Division One Youth League Round 13 Review

Here we are at the mid-point of the competition and now the competition for places in the play-offs will begin in earnest and that should be a very interesting tussle if the last few weeks are anything to judge by.

Once again there were upsets galore this week and if that trend continues the second half of the season should be very interesting indeed. Still, it does make life interesting and more than makes up for the distinct chill in the air.

Club Championship

Mt Druitt Town Rangers moved to the top of the table when they bagged all the points in their encounter with Nepean who have fallen back one place to fourteenth while Camden Tigers slipped back to second after they could take only six points when they hosted fifth placed Hakoah

Gladesville Ryde Magic have remained at third after they earned nine points from their home clash with fourth placed Stanmore Hawks and St George are in sixth spot after they shared the points at seven apiece when they visited seventh placed Hills Brumbies.

Eighth placed Hurstville City Minotaurs pocketed eight points from their trip to ninth placed Southern NSW, Springwood United are tenth after they split the points at seven apiece with twelfth placed Inter Lions and Northbridge moved up one place to thirteenth when they gained twelve points at the expense of eleventh placed Balmain East Tigers.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United took nine points from their encounter with St George.

Grade 13

Camden Tigers held onto the top spot on the table when they went down 2-1 to second placed Hakoah while Southern NSW remained at third after they were 1-0 winners over Hurstville City Minotaurs who have dropped back one place to seventh.

Fourth placed Gladesville Ryde Magic produced a 3-0 victory when they faced Stanmore Hawks who have slipped back one place to thirteenth and Mt Druitt Town Rangers are fifth following their 2-0 win over Nepean who dropped a place to tenth.

St George climbed one place to sixth with a win by the odd goal in five over Hills Brumbies who slipped back one place to ninth while Inter Lions moved up two places to eighth when they were 2-0 winners over eleventh placed Springwood United and Northbridge jumped one place to twelfth when they posted a 2-1 success over fourteenth placed Balmain East Tigers.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United went down 3-0 to St George.

Grade 14

St George surged to the top of the table when they were 3-0 winners over ninth placed Hills Brumbies while Stanmore Hawks slipped back to second after they were held to a scoreless draw by seventh placed Gladesville Ryde Magic.

Third placed Mt Druitt Town Rangers registered a stunning 7-0 result when they faced Nepean who have dropped one place to thirteenth and Hakoah are still fourth despite their 1-0 loss to Camden Tigers who have climbed one place to fifth.

Balmain East Tigers fell back one place to sixth when they lost 2-1 to Northbridge who have moved up one place to twelfth while eighth placed Southern NSW suffered a 1-0 loss to eleventh placed Hurstville City Minotaurs and tenth placed Inter Lions produced a 1-0 victory over fourteenth placed Springwood United.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United lost 3-0 to St George.

Grade 15

Still unbeaten, Mt Druitt Town Rangers are the competition frontrunners after they produced a very strong 6-0 result when they faced thirteenth placed Nepean and Southern NSW are holding down second spot following their 2-2 draw with Hurstville City Minotaurs who have climbed one place to sixth.

Gladesville Ryde Magic are third thanks to their 2-1 victory over Stanmore Hawks who have slipped back one place to seventh while Balmain East Tigers managed to stay at fourth despite their 3-2 loss to tenth placed Northbridge.

Camden Tigers are still fifth even though they lost 2-1 to eighth placed Hakoah and St George are ninth after they went down 3-0 to twelfth placed Hills Brumbies while Springwood United are eleventh thanks to their 3-1 success over fourteenth placed Inter Lions.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United defeated St George 1-0.

Grade 16

Hakoah took over the top spot on goal difference after they were 3-0 winners over Camden Tigers who have slipped back one place to eighth while Stanmore Hawks fell back to second when they were held to a 1-1 draw by third placed Gladesville Ryde Magic.

Hills Brumbies have retained fourth position after they were held to a scoreless draw by St George who have dropped a place to seventh and Springwood United have clung onto fifth place following their 1-1 draw with Inter Lions who have fallen back one place to tenth.

Hurstville City Minotaurs climbed two places to sixth with a 4-0 victory over twelfth placed Southern NSW and Mt Druitt Town Rangers moved up one place to ninth when they produced a 3-0 win over thirteenth placed Nepean while Balmain East Tigers rose one place to eleventh thanks to a 3-2 win over fourteenth placed Northbridge.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United were 3-1 winners over St George.

Grade 18

Camden Tigers have retained their place on the top rung of the ladder on goal difference after they were 1-0 winners over Hakoah who have dropped back one place to tenth.

Hills Brumbies in are second place thanks to their 5-3 success over fifth placed St George with the Brumbies’ goals coming from Glen Kelshaw, Mitchell Slee, Dario Di Guilio, Tomas Sarac and Brad Robertson.

Gladesville Ryde Magic are sitting in third place after they were held to a 1-1 draw by fourth placed Stanmore Hawks and Mt Druitt Town Rangers are sixth following their 2-1 victory over Nepean who have slipped back one place to eleventh.

Springwood United climbed one place to seventh when they were 2-1 winners over twelfth placed Inter Lions and Hurstville City Minotaurs dropped a place to eight when they were held to a 2-2 draw by fourteenth placed Southern NSW who were registering their first point for the season while Northbridge scooted two places up the table to ninth thanks to their 2-1 win over thirteenth placed Balmain East Tigers.

In Round 8 catch-up action Springwood United produced a 2-0 victory when they faced St George.

Source FNSW -By Barry Davis