The Teenage Revolution: IGA NSW NPL Mens 1

We have been through a very busy week with some of the catch-up matches being played and the wonderful weather allowing a full round of fixtures to be played so, as expected, we have seen a large number of changes to the look of the various competition tables.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – G12 – G18 Overview 
In Round 6 catch-up action Football NSW Institute grabbed all six points from the two matches they played against Bonnyrigg White Eagles while Blacktown City collected four points from their two matches against Sutherland Sharks. APIA Leichhardt Tigers snatched ten points from their six matches against Marconi Stallions and Bonnyrigg White Eagles took all twelve points from the four matches they played against Rockdale City Suns
 
Round 7
Sydney United 58 must have been very pleased with the ten points they earned from their visit to Sutherland Sharks and Blacktown City bagged ten points from the four matches played at Bonnyrigg White Eagles.

South Coast Wolves secured ten points when they hosted Rockdale City Suns and Central Coast Mariners claimed ten points from their five matches against the Football NSW Institute. The Mariners shared the spoils from their home matches against Marconi Stallions at nine points apiece.

APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Blacktown Spartans had to be content with eight points each from their encounter while Manly United pinched nine points from their trip to Sydney Olympic.

IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1
Club Championship (G12 – G15)
In Round 6 catch-up action APIA Leichhardt Tigers earned seven points from their four matches against Marconi Stallions while Bonnyrigg White Eagles secured all twelve points from their clash with Rockdale City Suns
 
Round 7
Sutherland Sharks came into this round at the top of the table as the best performed club and they came up against Sydney United 58 who were placed fifth on the table. The Sharks were able to retain their place after they split the spoils with United at six points apiece, an outcome which has left United at fifth.
Blacktown Spartans arrived at this round in second spot on the ladder and they were up against APIA Leichhardt Tigers who were sitting at sixth. The Spartans retained second place when their visit to the Tigers yielded eight points while the Tigers have climbed two places to fourth.
Blacktown City began the day in third place while Bonnyrigg White Eagles were occupying ninth position. City are still third after they took all six points from the two matches they played and the White Eagles remained at ninth.
Sydney Olympic were placed fourth before a ball was kicked on the day and Manly United were in seventh spot. Manly climbed to sixth when they secured eight points from their visit to Olympic who have fallen back to seventh.
Marconi Stallions were in eighth place when they faced twelfth placed Central Coast Mariners. Both clubs stayed where they were on the table after they shared the spoils at six points apiece.
South Coast Wolves started the day in tenth position in their clash with eleventh placed Rockdale City Suns. The clubs retained their places when Rockdale claimed seven points from the encounter.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 12
In Round 6 catch-up action APIA Leichhardt Tigers produced a 3-1 victory over Marconi Stallions while Bonnyrigg White Eagles claimed the points when they were 1-0 winners over Rockdale City Suns thanks to a goal from G. Marangos.
 
Round 7
Manly United began the day as the goal difference competition leaders with an unblemished record from the five games they had players and Sydney Olympic were in sixth spot with a win and a draw to show for their six outings. Manly extended their perfect record and retained the top spot with a 1-0 success over Olympic who have slipped back to tenth. The only goal of the game was scored by L. Rainbird.
Blacktown City kicked off this match in second place and they had not dropped a single point in their five previous matches and Bonnyrigg White Eagles were placed ninth with a win and a draw coming from their five games. City extended their impeccable record to six matches with a 2-0 result this week while Bonnyrigg have jumped to eighth thanks to their catch-up match.
Sutherland Sharks arrived at this match in third position after they had remained unbeaten in five matches while Sydney United 58 were placed seventh with two wins and a draw coming from their five outings. The Sharks slipped back to fourth when they suffered a 2-0 loss to United who have moved up to sixth. The goal for United were scored by M. Ahmed and J. Ostojic.
Blacktown Spartans were in fourth place at kick-off time after their six matches had yielded four wins and a draw while APIA Leichhardt Tigers were sixth with two wins and a draw to show for their five games. The Spartans have jumped into third place thanks to their 3-1 victory over the Tigers who have moved up to fifth thanks to their catch-up match.
Placed fifth before a ball was kicked, South Coast Wolves faced up to twelfth placed Rockdale City Suns who were yet to open their account for the season. The Wolves slipped back to seventh when they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Suns who have secured their first points for this campaign.
Marconi Stallions came into this weekend in tenth place with one win coming from their five games while Central Coast Mariners were in eleventh place with only a draw to show for their five matches. The Stallions moved up to ninth when they posted a 5-0 win over the Mariners who have dropped back to twelfth on goal difference.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 13
In Round 6 catch-up action APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Marconi Stallions shared the points when they finished at 1-1 thanks to goals from J. Cakovski for the Tigers and M. Parenta for the Stallions. Bonnyrigg White Eagles accounted for Rockdale City Suns with a 1-0 scoreline with winning goal coming from A. Gollan.
 
