Western Bulldogs Chief Executive Simon Garlick has made the following comments in relation to the 2015 fixture release:

“We believe it is a positive fixture for our Club,” Garlick said.

“We wanted to ensure our games were more accessible for our fans after having excessive Sunday twilight games last year — we were able to secure 13 Saturday games, eight of which will be played in the afternoon.

“We look forward to some challenges early in the year, facing grand finalists Hawthorn and Sydney, and are pleased to open our account home at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

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“We will play at our home ground Etihad Stadium 13 times next season, and retain a home multicultural round match which we see as an important vehicle in highlighting our community efforts.

“We will head up to Cazalys Stadium again this year after a positive experience and some great feedback from our fans who thoroughly enjoyed travelling to Cairns.

“Whilst we were disappointed to not be allocated a Friday night game and look forward to receiving more primetime exposure opportunities as our exciting, young list continues to improve, this fixture does provide some improved revenue and exposure opportunities for our Club and we are pleased that a number of our priorities have been met”