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Highlights of the round for me were the following ... RG3's debut in New Orleans . To go into the Superdome and get a win was a mighty achievement . The Redskins could create some havoc in that division . Manning and Denver's win over Pittsburgh . Peyton just looked like the Peyton of old . They'll be hard to beat if he stays healthy . San Francisco's win at Green Bay . The score flattered the Packers in all reality . The all round strength of the 49ers is what makes them such a good team . Well coached as well . The Ravens were excellent , coached by the other Harbaugh . Flacco continues to get better and better . Baltimore could not have started the season more impressively . How 'bout those Cowboys ? A good win in NY . Houston and New England did it easy and the Jets were very good , racking up 48 points against the Bills . Tebow took a backseat for now but I wonder what Rex has got in store for us with Tim !? Sanchez was terrific . The Eagles got up in a close one . They ran the ball 30 times and Vick threw it 56 times - phew ! I think I tipped 'em to get to the Championship game (along with Green Bay) . Both teams need to get better (esp the Packers) . Like to be able to revise that tip and include San Francisco right now !! Those Rams had a real chance but Detroit were too good . Atlanta and Chicago had good wins and KC need to get some players back from injury . Really good 1st week .

He might have a few more chances as well now . Roger is getting on , Rafa has some injury issues and Novak might be coming back to the field a bit . He could go 2 ways now , win 1 or 2 more slams or use this win as a spur to win as many as he can . Great win today by Andy .

Just finished watching SNF . Peyton is back ! A great performance against that Steelers defence . Denver could be a real chance after that win . Elway would be well pleased . Luck had a reasonable debut against the Bears so the Vikes will want to be on their game again . The Colts don't appear to have much of a running game though . Doesn't get any easier for my Packers - we've got Chicago on Friday (our time) . Double header tomorrow with the Ravens at Cinci followed by the Chargers at Oakland . Couple of fierce divisional rivals there . Looks like we're getting at least 6 televised games a week (all up) . The only downer is that Foxtel haven't got a 'Late' game again next week . That will hopefully change going forward .

Nice O/T win to your blokes 'cfh' . Peterson had a good game with 2 TD's . Whilst he's firing you've always got a chance . Saw the Gabbert TD throw with 27 seconds remaining but the Vikings must have done well to draw level with a field goal .(in regulation) . At Indianapolis next for the Vikings . Chance to go 2 and 0 .

Packers go down as well . Those 49ers came to play . Great defence , too good . Some interesting results this morning - not the least being Washington's win over the Saints . Haven't seen any highlights but RG3 looks like he had an impressive debut .

Bill Simmons writes a weekly sports column for ESPN in the 'Grantland' pages . Here's this weeks column with his predictions further down the page in this link ... http://www.grantland...terbacks-league Here are some of his quotes ...

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Well , I've been wondering why I've been seeing ads for the following ... Transcendental meditation , astral traveling , crystals , tarot cards , essential oils , yoga , mind reading , tai chi . hypnosis , books on 'fingers crossed' and 'The worth of the rabbits foot' It all makes sense now

Well , obviously not , but we do need about 6 of 'em . Sign 'em up , Chook

The EPL takes a break this weekend . World cup qualifiers and International friendlies are taking place . Here's the EPL standings ... http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html

Great song JJ ...like it ... Found about 10 nu-jazz tracks that are worth posting . I'll kick off my selection with a track from a German band called 'Micatone' . Lisa Bassenge is on lead vocals . Macca's nu-jazz 4.4

He might have been poached by 'Roy Morgan research' Come back Rangey , we need more polls !

