Both the youth men and women's teams are proving to be competitive, sitting in the top half of the ladder in the competition.

Bandits president Steve Wright said there has been nothing but positive signs since the teams joined the competition.

"They've probably exceeded our expectations really," Wright said.

"We thought going in that it might take us a little while to get wins at that level but both teams have been playing really well.

"It's definitely a good sign for the future and we're expecting a lot of other young kids to come through and play in years to come.

"Everything has been positive so far."

This week the men's side has a bye while the youth women will take on the Central Coast Crusaders at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre.