Premier Youth League Round 16 Review

There was not a lot of movement on the various competition tables this week but it must be remembered that a lot of catch-up games are coming in the next few weeks and that is when we are very likely to see a great many changes in the structure of each of the tables.
Grade 13
Sutherland Sharks retained the competition lead with a 1-0 win over Sydney United who have dropped back a place to sixth while Marconi Stallions remained in second spot thanks to their 3-0 success over ninth placed Penrith Nepean United.
Blacktown City Demons held onto third position after they posted a very solid 6-1 victory over last placed Sydney Olympic and Manly United are still fourth following their 2-0 result against eleventh placed Wollongong.
Macarthur Rams moved up one place to fifth when they were 4-0 winners over tenth placed Bankstown City while seventh placed A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers downed eighth placed West Sydney Berries with a 1-0 scoreline.
Grade 14
Sutherland Sharks are still leading the way on the competition table after they were held to a 1-1 draw by fifth placed Sydney United and that has allowed second placed Blacktown City Demons to creep to within a point of the frontrunners thanks to their 1-0 result over sixth placed Sydney Olympic.
Marconi Stallions retained third place with a 3-1 result over fourth placed Penrith Nepean United while West Sydney Berries are still placed eighth after they played out a scoreless draw with seventh placed A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers.
Macarthur Rams moved up one place to tenth when they were 2-1 winners over Bankstown City who fell back two places to twelfth and Wollongong also moved upward two places when they came up with a 3-0 result over Manly United who are now in last place.
The mid-week clash between Macarthur Rams and NSWIS Girls was washed out.
Grade 15
Blacktown City Demons are still the competition pace setters following their 3-0 victory over fifth placed Sydney Olympic and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers are a point behind them at second after they produced a 1-0 win over ninth placed West Sydney Berries.
Wollongong remained at third thanks to their 2-1 result over Manly United who slipped back one place to eighth while Marconi Stallions are still fourth after they won 1-0 over tenth placed Penrith Nepean United.
Sydney United are one point outside the top group at sixth following their 2-1 success over Sutherland Sharks who dropped back a place to twelfth and Macarthur Rams moved up one spot to seventh after they were held to a 1-1 draw by twelfth placed Bankstown City.
The mid-week clash between Macarthur Rams and NSWIS Girls was washed out.
Grade 16
Manly United have remained at the top of the competition table with a 1-0 win over sixth placed Wollongong and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers are three points further back at second following their 4-2 scoreline over last placed West Sydney Berries.
Sydney United retained third position with a 2-0 victory over Sutherland Sharks who dropped a place to be eleventh while Marconi Stallions are still fourth after they produced a 3-1 result in their clash with seventh placed Penrith Nepean United.
Blacktown City Demons have remained at fifth following their scoreless draw with Sydney Olympic who gained a place, moving up to eighth, while Bankstown City slipped back two places to tenth when they were beaten 3-1 by Macarthur Rams who have jumped from eleventh to ninth.
Grade 18
Penrith Nepean United moved up two places to lead the competition table after they were winners by the odd goal in seven over Marconi Stallions who dropped back a place to second while Blacktown City Demons slipped from second to third when they were beaten 2-0 by Sydney Olympic who went from fifth to fourth.
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers slipped back a place to fifth when they won 3-2 over last placed West Sydney Berries and Wollongong are sixth following their 3-2 loss to Manly United who have moved up one spot to eighth.
Bankstown City went from eighth to seventh with a 3-0 victory over tenth placed Macarthur Rams and Sydney United dropped two places to ninth when they were beaten 3-2 by last placed Sutherland Sharks who were celebrating their second win of the campaign.
-By Barry Davis