Located just across the road from the stadium on Bourke Street, Platform 28 is a great meeting place for pre-match/event drinks and food. Split over two levels, it has some excellent outdoor areas on both levels, with great selection of tap and bottled beers, wine etc. Alternatively, if you get to the stadium early, there are a couple of great bars inside the stadium that are well priced. From the EJ Whitten Bar, you grab a drink and watch the match build up through floor to ceiling glass before wandering around to wherever you are sitting.

Platform 28 is the best choice in my opinion. There is plenty of space to meet up with friends before a game. There is a great game day atmosphere in here too. The Nixon is another option which is pretty much directly opposite Platform 28. This is not as big, and can get a bit too crowded on a game day.

Woolshed Pub is right on the Docklands Harbor on the Bolte Bridge side of Marvel Stadium and is a very nice place to raise a glass or three both pre and post match. Entry into the ground from that side may not be as good as the main entrances, but if you're willing to walk that little bit further, you'll be rewarded with a really nice pub.