Melbourne is set to make sporting history this Friday, 11 September, as the NFL stages its first-ever regular-season game on Australian soil, with the Los Angeles Rams taking on the San Francisco 49ers at the MCG.
For Australian NFL fans, this moment has been years in the making. Two of the league’s most recognisable franchises will go head-to-head at one of Australia’s most iconic sporting venues, bringing the scale and spectacle of American football to Melbourne.
RAMS VS 49ERS — THE MAIN EVENT
The action kicks off at 10:35am on Friday, 11 September at the MCG, with the Los Angeles Rams facing their long-time NFC West rivals, the San Francisco 49ers.
The historic fixture represents far more than another game on the NFL calendar. It marks the league’s first regular-season match played in Australia and places Melbourne firmly on the international sporting stage.
With American football continuing to attract an increasingly passionate Australian following, the MCG provides an appropriately grand setting for the occasion.
CAN’T GET TO THE MCG? SPRINGROCK IS BRINGING THE NFL TO THE CBD
For fans without a seat at the MCG, Springrock Public Bar at Level 1, 87 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, is turning game day into an American-style celebration.
Doors open from 9am, giving fans plenty of time to settle in ahead of the 10:35am kickoff, with reserved seating and big-screen views available for the entire game.
The venue is leaning heavily into the American game-day experience, with $25 bottomless smoked chicken wings from first whistle to final whistle, alongside drink specials including $30 Coors buckets, $9 Jack Daniel’s and $10 craft beers, plus bourbon and whiskey selections.
FANCY HANK’S BRINGS THE AMERICAN BBQ
Fancy Hank’s will also be serving its American BBQ menu from 9am until 1:30pm, featuring some serious game-day favourites.
On the menu are Blooming Onion with smoked French onion dip, Baby Back Pork Ribs with peach and jalapeño glaze, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Brisket Sandwiches and Brisket Loaded Fries with pulled beef, cheese and chimichurri mayo.
Springrock’s regular menu will then kick in from midday.
Whether you’re inside the MCG watching history unfold or joining the atmosphere from the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, Friday is shaping up to be a major moment for sport in Australia.
Friday 11 September 2026
Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
Kickoff: 10:35am
MCG, Melbourne
For the Springrock watch party: Doors 9am | Springrock Public Bar, Level 1, 87 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD.
Melbourne, get ready; the NFL has arrived. Visit https://www.springrock.com.au/nfl-11th-september
