Feature image: Torrens Arms Hotel.
It’s the most anticipated sporting event on the Australian calendar, and tomorrow (the 30th of September) will see the AFL Grand Final return to its home of the MCG for the first time in three years.
If you haven’t already made plans, fear not because we’ve found some of the best venues and parties to be at with your crew in SA to watch the top two teams fight it out for the coveted cup.
BRIGHT STAR BREWING
Watch the game at Bright Star Brewing on not one but TWO of the biggest screens you can imagine. There are no lock-in drinks packages, but fresh beers, including the newly released White and Czech Tmave, will be flowing, as well as a bespoke Footy Finals menu.
Book your seats here.
Brightstar Brewing is located at 35-37 Stirling Street, Thebarton.
BRIGHTON METRO HOTEL
Indulge in an array of refreshments, including a selection of tap beers, ciders, house wines, and soft drinks, with Brighton Metro Hotel’s ‘Siren to Siren’ drinks package for only $75 per person. Additionally, you’ll receive a bonus $20 meal voucher to fuel up with a pub classic during the game.
Book here.
Brighton Metro Hotel is located at 466 Brighton Road, Brighton.
BOWDEN BREWING
Bowden Brewery is offering $60 drink packages available from siren to siren. Bookable for their mezzanine, session beers, draught, IPA, YEET and house wines, Bowden Brewery aims to keep you and your friends’ spirits high throughout the finals. They’re installing a massive projector in Plant 3, so there’ll be ample space for you and your pals to kick back and relax.
They’ve even got a chilli challenge during half-time, only costing $25 per person, where you are tasked with the impossible feat of devouring 15 hot wings in 15 minutes. Street cred and exclusive prizes up for grabs!
Kick-off is at 2 pm, and bookings are highly recommended and can be done here. For pre-bookings of the drink package, book here.
Bowden Brewing is located at 12 Fourth Street, Bowden.
THE COLONIST HOTEL
Get the ‘Siren to Siren’ food and beverage package with platters presented between quarters and free-flowing drinks throughout, including bottomless beer, cider, house wine and soft drinks. There’s also the option of getting sliders and chips at halftime.
Tickets are $60 and can be purchased here.
To pre-order the ‘Siren to Siren’ package, click here.
The Colonist is located at 44 The Parade, Norwood.
THE DISTRICT
District at SkyCity has become one of the best places to watch a good game of footy, with the multi-level venue boasting a huge screen to make sure you don’t miss a piece of the action. The AFL Grand Final at The District’s Brew Bar will be the ultimate party.
For $149 pp, you’ll get a 4-hour bottomless drinks package, one main meal, a sweepstake for Norm Smith and First Goal Kicker, and the best Grand Final After Party in Adelaide.
Come in early to get the best seats for you and your mates! Doors open at 11 am.
When: 1 pm till 5 pm
Get your tickets here.
The District Brew Bar is located at SkyCity Adelaide, 125 North Terrace, Adelaide
GLENELG PIER BAR
It’s first in, best dressed for this ticketed event at the iconic Pier Bar in Glenelg. The $69 ‘Siren Package’ includes house spirits and all tap beer and wines throughout the game. Not to mention there will be an afterparty at 8:30 pm with the addition of DJ entertainment.
Book your table here.
Pier Bar is located at Glenelg Pier, 18 Holdfast Promenade, Glenelg.
THE HOPE INN HOTEL
Round up the crew to watch the AFL grand final LIVE and LOUD on The Hope Inn Hotel’s big screens. Enjoy getting together with friends in the Sports Bar for a happy hour filled with drinks and cheers for the top two teams of the year!
Book here.
The Hope Inn Hotel is located at 348 Port Road, Adelaide
THE MARION HOTEL
Spend this year’s grand final in the garden of The Marion Hotel and book yourself a Lunch Package for only $35. Get your mates together to watch the game from guaranteed pre-booked seating and dine with lunch and drinks from a selected menu. Limited spots are available, so book ASAP through this link.