I think most of us understand that it just didn't work out . That's life , move on . Many of us wanted accountable footy so there was always going to be casualties . The 'casualty' list might be quite high though

Well it all kicks off tomorrow . You can click on any team for further news , information and fixtures . Apart from tomorrow's game , other good match-ups are the 49ers @ Green Bay and Pittsburgh @ Denver . The Colts @ Chicago and Washington @ New Orleans will have great interest as well with Luck and RG3 unveiled . Bring it on ! Week one ... THURS, SEPT 6 10.30 AM Dallas 28 at NY Giants 21 (OneHD and ESPN) MON, SEPT 10 3.00 AM Indianapolis 21 at Chicago 41 (OneHD) 3.00 AM Philadelphia 17 at Cleveland 16 3.00 AM New England 34 at Tennessee 13 3.00 AM Atlanta 40 at Kansas City 24 3.00 AM Jacksonville 23 at Minnesota 26 3.00 AM Washington 40 at New Orleans 32 (Fox 2) 3.00 AM Buffalo 28 at NY Jets 48 3.00 AM St. Louis 23 at Detroit 27 3.00 AM Miami 10 at Houston 30 6.25 AM San Francisco 30 at Green Bay 22 (OneHD) 6.25 AM Seattle 16 at Arizona 20 6.25 AM Carolina 10 at Tampa Bay 16 10.20 AM Pittsburgh 19 at Denver 31 (OneHD and ESPN) TUES, SEPT 11 9.00 AM Cincinnati 13 at Baltimore 44 (ESPN) 12.15 PM San Diego 22 at Oakland 14 (ESPN)

Ha ! I think you're safe It's certainly hard yakka being a Demons fan . My beef this year is our style of play . Losing is bearable if there's a few standout players or some great passages of play . Our slow , stagnant , stifling , boring around the boundary style is virtually unwatchable . I'm assured by many on this site that all the good attacking stuff will be 'unveiled' later . We wait in anticipation , Willo !

Ok , how many good attacking midfielders have we got that can defend ? Jones and .......who else ?

I believe you're right 'pantaloons' , re life membership at the Demons . Did a bit of a check and the only aberrations I could find were Shane Zantuck and perhaps Chris Connolly . But it's been a 10 years service 'rule' in recent times so I stand corrected . Not sure it's 10 years at all clubs though .

I fail to see how your largely unreadable rant has anything to do with my original post . You've misconstrued my words to suit your own negative slant on things . I offered a positive solution to our plight and you just want to give up by the sounds of things . You've taken my post out of context , twisted things around and made wildly ridiculous assumptions that make no sense at all . Perhaps if you take the time to re-read my post carefully you'll realize that I was making a suggestion on what I thought the club should do in the month of October . At no stage did I say that these things will happen as you've intimated .

By your standards we need to clear them all out . 'A' graders only hey ? Not practical .

Good luck with your future , Brent . All the best and thank you for your service to the club . You've got a Keith 'Bluey' Truscott medal and too not many Demons have achieved that honour . You've had your detractors but many of us could see your value . Ironically , our club needs some bigger bodied attacking midfielders . This year wasn't your best but it's been a forgettable year for many on the list . Apart from Jones and a few others , most on our list won't have 'fond' memories of 2012 . Play well at your new club but not against us ! Cheers

I can see the club looking at the WAFL , SANFL and/or the VFL if we're caught short . It may be a better option than picking up an 18yo at number 60 odd or higher . We've already gone down this path a bit with Magner and Couch as rookies . Some harder more mature players might be better 'depth' solutions . And they won't cost much in salary . Just a fail-safe method if we de-list 10 or 12 and aren't able to bring in enough talent through free agency and/or trades (in October) .

We desperately need to get some experienced talent in that October trade month . If we can snag 2 or 3 decent free agents and maybe trade for some talented 20-23 yo's it will lift our spirits . Apparently we have a 'War Chest' !

We're losing a player every 10 hours 'od' . They're droppin' like flies . Who's next ?

Not a bad idea 'dl' , in all seriousness . We need some positive stuff and lord knows , a bit of luck !

Ha ! We can't walk out , can we Willo ? We're trapped ! I had a tiger supporter mate once tell me that he hoped his team would merge so he wouldn't have to barrack for them anymore ! How sad is that ?