WHERE TO WATCH

GET your watching party together for the AFL Grand Final with the Mercury’s whip around of venues showing this afternoon’s West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood blockbuster.

St Albi’s owner Lucy Baker, the daughter of former Melbourne ruckman Garry Baker, said she was looking forward to hosting the grand final festivities. “We hope to give people an alternative to a pub and a family-friendly environment to watch the game,” she said.

St Albi’s has proved to be a northern suburbs success story in its first three years of operation with a reputation for excellent food. With her beloved Demons booted out of premiership contention last week, Ms Baker said she was simply hoping for a close game.

St Albi Bar & Eatery

Kicking off from midday, St Albi will be rolling out the big-screen projector and à la carte lunch menu for those hankering for a bite to eat. A Norm Smith medal sweep will be popular among footy pundits.

Last Rites Brewing Company

Last Rites will be giving away free beer from the first bounce to the moment Magpies’ American-born goliath Mason Cox drops a mark. If he plays anything like he did against the Tigers that’s a lot of beer.

The Brick Factory

The biggest game of the year will be shown live at The Brick Factory with $5 schooners on selected beers from siren to siren and live music from 10pm.

Wrest Point Casino

Grand final festivities will be held in the Onyx Bar from 10am with the footy broadcast in the Showroom. Footy fans can celebrate — or drown their sorrows — well into the night with live music from Matt Edmunds from DJ SupaNova from 6pm until late.

Customs House Hotel and Restaurant

$5 selected schooners, a big-screen projector in the restaurant and live music from local duo Tezmond from 9.30pm. Oh, and did I mention complimentary party pies and sausage rolls at half time?

Welcome Stranger Hotel

The Welcome Stranger will trans- form the dining room into a fullyfledged theatre with happy hour schooners from the first bounce to the final siren.

The Waratah Hotel

The Waratah’s function room will be dedicated to the West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood blockbuster while the kitchen is set to open from noon to feed the hungry masses.

The Brunswick Hotel

The Brunswick Hotel is pulling out all the stops with a massive projec- tor set up in the beer garden for your viewing pleasure. Later in the night there will be live music from Cam Stuart and, for those willing to go the distance, a cocktail happy hour from 9-10pm.

The Telegraph Hotel

The game will be broadcast around the venue on the big screen. To add to the grand final fever The Telegraph is offering $5 stubbies and the chance to win a $500 supermarket voucher. Four-piece cover band Got Your Six will perform later in the night.

Queens Head Hotel

The Queens Head Hotel boasts an impressive 15 television screens with post-game entertainment from local rockers Ebeneza Good from 9.30pm. It’s not technically a venue but …

Salamanca Square

BYO nibbles and deck chairs and watch the game broadcast on the big screen outside the Mercury building free of charge.