The Marion Hotel is located at 849 Marion Road, Mitchell Park
THE MILE END HOTEL
Get the Mile End ‘Siren to Siren’ food and beverage package with platters presented between quarters and free-flowing drinks throughout (Coopers Pale Ale, Hahn Superdry and house wines). Some of the food on offer includes sliders—pulled pork and slaw, haloumi and chilli jam or gourmet beef burgers—and chips to enjoy.
Tickets are $60 and can be purchased here.
The Mile End Hotel is located at 30 Henley Beach Road, Mile End.
THE ORIGINAL COOPERS ALEHOUSE
From 2 pm, The Coopers Original Alehouse ‘Siren to Siren Finger Food & Beverage Package’ will include finger foods, unlimited beer, wine and softies for just $75 pp for you to enjoy during the game’s festivities.
Click here to book.
The Original Coopers Alehouse is located at 316 Pulteney Street, Adelaide.
THE PARKSIDE HOTEL
Soak up every moment of the Grand Final with two hours of selected tap beer, house wine and soft drinks with Parkside Hotel’s ‘Siren-to-Siren Package’, only costing $75 per person. Plus, a platter of delicious footy snacks will be delivered straight to your table at half-time.
Book your table here.
The Parkside Hotel is located at 142 Glen Osmond Road, Parkside
THE SUBURBAN BREW
Join the small batch brewery in their suburban backyard from 2 pm to watch the game. Asian Aussie Street Food will be slinging meals from midday until the early evening while The Suburban Brew takes care of the beer.
Bookings are essential and can be made here.
The Suburban Brew is located at 96 Goodwood Road, Goodwood.
THE TOWER HOTEL
The Tower Hotel is putting on a fab ‘Siren to Siren Package’ for $50 per head in the Tower’s Ale House. For the first three-quarters of the final, enjoy unlimited beer schooners and standard glasses of wine, and when it hits the last quarter, any house, base spirits will be included in the deal! Of course, the full food menu is on offer throughout the day too.
Bookings are essential and can be made here.
The Tower Hotel is located at 621 Magill Rd, Magill.
THE UNLEY
Head to the Unley rooftop and enjoy their ‘Siren to Siren’ food and beverage package. For just $79 per person, enjoy bottomless house beer, wine, selected ciders and soft drinks, plus nibbles served up at half-time while you take in all the action of the final!
Bookings are essential, so click here and secure your spot today!
The Unley Hotel is located at 27 Unley Road, Parkside
THE WALKERS ARMS HOTEL
Be front and centre for Australia’s most anticipated footy game at the Walkers Arms Events Centre and celebrate with a $69 ‘Siren to Siren’ package consisting of bottomless Pirate Life South Coast Pale, Carlton Draught and Great Northern Pints and house wine as well as footy snacks upon arrival.
Watch the action LIVE & LOUD on their two massive event centre screens and beer garden super screen.
Pay an extra $24.90 and kick on after the game to enjoy a Chicken Parmy and DJ post-match.
Tickets can be purchased here.
The Walkers Arms Hotel is located at 36 North East Road, Walkerville.
THE WELLINGTON HOTEL
Score a $1 pint on Grand Final day when you purchase any burger, plus enjoy $20 jugs of selected beers from 12-4 pm and go in the running to win a $200 bar voucher.
Click here to make a booking.
The Wellington Hotel is located at 36 Wellington Square, North Adelaide.
ROBE HOTEL
For those who are out of town on the big day, catch all the action from the AFL Grand Final with The Robe Hotel’s ‘Siren-to-Siren Package’!
For just $60 per person, bottomless beers and soft drinks will be accessible from the first bounce to the final siren. Plus, for the half-time break, enjoy 1/2 a kilo of wings, which will be made available to share with your mates.
Spots are limited, so book now to make sure you don’t miss out!
Robe Hotel is located at 6 Mundy Terrace, Robe.
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