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Good post, apart from one slight correction I've made TU Being a staunch Aussie, my heart is with the Packers at lunchtime today. Those green and gold colours are just irresistible ! Good luck, and may the better team win .

Ha ha ha ! You've gotta wonder about some people . I've got a mate who is a Pats fan and he's pretty good about things (he's a staunch Demon as well and I must get him on to 'land at some stage) Different conference helps doesn't it - they're not really a rival in most respects. Same goes with a mate who's a Steelers fan. Hard not to talk about Tebow or even use him as a reference. He's famous for um ........being Tim Tebow . Go figure ! I see the Jags have ruled a line through him . Hope he gets a gig somewhere. In breaking news - 'old dee' has promised me he's coming over to this thread . A Bears fan for us, 'cfh' . And if 'dc' becomes a contributor here it could liven the thread up a bit !

Now I know what's wrong with the Laker! You've educated me on those injuries pantaloons - wasn't sure of the extent apart from Nash being unavailable for the 1st part of the season. Nash, and the position he plays, would have been the major factor in L.A's non productive season (so far) My question was in some ways related to Kobe possibly not being part of the playoffs - you just expect him and the Lakers to be always being a part of the post-season. Think it might be 8 years since L.A have missed the playoffs. Just had a look at Sportscenter earlier and 'Magic' was saying it's over. Tend to follow the fortunes of the 'big time' teams and like to see all of them make it past the regular season. Used to have a leaning towards Phoenix because of Nash but don't really have a team now. Am I allowed to follow the Knicks? Just for this season? If so, I reserve the right to jump right off them - anytime

Here's one of my favourite Ronny Jordan tracks . Warms up after at about 1.30 and Ronny's guitar solo from 2.45 to 4.15 is just simply magnificent. This song grows on you like not many others can. Hope you enjoy ... Macca's jazz 5.7 Ronny Jordan & DJ Spinna - Mackin'

The Australian open starts on Monday and if you want to check out the seedings go to this site ... ... Seeds set for Australian Open 2013 On the Mens side, Nadal is a notable absentee through a stomach virus (must of been a bad one) . Djokovic (1), Murray (2), Federer (3) and Ferrer (4) are the top 4 seeds. Andy and Roger are seeded to meet each other in one Semi final whilst Novak and David are a possibility for the other Semi final. (2 vs 3 and 1 vs 4). On the Womens side the top 4 seeds are Azarenka (1), Sharapova (2), Serena Williams (3) and Radwanska (4) . Slightly different seeding match-ups on the Ladies side with seeds 1 and 3 drawn to meet each other in one Semi and seeds 2 and 4 drawn to meet in the other Semi. Australia's Sam Stoser is seeded no.9 and if she gets through to the Quarter finals she may well meet Agnieszka Radwanska (4). Sam is in the same quarter of the draw as Agnieszka.

What is going on with the Lakers ?... 5 games below .500 and on a 5 game losing streak (they are at home to OKC today) . You might be on to something JJ, although Phil Jackson is keeping the faith in this article ... ... Phil Jackson believes the Lakers can make the Post-season

Here is Bill Simmons weekly column from Grantland ... The Always Reliable Mailbag ... this week's column focuses on the history of Bill answering readers e-mail's (dating back to the not so sophisticated internet days of 1997) Divisional round playoffs starts tomorrow . ESPN & OneHD are showing all this weeks games 'live'. Reckon Denver and New England should both win and I'm hoping for a Green Bay victory. The Seattle/Atlanta game is really hard to pick . What's happens to the Falcons if they lose ? Early in the week I thought the Seahawks, but who knows? Looking forward to all 4 games. See y'all tomorrow morning ... All times AEDT ...you can click on any team for that teams ESPN page (stats and news etc) Sunday, Jan. 13 (divisional round) 8:30am — Baltimore at Denver 12:00pm — Green Bay at San Francisco Monday, Jan. 14 (divisional round) 5:00am — Seattle at Atlanta 8:30am — Houston at New England Monday, Jan. 21 (championship games) 7:00am — NFC title game 10:30am — AFC title game Monday, Feb. 4 10:30am — Super Bowl

Sorry this is a bit late - been on the AFL investigation thread ... it's a bit of a read ... Round 1 - pick no.5 Hashim Amla (Sth Africa) There's my Proteas pick gone Cool idea this one, HT. There's a lot of tactics involved .

I was a bit of a 'razz' man myself, back in the day . Those triangular shaped globules were a sight for sore eyes on sweltering days Occasionally the 'glug' would be purchased (or not purchased) but more often than not it disappointed ...

Perth Band 'Eskimo Joe' released this song a few years ago . They wrote the song in memory of Heath Ledger (the band were in New York when Heath tragically passed away) . Heath was also from Perth . From wiki ... Macca 12.0 Some powerful words in this song ...

Just a quick heads up HT . When it's a persons turn, can you pick any player to fill any spot in the team or is it specifically done in batting order? (for instance) . You can give me the answer when stipulating the rules when posting the 'Best XI thread' (if you prefer) . Cheers

I tend to watch a lot of the games on delay during the season BB - you can save a stack of time breezing through the endless breaks in play . One game usually takes about 1 - 2 hours depending on whether you want to listen to the commentary between the plays . Otherwise you need a Monday off or loads of time available or be prepared to wake at 3am or 5am . It takes a fair bit of planning to follow the sport really . The Niners have been on the tele a lot this season and if you want to watch the games you might have to plan a bit more of that 'paperwork' Where there's a will there's a way . My Packers take on your 49ers next Sunday at noon . It should be the game of the divisional round . If San Francisco are at their best it's gonna be tough going for the Pack . Really looking forward to it .

