First leg of a Heart & WSW Christmas / New Year double.
Will be there with family (3 others).
As a suggestion for a bar to meet up at before the game - there's a nice bar in Federation Sq (can't remeber name) next to river walkway - not too far to walk to AAMI Park and a very pleasant walk on a good day.
It's called the Transport bar, nice venue. Good strolling distance to AAMI. There's also the Turf Bar, that's a pretty nice place, but is a little bit further and more towards Southern Cross station..
The Imperial, Elephant and the Wheelbarrow.. They'd be closeish too.