners. The first round match went to the Mariners when they were 1-0 winners.
Western NSW Mariners finished in second spot following their 4-0 victory over ninth placed Spirit FC who suffered a 5-1 loss last time they teams met each other. Scoring the goals for Western were Nick Rutherford (2), Mitch Hutchings and Jai Straney.
Northern Tigers ended the competition in third position after they produced a 1-0 win over fifth placed Fraser Park, giving the Tigers the double as they had won the first round match 4-1.
Mounties Wanderers ended up in sixth place when they suffered a 3-0 loss to Granville Rage who moved up one place to finish seventh. The Wanderers had won the first round match by the odd goal in seven
Bankstown Berries slipped back one place to seventh following their 1-1 draw with tenth placed Macarthur Rams who had lost the first round encounter by a 3-1 scoreline.
Eleventh placed Dulwich Hill produce a 5-2 result when they met twelfth placed Bankstown City Lions and that completed the double for Dully as they were 1-0 winners in the first round match.
-By Barry Davis