Ticketing on-sale information is now available for the Western Bulldogs’ special double-header pre-season fixture against Essendon on Saturday 15 February at Mission Whitten Oval.  

With demand expected to be high, Bulldogs members will receive priority access to redeem a $0 general admission ticket on Wednesday 5 February from 10am via Ticketmaster. 

A member barcode is required to access the priority pre-sale, so members will receive an email in the coming days with barcode details and ticketing links.

Signing up as a member is the best way to obtain priority access, so do so today by clicking here. 

Essendon members can upgrade to a general admission ticket using their barcode for $10 from 10am.   

From 2pm, non-members will be able to purchase tickets at a cost of $15, with juniors (under 15) free of charge.  

Alternatively, you can guarantee your access ahead of the Wednesday on-sale with our corporate hospitality packages now available for purchase, beginning from $170.  

The corporate hospitality experience includes: 

  • Gourmet canapes and continuous beverages 
  • Expert game analysis from past players and key Club staff 
  • Premium viewing from the new Western Grounds balcony on Level 2 
  • Exclusive player appearance

To watch the game in style and guarantee your ticket to one of the Club’s first VFL/AFL centennial celebrations, please click here.  

If you can't make it to the game, you can watch it on Kayo.  

Don’t have Kayo? A great and affordable way to watch all of our games live while supporting the Western Bulldogs is via a Digital Membership, which includes a 12-month Kayo subscription. Learn more here.  

Beginning with the AFL side at 2pm and followed by a VFL selection at 5pm, the two sides will clash in a full pre-season hit-out, the first major event in the season-long celebration of Footscray Football Club’s entry into the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1925.

Tickets for the AFL Community Series fixture against Hawthorn also go on-sale on February 5, with Club members able to scan into the venue for free general admission access.  

2025 AFL pre-season fixture

Western Bulldogs v Essendon 
Saturday 15 February, 2pm AEDT
Mission Whitten Oval 
Broadcast: Kayo  

2025 VFL practice match 
Footscray v Essendon 
Saturday 15 February, 5pm AEDT 
Mission Whitten Oval  
Broadcast: N/A 

*All tickets will be valid for both the AFL and VFL games.