There’s no change at the very top of this week’s
rankings (and no change at the very bottom either, but let’s keep this blog on
the ‘bright side of life’) with Christchurch’s Ferrymead Bays in the #1 spot
and Dunedin’s Green Island still snapping at their heels in #2. The Bays have the advantage of having
played more games than ‘The Onions’ but have been beaten once this season,
whereas Green Island are one of only two of the Nation’s Tier-2 sides to
boast a 100% record. The other? Wellington Olympic, who sit in the #3
spot courtesy of an incredible 9-2 away win this weekend – I don’t think I can
recall a more unusual scoreline in Senior Football in recent years.
The big movers this week? Miramar Rangers are up three into #4 although they do face a
stern CPL test against Lower Hutt City next week. And Hamilton Wanderers are up seven places into #12 - it was
a last gasp win over Central Utd for the boys in blue on Sunday. Wanderers face Ellerslie AFC next week
and will fancy their chances of a win and pushing into the rankings top
ten. It doesn’t get any easier for
Central Utd though with their home game against East Coast Bays being my pick
of the round.
Heading in the opposite direction in the rankings are
Upper Hutt City, down ten places to #27 and Dunedin Technical, down eight
places to #16. The FSPL has a strange look about it, with Tech in fifth place
and Caversham AFC ‘only’ in second.
Next weeks round sees those two giants clash, and with Green Island at
home to Grants Braes ‘The Onions’ will fancy their chances to increase their
lead over at least one of their big rivals as well as hold onto their #2 spot in the rankings, but I
don’t fancy their chances of overtaking Ferrymead Bays just yet, this Saturday the Bays face the lowly Nomads at home in the MPL.
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Ranking
|
Team
|
Points
|
Change
|
|
1
|
Ferrymead Bays
|
1165.22
|
0
|
|
2
|
Green Island
|
1163.74
|
0
|
|
3
|
Wellington Olympic
|
1162.44
|
2
|
|
4
|
Miramar Rangers
|
1160.09
|
3
|
|
5
|
Caversham AFC
|
1159.85
|
-2
|
|
6
|
Birkenhead Utd
|
1159.67
|
-2
|
|
7
|
Otago University
|
1158.86
|
-1
|
|
8
|
Cashmere Technical
|
1158.01
|
2
|
|
9
|
Western Suburbs
|
1157.88
|
0
|
|
10
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
1155.72
|
2
|
|
11
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
1155.64
|
4
|
|
12
|
Hamilton Wanderers
|
1154.82
|
7
|
|
13
|
Three Kings Utd
|
1154.74
|
3
|
|
14
|
East Coast Bays
|
1153.27
|
0
|
|
15
|
Central Utd
|
1152.56
|
-4
|
|
16
|
Dunedin Technical
|
1152.03
|
-8
|
|
17
|
Onehunga Sports
|
1151.38
|
4
|
|
18
|
Lower Hutt City
|
1151.29
|
6
|
|
19
|
Western
|
1151.22
|
-6
|
|
20
|
Coastal Spirit
|
1150.08
|
5
|
|
21
|
Ellerslie AFC
|
1149.92
|
-3
|
|
22
|
Bay Olympic
|
1148.85
|
5
|
|
23
|
Petone
|
1148.61
|
7
|
|
24
|
Wairarapa Utd
|
1148.32
|
-4
|
|
25
|
Halswell Utd
|
1148.07
|
-3
|
|
26
|
Napier City Rovers
|
1146.96
|
-3
|
|
27
|
Upper Hutt City
|
1146.87
|
-10
|
|
28
|
Northern AFC
|
1143.69
|
-2
|
|
29
|
Invercargill Old Boys
|
1143.63
|
-1
|
|
30
|
Queenstown Rovers
|
1142.25
|
6
|
|
31
|
Mosgiel
|
1141.22
|
1
|
|
32
|
Nomads Utd
|
1139.50
|
3
|
|
33
|
Wellington Utd
|
1139.30
|
-2
|
|
34
|
Waitakere City
|
1139.18
|
0
|
|
35
|
Grants Braes
|
1139.07
|
-2
|
|
36
|
Tawa
|
1138.24
|
-7
|
|
37
|
Manurewa AFC
|
1135.60
|
0
|
|
38
|
FC Twenty11
|
1132.17
|
0
|
