Bars for watching live sport

Watching AFL, soccer or rugby is that much more exciting when you're surrounded by other fans and if you can't make it to the game IRL, then watching it at one of Melbourne's much loved pubs and bars is the next best thing.

But where can you watch live sport around Melbourne, with great happy hour deals to ease you into the game? The Duke, the Crafty Squire, Imperial Bourke Street, Middle Park Hotel, College Lawn, Provincial Hotel and Hawthorn Hotel all regularly screen Australia's biggest sports games, so you can get down, grab a beer and catch the action.

The AFL season is no upon us, and whether it's the old-school pub charms of the Duke, the great craft beer selection at the Crafty Squire or the party pub vibes of the College Lawn, there is no shortage of great places to catch the action.