Round 7
Sutherland Sharks began the day at the top of the table with a perfect record of five wins from as many matches while Sydney United 58 were in sixth spot after they had produced three wins and a draw from their five games. The Sharks retained the top spot when they extended their unblemished record to six matches with a 1-0 victory over United thanks to a goal from J. Kremelevski. United have slipped back to ninth.
Placed second at kick-off time, Blacktown City were unbeaten with four wins and two draws coming from six matches while Bonnyrigg White Eagles were eleventh with one win coming from their previous six attempts. Both teams remained exactly where they were on the table following City’s 3-0 win. City had established a 2-0 lead before the break and then they made sure of the points in the second half.
Blacktown Spartans arrived at this match in third position with four wins to show for their seven games while APIA Leichhardt Tigers were seventh and they had registered three wins and a draw from six outings. The Spartans have fallen back to fourth and the Tigers have climbed to fifth after the match ended at 0-0. Leichhardt added that points to the one they had secured in the catch-up match to move up the table.  
Marconi Stallions were in fourth place at kick-off time with three wins and two draws coming from their six matches while Central Coast Mariners were tenth with a win and a draw to show for their six outings. The Stallions jumped into third place with a 1-0 victory this week and the Mariners are still located at tenth.
Before a ball was kicked Manly United were in fifth position after they had recorded three wins and a draw from six games and Sydney Olympic were seventh and they also had a record of three wins and a draw from six matches. Manly dropped back to sixth after they battled out a scoreless draw with Olympic who have slipped back to eighth.
South Coast Wolves were placed ninth when the first whistle sounded thanks to the two wins and two draws they had posted from five matches while Rockdale City Suns were twelfth with one win coming from six games. The Wolves scooted up to seventh place when they made up a 1-0 half-time deficit to claim the points with a 3-1 result.
The Football NSW Institute started the weekend in thirteenth place and they had recorded just one draw from eight games. The news did not improve for the Institute when they suffered a 2-0 loss to Central Coast Mariners with both goals coming from strikes in the first half.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 14
In Round 6 catch-up action APIA Leichhardt Tigers accounted for Marconi Stallions with a 3-0 scoreline thanks to goals from F. Ballard-McBride, N. Melanno and A. Taquil while Bonnyrigg White Eagles produced a 2-0 result over Rockdale City Suns with both goals coming from A. Pettayon.
 
