Don't mind AFL, so long as the volume is turned down and I don't have to listen to the commentators. Went to Etihad Stadium once. Was bored out of my brain. So high up in the stands you could barely see the ball.
I like watching cricket on telly, so long as I've got something else to do as well for the boring bits ie surf MySwag.
Went to the MCG once. 20/20 game. Bangledesh (I think) were bowled out in 5 overs, and Australia scored the required runs in about 5 overs as well. Barely got comfortable after working my way in with 50000 of my closest friends and it was time to fight my way out with them as well.
But the Australian Open?
A great family day out. Costs about $20 odd per person for a grounds pass (you can't get into Rod Laver or Margerate Court, but who cares, I'm not into it enough to work out who is playing there anyway), for the whole day. Although with No. 3 son ball boying for the last 2 years we get a few complimentry tickets anyway.
You wonder in to a court and can sit with in spitting distance of the players.
The enforced quiet whilst play is under way just adds to the tension as the shots go on.
Doesn't really matter who is playing. They are all world class.
If one of the players is not up to the challenge presented by their opposition the game is over real quick and they put another game on for you.
They don't do that at the cricket.
And if you get a bit bored there are heaps of places to laze around and crowd watch. Eye candy galore. Doesn't matter what age or nationality you are in to
. The hotter the day the better. Especially if you sit around the fountain where the young lovlies seem to see it as a huge challenge to see how wet they can get before security chase them out of the water.
Peter H
