function GetXmlHttpObject() {
  var xmlPlayerTopHttp=null;
  try {
    // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
    xmlPlayerTopHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch (e) {
    // Internet Explorer
    try {
      xmlPlayerTopHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
    catch (e) {
      xmlPlayerTopHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
  return xmlPlayerTopHttp;
}

function showPlayerTop(id) {
  xmlPlayerTopHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
  url="/afl/footy/player_top?page=Fan+Forum&ptid=" + id;
  xmlPlayerTopHttp.onreadystatechange=playerTopChanged;
  xmlPlayerTopHttp.open("GET",url,true);
  xmlPlayerTopHttp.send(null);
}

function playerTopChanged() {
  if (xmlPlayerTopHttp.readyState==4) { 
  	response = xmlPlayerTopHttp.responseText;
  	if (response.indexOf("<!-- PLAYER TOP -->") < 0) {
  		response = " ";
  	}
    document.getElementById("playerTop").innerHTML=response;
  }
}