Round 7
Blacktown Spartans were sitting at the top of the table on goal difference when this game kicked off after they had claimed five wins from seven matches while APIA Leichhardt Tigers were in tenth position with two wins and a draw to show for their six games. The Spartans remained on the top rung of the ladder when they collected maximum points for the seventh time with a 1-0 result. The Tigers used the points they gained from the catch-up match to move up to seventh position.
Sydney Olympic came into this match in second spot thanks to a record of five wins from six matches and Manly United were placed ninth with two wins and  a draw coming from five matches. Olympic remained at second following their scoreless draw with Manly who have slipped down the table to tenth.
The Football NSW Institute started the weekend in third place and they had recorded three wins and two draws from seven games. The Institute retained third place with a 1-0 victory over Manly United in a Round 1 catch-up match and a scoreless draw with Central Coast Mariners.
Placed fourth at kick-off time, Blacktown City had three wins and two draws to show for their efforts in six matches and Bonnyrigg White Eagles were in eleventh position with their points coming from a win and three draws in six outings. City slipped back to sixth when this match was deferred while Bonnyrigg have used the points from their catch-up match to move up to ninth.
Sutherland Sharks arrived at this match in fifth place with three wins and a draw coming from six games while Sydney United 58 were seventh and they had a record of two wins and a draw from five matches. The Sharks climbed into fourth place with a 3-1 victory which has forced United back to eleventh position Scoring for the Sharks were P. Turrall, T. Woerndl and H. Callahan while A. Gollan found the net for United.
Central Coast Mariners had registered two wins and a draw from six matches and they came into this match in sixth spot while Marconi Stallions were twelfth with one win from six matches. The Mariners have risen to fifth after they claimed to points with a 3-1 success over the Stallions who are still placed twelfth.
Rockdale City Suns began the day in eighth position with their points coming from two wins and a draw while South Coast Wolves were thirteenth with only a draw to show for their five matches. The Suns produced a 2-0 result with a goal in each half to remain at eighth and keep the Wolves at the foot of the table.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 15
In Round 6 catch-up action Marconi Stallions took the points with a 2-1 success over APIA Leichhardt Tigers with all the goals coming in the second half while Bonnyrigg White Eagles shaded Rockdale City Suns by the odd goal in five. Scoring the goals for Bonnyrigg were J. Flynn (2) and D. Malia while M. Lecce and C. Hopkins found the net for United.
 
Round 7
In this top of the table clash APIA Leichhardt Tigers started the day in first place while Blacktown Spartans were third with the teams being separated by goal difference. The Tigers had earned five wins from six matches and the Spartans had registered five wins from seven games. It came as no surprise when this match ended in a 0-0 draw, leaving both teams exactly where they were on the table
Sutherland Sharks came into this match in second spot on goal difference with an unblemished record of five wins from five games while Sydney United 58 were placed seventh with three wins from five matches. The Sharks were able to hang onto third place despite suffering a 2-0 loss to United who have remained at seventh. The goals for United came from A. Guerrieri and J. Temelkovski.
Blacktown City had produced four wins and a draw and they came into this match in fourth place while Bonnyrigg White Eagles were just one point further back at fifth with four victories from six matches. When this match was deferred, City dropped back to fifth while Bonnyrigg used the points from their catch-up match to rise to fourth.
Marconi Stallions kicked off this match in sixth place after they had posted three wins and a draw from six games and Central Coast Mariners were placed twelfth with one draw coming from six matches. Both teams remained where they were on the table after the Mariners claimed the points with a 4-2 scoreline in a match that was locked up at 2-2 at the interval.
The Football NSW Institute started the weekend in eighth position with two wins and two draws to show for their eight matches. The Institute registered their third win when they accounted for Central Coast Mariners with a 3-2 scoreline. Both teams retained their places on the table.
Coming into this match in ninth place, Sydney Olympic had registered two victories from six games while eleventh placed Manly United had three draws to their credit. Manly recorded their first three-pointer for the season when they were 2-0 winners over Olympic thanks to goals from C. Woo and H. Quirk. Manly are now placed tenth and Olympic are in eleventh position.
Rockdale City Suns were in tenth place at kick-off time with a win and a draw from six matches while South Coast Wolves were thirteenth and they had posted a single draw. In an absolute goal-scoring thriller the Suns claimed the points when they were leading 6-5 at the final whistle after they had established a 3-2 lead at the interval. Rockdale have moved up to ninth place as a result and the Wolves are still at the foot of the table.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 16
In Round 6 catch-up action the Football NSW Institute produced a 5-1 victory over Bonnyrigg White Eagles while Blacktown City and Sutherland Sharks battled out a 1-1 draw and APIA Leichhardt Tigers downed Marconi Stallions with a 3-0 scoreline. The goals for the Tigers came from L, Scott, G. Blackwood and B. McCarron.
 
