Meet Up Information for PAFC fans attending Melbourne games in 2016

[Powerstufff]

For those going to Melbourne games note the following info from the PAFC Cheer Squad. At the time of writing this the club's Supporter Group page is still showing Bells, that's wrong.

A new home in Melbourne for the Vic Supporters Group

The Victorian Supporters Group will have a new venue to call home in 2016. The Royal Derby Hotel in Fitzroy will now be the place to gather weekly to watch the Power play. The VSG will be the only supporter group at the Royal Derby so will always be given priority when the Power are playing.

The Royal Derby is easily accessible by tram from the City (No. 11) and there is also plenty of parking in the car park in the middle of Alexandra Parade, opposite the Fitzroy Swim Centre. There is some parking in the surrounding streets, however this is metered parking so to be safe your best bet is to try the car park opposite the swim centre. The No. 11 tram will also take supporters directly to Southern Cross Station to Etihad Stadium. It’s about a 10-15 walk to the G from the tram stop.

 

[badbeats]

What happened to Bells?

 

[Dylan8]

Would have liked a cbd location

 

[Chewy316]

Would have liked a cbd location

It's barely a 10 minute tram ride from Melbourne CBD. Come on, man.

 

[Jonts]

Good pub

 

[Dylan8]

It's barely a 10 minute tram ride from Melbourne CBD. Come on, man.

But it could have been zero minutes. I dunno why we moved for no advantage or upgrade. Well I guess Fitz is better than South Melbourne.

 

[DaTBird187]

Would have liked a cbd location

That might work if there was a single decent pub in the CBD. Fitzroy FTW.

 

[Pappagallo]

Godfather Parmi!

 

[Marmozet]

What happened to Bells?

Think some of the VSG were unhappy with it, and they never enjoyed having to share it and co-exist with the Crows supporters group. So this bloke from the new pub in Fitzroy got a hold of our Vic supporters group and invited them over. People went out there to test it out and were impressed and thought that it would be a better option than Bells.

 

[DaTBird187]

More than happy with this, south-side was never a draw for me. But walking from home to Fitzroy, I may leave the couch for that.

 

[Peck]

Would prefer CBD or even Richmond I'll make an effort to check it out though!

 

[Papa G]

Is a hipster pub? It is located in * wit central.

 

[Dylan8]

 

[Papa G]

You disagree that Fitzroy is not the epicentre of wankdom in this country?

 

[Adam Marrett23]

I'll head there before the Collingwood game then when I'm in Melbourne. Cheers for info

 

[raman]

You disagree that Fitzroy is not the epicentre of wankdom in this country?

Not to be trite but



Anyway, there are innumerable more objectionable cultural stereotypes in Australia than hipsters.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

You disagree that Fitzroy is not the epicentre of wankdom in this country?

That's just Melbourne in general

 

[Dylan8]

You disagree that Fitzroy is not the epicentre of wankdom in this country?

Yes. Also the bleating about "hipsters" like it's 2010. Move on already.

 

[cmpower]

Usually when I go to Melbourne I book Accom based around the grounds we are playing at

 

[Portology]

Impressed that there is a bar called "Naked For Satan" on the walk to the 'G from there.

 

[DaTBird187]

Impressed that there is a bar called "Naked For Satan" on the walk to the 'G from there.

Nice rooftop bar that. To be honest if you did a bar crawl from The Royal Derby Hotel to the G you'd get there some time on Tuesday. Plenty of great watering holes.

 

[Portology]

Nice rooftop bar that. To be honest if you did a bar crawl from The Royal Derby Hotel to the G you'd get there some time on Tuesday. Plenty of great watering holes.

or you could get to Melbourne a few days early