Montana is one of my all time favourite sportsmen . When I was just a casual observer of the sport I used to barrack for him alone ! Now the team he represented is an enemy Your Bears were a bit unlucky . 10 - 6 is a good season - just couldn't beat my Packers hey ...

I've got a mate of a mate who puts on a day at his place every year . It's 12 to 15 blokes who catch up once a year - it's like a reunion of strangers ! It's hard not to get 'caught up' so I don't always 'front up' Another 'Niners' fan ! Where are all the Packer fans ? C'mon, I will need help next Sunday ... They're all gonna call me 'cheesehead' . I can see it ! Seriously bub, you've gotta get back into the sport - with the coverage we get and with 6-7 games being shown live (as well as being in HD) you're missing out . It's a great sport .

I see the rally is on 'Eurosports' (for those with cable) . 9.00am(ish) and 6.00pm every day . Haven't caught up with it as yet this year but it has a strange appeal ! While I've got ya - we could with some more posters on the NFL thread next year (or this year) Now that you've revealed your team to all, there is no escape . Get on board old dee !

Bananas are now done with (hic) Strawbs are at the ready - thanks for reminding me - the crisper reveals all !

Actually Wyl, I've got bananas, rum, milk, ice cream and various liqueur's in the house - and it's a Tuesday night? What to do? I could be 'slurring' my posts by 11pm

Well I do like a banana daiquiri and must try the 'Hummingbird' at some stage . The 'fritter' can't be good for the ticker so a big no on that one Here's a few more deeelectible beverage's .... just right for the summer .... or a cruise .... Banana drinks

Next weeks games ... ESPN & OneHD are showing all the divisional games live Sunday, Jan. 13 (divisional round) 8:30am — Baltimore @ Denver 12:00pm — Green Bay @ San Francisco Monday, Jan. 14 (divisional round) 5:00am — Seattle @ Atlanta 8:30am — Houston @ New England Monday, Jan. 21 (championship games) 7:00am — NFC title game 10:30am — AFC title game Monday, Feb. 4 10:30am — Super Bowl

Didn't you know? It's a private club . Jacket and tie required and no riff-raff . Swearing is allowed but only with cigars after 11pm . Invite is by 'PM' only but don't hold your breath . MCC membership is known to come quicker . Guest passes are available on application to the great one - Redleg . That's my guest pass used up - I'm outta here ...

Felt Shanahan should have pulled RG3 from the game earlier . He was clearly hampered and could hardly run . His throws were off target as well and a knee injury can have an effect on your whole game . They had Cousins ready to go and should have bitten the bullet . Seattle were good though - coming from 14 points down . Wilson and Lynch were very good . Atlanta awaits and you'd have to give the Seahawks a real chance . Been a terrific year for the Skins and they should be proud of their efforts - they won a tough division and kept the Giants and Dallas out of the playoffs . Ravens were too good as well . Indi picked up a decent amount of yards but just couldn't score . No touchdowns says it all . The Ravens defence held firm and it will certainly be an interesting match-up against Denver next week . Denver defeated the Ravens in Baltimore 3 weeks ago (34-17) so they'd have to be reasonably firm favourites . Luck couldn't do what he's done a lot this year - get another 4th quarter comeback win - tough to do in Baltimore . He's had a top year though and may still get ROTY (though if Wilson gets Seattle over the line next week it's all his) Reckon Peyton will get it done 'cfh' . That home field advantage at altitude cannot be underestimated . I'm with you on the Seahawks - just ! If they win they'll be at San Francisco or Green Bay . Are they the 'Hot' team ? It was totally gutsy the way RG3 kept going but I couldn't believe how much he was hobbling out there today .

The people I know who follow the sport all seem to have a dislike of the Giants , Patriots and the Cowboys (not in any particular order) However....I know someone who is a Pats fan and Brady is one of the all time best players . It's hard to dislike someone like Tom Coughlin and Eli is a bit unfairly maligned . So it's down to Dallas for me but it's not with any great intent . I can't hate Tony Romo no matter how many times he implodes ! Like you, nothing will ever come close to my strong dislike of a number of AFL clubs (headed by the Pies and Bombers) Maybe England in the cricket ? Reckon all my hate is taken up by footy - a man's only got so much hate ! (is that a line in a movie?)

Bookmarked ! Thanks ... sport and humour is always a good mix ... I think it was 5 - 17 years re the Rodgers 'rant' - either way it works ... How good would it be if we could get old dee over here as a Bears fan ? On a whole bunch of levels ! I'm working on getting a Detroit fan over here as well . Could we all remain civil to each other ?

Yeah, what is it ? 13 times World Champions (apparently the Yanks have their own version of the 'World') Nice to see you on the thread 'dc' . Are you gonna stick around ? You're not concerned about being labelled one of those 'Other thread' people ? Btw, my guess is there are a lot of 'landers that are NFL fans . Even old dee 'Came out' and admitted to being a Bears fan ... Maybe an NFL 'Poll' will bring more out ?

Stars and Renegades go at it tonight . Wonder if Warnie will somehow get a hit . Here is an interesting story from Fox Sports Could the following be construed as tanking? ...