This season South Melbourne is fielding an Under 23s Men’s team, and an Under 19s Men’s team. The under 19s replace the old under 18s this season under the instruction of Football Victoria.

Under 19s.

The under 19s are having a strong season and find themselves in 2^nd place, trailing Dandenong City by just 4 points. The team’s recent form has been mixed with three wins and two losses in the past five games.

Ricardo Kunfunda is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals this season, including a hat-trick against Dandenong Thunder. Thomas Killick and George Saristavros have also contributed with 5 goals each this season.

The team faces lower table side Port Melbourne next week to keep the pressure on the top spot.

All home games for the team this year are played at Warner Reserve in South Springvale.

Under 23’s

The under 23s find themselves in 6^th spot so far this season with 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. The under 23s competition is tightly contested in the top positions with only four points separating the top four, however South’s under 23s will need to improve their form to climb up the ladder.

The squad has only posted two wins in their fast five matches, both of those results against lower table opposition (Heideberg and Green Gully). However the team will face more lower table opposition in the next three fixtures which offers a chance to climb up the ladder. Damian Iosifidis and Toby Simeoni are the team’s top scorers with four goals each this season. With Cohadzic now at the helm of the senior men’s team, and with the seniors short on attacking talent, there is a real chance we may see more under 23s get game time in the Senior competition over the next few weeks.