Eagles, Dockers to meet in NAB Challenge
Fremantle and West Coast will face off in a pre-season derby on Sunday March 22.
The AFL today released the NAB Challenge fixture which will see members with game access admitted for free.
The pre-season will also see West Coast play Carlton in Mandurah on Friday February 27 while the Dockers will host Melbourne at Fremantle Oval on Thursday March 15.
Both of those games will be played at 4.10pm so they can be broadcast around the country on Foxtel.
West Coast will travel to South Australia to play against Port Adelaide at Norwood Oval on Sunday March 8. Fremantle also has one interstate match with a clash against Sydney at Drummoyne Oval on Sunday March 15.
Other highlights of the fixture included the Western Bulldogs playing a match at their home ground – Whitten Oval. Collingwood will play against Carlton in Bendigo while a double header has been scheduled for Eithad Stadium on Saturday March 21.
Richmond will face North Melbourne at 1.10pm that day and then the Bulldogs will play Collingwood at 7.10pm that night.
NAB Challenge fixtures
Thursday, February 26
Hawthorn v Collingwood
Aurora Stadium 7.10pm EDT
Friday, February 27
West Coast Eagles v Carlton
Rushton Park, Mandurah 4.10pm WST
Saturday, February 28
Brisbane Lions v St Kilda
Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary 3.10pm EST
Western Bulldogs v Richmond
Whitten Oval 4.40pm EDT
Sunday, March 1
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne
Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln 4.10pm CDT
Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville 3.40pm EST
Thursday, March 5
Fremantle v Melbourne
Fremantle Oval 4.10pm WST
Friday, March 6
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions
C.ex Coffs International Stadium 7.10 pm EDT
Saturday, March 7
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns
Blacktown ISP 4.10pm EDT
Essendon v St Kilda
Morwell Recreation Reserve 4.40pm EDT
Sunday, March 8
Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles
Norwood Oval, Adelaide 4.10pm CDT
North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton 4.10pm CDT
Thursday, March 12
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows
Simonds Stadium 7.10pm EDT
Friday, March 13
GWS Giants v Essendon
Spotless Stadium 7.10pm EDT
Saturday, March 14
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne
Eureka Stadium, Ballarat 4.10pm EDT
Richmond v Port Adelaide
Lavington Sports Ground, Albury 4.40pm EDT
Sunday, March 15
Sydney Swans v Fremantle
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney 4.10pm EDT
Collingwood v Carlton
Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo 4.40pm EDT
Thursday, March 19
St Kilda v Hawthorn
Etihad Stadium 7.10pm EDT
Friday, March 20
Melbourne v Essendon
Etihad Stadium 5.50pm EDT
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions
Metricon Stadium 7.40pm EST
Saturday, March 21
Richmond v North Melbourne
Etihad Stadium 1.10pm EDT
Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows
AAMI Stadium 3.40pm CDT
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Etihad Stadium 7.10pm EDT
Sunday, March 22
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans
StarTrack Oval 1.10pm EDT
Carlton v Geelong Cats
Etihad Stadium 4.10pm EDT
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle
Patersons Stadium 4.10pm WST
