Footy finals fever: What you need to know to get to the game

Finals footy is here and with tens of thousands of fans set to descend on Brisbane - here’s what you need to know to get in and out of the game with minimal fuss.

Brisbane’s pubs and sports clubs are readying for a mammoth weekend as the festival of footy finals takes over the city.

Carina Leagues Club said their Sidelines sports bar staff are prepping ahead of a huge Friday night for the Broncos’ qualifying final showdown against Melbourne Storm.

General manager Adam Wiencke said there was an air of excitement as “we’re huge Broncos fans here”.

Brisbane Broncos captain Adam Reynolds and Melbourne Storm captain Christian Welch ahead of their finals clash. Picture: Richard Dobson

“We’re expecting a huge crowd drawing in all our local community members to unite and watch the boys battle against the Storm,” he said.

Sporting Globe at Westfield Chermside has over 100 bookings for tonight.

Assistant venue manager Mere Martin said that on top of the 110 bookings so far, an AFL team has booked their function room, filling the venue with footy fans.

“Finals season obviously with two Brisbane teams playing, it’s made our bookings quite heavy,” she said.

“We haven’t done too much advertisement around it either, people have just been booking well in advance.”

Tamika Jenkin, Luella Jensen, and Janaya Jenkin, at the Broncos verse Storm game at Suncorp Stadium, on Thursday 31st August 2023 - Photo Steve Pohlner

TRAFFIC + ROAD CLOSURES:

Fans going to Suncorp Stadium tonight are encouraged to use public transport, with heavy traffic tipped due to road closures.

Roads closed for two and half hours before, and one hour following the game are: Castlemaine St, Chippendall St, Finchley St, Mayneview St, Parkview St, and Cordova St.

For an hour following the game, Roma St inbound will be closed between Skew St and Turbot St and Petrie Tce will be closed between Milton Rd and Caxton St (except local traffic).

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Milton Rd inbound between Park Rd and Petrie Tce will be closed in the hour after the game, along with Caxton St between Hale St and Petrie Tce. Cribb St between Railway Tce and Milton Rd plus Paten St, Black St, and Granzella St will also be closed following the game.

Motorists should be aware of the 15-minute parking restriction that applies to the local area on match days.