On any given Sunday – in fact, on any day of the week – sports biggest matchups grace the giant screen at the local’s favourite local, The Pub.
Football of every code: Aussie Rules, Rugby league, soccer. Combat sports: UFC, MMA, Boxing. It’s an offer of the full sporting scope, from table tennis to horse racing, gymnastics to darts and golf – there’s nothing you can’t watch at The Airlie Beach Hotel’s Sports Bar.
And, at this time of year, the Australian sporting world is working its way to a crescendo.
Yesterday’s showing of the Bledisloe Cup was a taste of the finals football set to be played over the coming weeks: The NRL Semi-Final tonight between Eels and Raiders, and the AFL Preliminary Finals showing at the same time between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions.
Saturday is no different: a late afternoon Preliminary Final between Sydney Swans and Magpies before the Grand Final on Saturday, September 24. And later on in the night the Sharks will take on the Rabbitohs, the winner heading to the showpiece at Accor Stadium in Sydney, the October 2 NRL Grand Final.
It’s the season end for Australia’s biggest competitions, and that time of year we all feel sportingly spoilt.
With a freshly poured Stein of beer in hand, in amongst the pack of fans at The Pub’s Sports Bar, there’s no better atmosphere to experience finals footy. Surround sound, 24 screens, and an electrifying air.
Airlie Beach Hotel Sports Bar manager, Matthew Rowley – affectionately known by patrons as just Rowley - knows the feeling of the sports bar in full swing better than anyone.
“If it’s hopscotch, we don’t care; if we can find a channel we’ll get it on the TV,” Rowley said.
“The atmosphere in here is incredible when there’s sport going. Everyone gets behind it and the games so far have all been close, which has made it awesome. If everyone’s going off and having a good time, you can’t help but get invested, even if you don’t know the sport.”
Rowley said with the finals kicking into gear already, the atmosphere would be at fever pitch.
“There’s no comparison to being at the pub with a few beers. You can sit at home and watch it on a very small TV, and it’s no fun whatsoever. You come here, we’ll get you happy and you’ll love it,” he said.
“There’s always something new behind the bar, whether on tap or a new spirit, you can come here and have a good time with good people. We’ll always accommodate for whatever the sport.”
Airlie Beach Hotel’s Sports Bar manager Mathew Rowley said the atmosphere during big games was “unmatched”
When The Pub’s Sports Bar is in full swing, there’s few venues in town that can match its gameday vibe
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