Macca

There's still heaps of time left but the Rams have to stop Seattle from scoring (somehow)

Darnold was hurried there. Good D from the Rams 90 seconds to score again ... Seattle first to receive in the 2nd half?

Rams are right in this and that was a decent drive. Might even quieten down the crowd!!

Lots of noise (distraction) and home field calls (or non calls) You're not just up against Seattle (the team)

Rams did well to hold them to a field goal ... just a 1 score game despite Seattle marching down the field

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 19 - Macca 17 - BDA 16 - ElDiablo14, Clintosaurus 15 - Gorgoroth 14 - Go the Biff 9 - Dee Zephyr 2 - layzie Remaining tips Rams 1-6 (Gorgoroth, Clintosaurus, ElDiablo, layzie) Rams 13+ (Dee Zephyr) Seattle 7-12 (BDA, Go the Biff, Macca)

Good luck tomorrow, Gorg You'll need to start well and have minimum errors throughout the game. Won't be easy with that crowd in full voice I'd prefer if the Rams win, but have tipped Seattle

Tips, gentleman! @layzie @Gorgoroth

Patriots 1-6 Seattle 7-12

There are marketing components to the player fees Needs a decent TV audience that is duly satisfied with the spectacle Can't be bruise-free and then there's the injury factor (major injuries especially) Needs a lot to go right, DJ

Sold out!! Minimum $50 entry for adults Players to receive $20k - $45k each

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He's still a young man in terms of being able to identify talent It is D-day for a few of his past picks however, most of those picks have either not been tested at senior level or if they have played, they haven't been given a decent shot at it We'll know a lot more by the end of the season

*Spoiler Alert (if you don't know the results) @Gorgoroth @layzie @Clintosaurus @Dee Zephyr @ElDiablo14 @Go the Biff @BDA Leaderboard Tipping Comp 13 - ElDiablo14, Clintosaurus, Macca 12 - Gorgoroth 11 - BDA 9 - Dee Zephyr 8 - Go the Biff 2 - layzie We play for 3 (+3) points per game in the Championship week, so 12 points are up for grabs in week 3 of the playoffs Monday 7.00am Patriots (-5.5) @ Denver Monday 10.30am Rams @ Seattle (-2.5)

It's a clean slate for a lot on the list (especially those who have had limited senior experience like Laurie, AJ, Luker, Jeffo, Kolt et al) Let's see how they all go under the new coach And does anyone know how old Jason Taylor is? (Not that I believe that he is past his use-by date)

Rams win! Abit of luck here or there decides it. Bears were so close but then the interception

Bears D-Line (and secondary) has been extra good today Stafford is under constant pressure

I remember that quite well and I called it a catch at the time on this very thread I made the connection to the Fail Mary that went against the Packers at Seattle a year or 2 earlier Win some, lose some

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 9 - Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr 8 - Gorgoroth 7 - BDA, ElDiablo14, Macca 6 - Go the Biff 2 - layzie Remaining tips Pats 1-6 ( Go the Biff, Macca) Pats 7-12 (ElDiablo14, BDA) Houston 1-6 (Clintosaurus, Gorgoroth, Dee Zephyr, layzie) Rams 1-6 (Clintosaurus, Gorgoroth, Macca) Rams 7-12 (ElDiablo14) Bears 1-6 (BDA, Dee Zephyr, layzie, Go the Biff)

Could be that it's viewed as a fumble upon hitting the ground (?) Anyway, the game ends up being decided by 2 x PI rulings. Both calls were there but if the defenders don't play close, they give up a catch. The Bills are cursed!

That looked like a catch to me! There again, the catch rules are a bit dicey

Tips! @BDA @Gorgoroth

The state of origin game (WA vs Vic) will probably be an open, free flowing exhibition match and largely bruise-free (as opposed to an open, free flowing game where the players are hard at it) But where's the passion for winning? AFL State rivalry is a thing of the past where as with RL State of Origin, the State rivalry drives the concept Care factor 100% (RL) vs Care factor negligible (Aussie Rules) Mind you, if they predominantly held origin games in WA, the matches would pull a crowd. Maybe the same for SA. I'll be watching as will hundreds of 1000's of others who are just keen footy fans If it's ongoing, I see the 3 main states involved with the games played in WA or SA. Every year? Big maybe But again, all our passion for the sport rests with the clubs and the premiership

Denver 1-6 Seattle 1-6 Pats 1-6 Rams 1-6

I'm not sure that all involved at the club knew how to deal with success. All the rest of what happens, if that occurs, follows down a similar path An example of how to do deal with success might be our very own Norm Smith and the club, back in the day. But even that went all pear-shaped in the end Not sure about regrets though. It is what it is and you move on and start again