Round 7
Unbeaten Central Coast Mariners were the outright leaders of the competition at kick-off time thanks to their five wins and a draw from six games while thirteenth placed Marconi Stallions were yet to open their account for the season. The Mariners continued their good form with a 3-1 success over the Stallions with all the goals coming in the second half.
Sydney Olympic arrived at this match in second spot with four wins coming from their six outings while Manly United were seventh after they had recorded three wins and a draw. Olympic have dropped back to third place despite their 2-0 win over Manly who have slipped back to eighth. Olympic’s scorers were S. Antanaseris and D. Carreno
Starting the day in third position, Blacktown Spartans had registered four victories from seven games and sixth placed APIA Leichhardt Tigers had three wins and a draw to show for their six matches. The Spartans have slipped back to fifth place following their scoreless draw with the Tigers who have combined this point with those they gained from the catch-up match to move up to second spot.
The Football NSW Institute started the weekend in fourth position with three wins and two draws to show for their seven matches. The Institute lost this week’s match against the Mariners by a 4-0 scoreline but added the points from their catch-up match to remain at fourth.
Blacktown City were in fifth position before a ball was kicked after they had posted three wins and a draw from six games and Bonnyrigg White Eagles were twelfth after they had earned two draws from five matches. City remained at fifth thanks to their 2-0 success over Bonnyrigg in a game which was scoreless at the break.
South Coast Wolves came into this game with three wins from six matches and they were placed eighth while Rockdale City Suns were a point behind them at ninth with two wins and a draw from six outings. The Wolves scored a goal in each half as they posted a 2-0 victory over the Suns and they are seventh while the Suns have dropped back to eleventh.
Sydney United 58 were placed tenth at the start of play thanks to the two wins and a draw they had registered from five games and Sutherland Sharks were eleventh after they had gained points with their two wins from five matches. After the Sharks took a 1-0 lead in the first half United found a second half equaliser for the teams to share the spoils.
 
IGA NSW National Premier League Men’s 1 – Grade 18
In Round 6 catch-up action the Football NSW Institute produced a 3-0 result over Bonnyrigg White Eagles while Blacktown City came up with a spectacular 7-0 result over Sutherland Sharks and Marconi Stallions posted a 2-1 success over APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
 
Round 7
Blacktown Spartans were the unbeaten competition leaders at kick-off time with five victories and two draws from seven matches and APIA Leichhardt Tigers were sixth with three wins and a draw from six outings. The Spartans tasted defeat for the first time when the Tigers recorded a sensational 7-1 result after leading 3-0 at the halfway point. The Tigers have used the points to move up to third place while the Spartans have dropped back to second.
Blacktown City were placed second when this match started after they had recorded four wins and a draw from six matches while Bonnyrigg White Eagles were twelfth with a single draw from five games. City have taken the lead on the table after they combined their scoreless draw with Bonnyrigg and the points from their catch-up game. Bonnyrigg have moved up to eleventh.
Before a ball was kicked Sydney Olympic had posted four wins from six matches and they were in third position while Manly United were right behind them at fourth with three wins and two draws. It came as no surprise when this match ended in a 1-1 draw thanks to goals from B. Hatzinikolis for Olympic and M. Bogunovic for Manly. This result has caused Olympic to fall back to fourth and Manly have dropped to sixth.
The Football NSW Institute started the weekend in fifth position with three wins and two draws to show for their seven matches and while they suffered a 2-0 loss to the Mariners, they used the points from their catch-up points to move up to third.
Sydney United 58 began this match in seventh spot with three wins from five games and Sutherland Sharks were eleventh and they had one win and two draws to show for their five matches. United claimed the points when they produced a 4-1 result but they have dropped back to eighth while the Sharks are still eleventh.
Coming into this weekend in eighth place, Marconi Stallions had produced two wins and a draw from six matches while ninth placed Central Coast Mariners also had two wins and a draw from six games. This week the Stallions came up with a 3-2 victory which, when added to their catch-up game success, allowed them to climb to sixth and the Mariners are still ninth.
South Coast Wolves started the day with two wins from six matches and they were placed tenth while thirteenth placed Rockdale City Suns had registered a single draw from six games. The Wolves were 3-1 winners in this match and they have remained at tenth while the Suns are still at the foot of the table.
 
-By Barry Davis