Commonwealth Games - The loneliest place in the World

[Hugh Jarse]

Have you seen the crowds (or not) at the Delhi Games?

The Netball had 58 spectators.

The Hockey seems to have about 10 spectators.

I'd be spewing if I paid top dollar for a prime seat to turn up to an empty stadium.

Hope the TV rights are covering the cost of the Games, cause the spectators seem to be frightened off.

 

[RugbyFuture]

don't think many people care...

 

[I like to watch]

Top dollar = AUD $25 for finals in the athletics !
cheap seats $2.50

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Top dollar $AUD25 doesn't seem all that much when we are used to paying 10 times that for a prime seat at a footy game.

Guess I am stuck in the Sydney sporting paradigm.

Even so, $2.50 AUD is probably a hell of a lot for many of the locals.

 

[Moses]

They've got maybe a thousand to the cricket in Mohali, good to see such passionate support

 

[I like to watch]

Even so, $2.50 AUD is probably a hell of a lot for many of the locals.

It is a lot if you don't give a crap.
A mate of mine in Mumbai say local interest = 0
He tells me if it's not cricket then it's nothing.
Building a stadium that holds 60,000 in a city that size gives an indication of the apathy to all things not cricket.

 

[Bowside]

I heard that the tickets ranged from 100 AUD to 1000 AUD. It was in the paper the other day I think?

Was it a case of classic courier mail sensationalism?

 

[RugbyFuture]

you guys really need to find a name for the courier mail that degrades it as a piece of trash as our daily terror for the tele does.

 

[I like to watch]

Opening/closing tickets were big bucks >$1k, the actual sports not dear at all.
just shows by the pricing that the locals have no interest in the actual sports, but will shell out for an event

 

[Nusadan]

Top dollar = AUD $25 for finals in the athletics !
cheap seats $2.50

What about prices for hockey?

 

[I like to watch]

same price
but I have no spares!

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I have to confess to having next to no interest in the Commonwealth Games any more and I say this as someone is a total Olympics tragic.

 

[Nusadan]

I have to confess to having next to no interest in the Commonwealth Games any more and I say this as someone is a total Olympics tragic.

You forget the 7's though...

 

[I like to watch]

And the lawn Bowls!

 

[DPK]

When the fuck is the 7's on?

 

[RugbyFuture]

it starts in like the third week, not sure if they're showing it on FTA though

 

[RugbyFuture]

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/10/xix-commonwealth-games-guide.html

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

RUGBY 7s
Day 1 – Australia plays England, Namibia and Sri Lanka in preliminary pool matches.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12

RUGBY 7s
Day 2 – medal finals

 

[Hugh Jarse]

7's Rugby Draw and timing

http://www.worldrugbynews.co.uk/rugby-7s-commonwealth-games-2010_1646.html

Rugby 7′s Pools and Schedule Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010

Rugby 7′s Pools and Schedule Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010, to be played over the 11/12 October.

Pool A
New Zealand, Scotland, Canada and Guyana
Pool B
South Africa, Wales, Tonga and India
Pool C
Samoa, Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Uganda
Pool D
England, Australia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka

Day One

All times local
01 09:00 South Africa v Tonga
02 09:22 Wales v India
03 09:44 New Zealand v Canada
04 10:06 Scotland v Guyana
05 10:28 England v Malaysia
06 10:50 Australia v Sri Lanka
07 11:22 Samoa v Papua New Guinea
08 11:44 Kenya v Uganda
09 12:06 South Africa v India
10 12:28 Wales v Tonga
11 12:50 New Zealand v Guyana
12 13:12 Scotland v Canada
13 14:04 England v Sri Lanka
14 14:26 Australia v Malaysia
15 14:48 Samoa v Uganda
16 15:10 Kenya v Papua New Guinea
17 15:32 Tonga v India
18 15:54 Canada v Guyana
19 16:26 Malaysia v Sri Lanka
20 16:48 Papua New Guinea v Uganda
21 17:10 South Africa v Wales
22 17:32 New Zealand v Scotland
23 17:54 England v Australia
24 18:16 Samoa v Kenya

Day Two

There will be 18 games during the day to finalise results and these will be based on day one performances

so India is 4 and a half hours behind us right? So:

All times Brisbane time
01 1:30pm South Africa v Tonga
06 3:20pm Australia v Sri Lanka
07 3:52pm Samoa v Papua New Guinea
14 6:56pm Australia v Malaysia
23 10:24pm England v Australia

And now NSW has gone to Daylight Savings, working out the time for these games will be a lottery depending on where you are.

 

[Jets]

I hope that Foxtel has a channel dedicated to the sevens this weekend. 10 and One will only show Australian games.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

According to their website, Foxtel will have continuous live Rugby 7's coverage from 2:25 pm for 340 minutes on Delhi #5 channel (#188 ), then a further 255 minutes from 725 pm 'til about 12:25 am.

Day 2 live coverage commences 2:25 pm for 225 minutes. and the medal round starting at 6:25 pm for 300 minutes.

Delhi #5 channel throughout. Bookmark it in your planner now. Tell your boss you are on annual leave.

Not sure about Free to air coverage.