More games in prime time, a blockbuster opening fortnight and a return to Good Friday football highlight the Western Bulldogs’ 2020 AFL fixture.

The Dogs’ emerging list will see more action under the Friday night lights, with four games (two home and two away) in the marquee slot, up from just one in 2019.

And they will make a return to the Good Friday marquee game against North Melbourne in Round 4, after participating in the inaugural game in 2017 and being overlooked for the past two seasons.

The Club will feature in 12 night games in total, with eight of those scheduled on Saturday nights.

The Bulldogs travel interstate just five times, including two trips to Adelaide and one each to Sydney, Canberra and Perth.

The Club kicks off the season with two blockbuster games – a Round 1 home game against Collingwood on Friday night on March 20, and a clash with Carlton the following Saturday night, before travelling to Canberra to take on GWS in Round 3.

The Giants are the only team from last year’s top six that the Bulldogs will face twice in the 2020 season.

The Dogs’ two home games in Ballarat are at almost identical times to the 2019 campaign – they will host Gold Coast (Round 8) and Port Adelaide (Round 22) at Mars Stadium.

The Club will feature 12 times on free-to-air television on Channel 7 (two more than last season), with nine on Fox Sports.

“We’re really excited with the fixture release today, both from a commercial and a football perspective,” said Bulldogs’ CEO Ameet Bains.

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“It’s an opportunity for the Club to return to prime time, and being able to play four times on Friday night, and host both Essendon and Collingwood, is really exciting.

“Saturday nights have been a great fixture for us, particularly at Marvel Stadium.  To have five home games on a Saturday night at Marvel and eight overall is terrific.

“It’s great to return to Good Friday, after having the opportunity to play in the first game against North Melbourne.  We’re looking forward to partnering with them and supporting the Royal Children’s Hospital.

“It’s also a strong broadcast fixture for us across both Channel 7 and Fox Sports.  Particularly having 12 free to air games is something we’re really pleased with.”

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RD

DATE

OPPONENT

VENUE

HOME/AWAY

LOCAL TIME

1

Friday, Mar 20 (SEVEN, Friday night)

Collingwood

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:50pm

2

Saturday, Mar 28 (FOX, Saturday twilight)

Carlton

Marvel Stadium

Away

4:35pm

3

Friday, Apr 3 (SEVEN, Friday night)

GWS GIANTS

UNSW Canberra Oval

Away

7:50pm

4

Friday, Apr 10 (SEVEN, Friday Twilight)

North Melbourne

Marvel Stadium

Away

4:20pm

5

Saturday, Apr 18 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

Brisbane Lions

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:25pm

6

Saturday, Apr 25 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

Port Adelaide

Adelaide Oval

Away

7:20pm

7

Saturday, May 2 (FOX, Saturday night)

Hawthorn

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:25pm

8

Saturday, May 9 (FOX, Saturday early)

Gold Coast SUNS

Mars Stadium

Home

1:45pm

9

Sunday, May 17 (FOX, Sunday twilight)

Fremantle

Optus Stadium

Away

3:20pm

10

Sunday, May 24 (FOX, Sunday early)

Melbourne

MCG

Away

1:10pm

11

Saturday, May 30 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

Carlton

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:25pm

12

Friday, Jun 5 (SEVEN, Friday night)

Adelaide Crows

Adelaide Oval

Away

7:20pm

13

Saturday, Jun 13 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

GWS GIANTS

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:25pm

14

Bye

15

Friday, Jun 26 (SEVEN, Friday night)

Essendon

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:50pm

16

Saturday, Jul 4 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

Sydney Swans

SCG

Away

7:25pm

17

Saturday, Jul 11 (FOX, Saturday night)

Fremantle

Marvel Stadium

Home

7:25pm

18

Saturday, Jul 18 (SEVEN, Saturday night)

St Kilda

Marvel Stadium

Away

7:25pm

19

Sunday, Jul 26 (FOX, Sunday early)

Richmond

MCG

Away

1:10pm

20

Saturday, Aug 1 (FOX, Saturday twilight)

Geelong Cats

GMHBA

Away

4:35pm

21

Sunday, Aug 9 (SEVEN, Sunday afternoon)

North Melbourne

Marvel Stadium

Home

3:20pm

22

Saturday, Aug 15 (FOX, Saturday early)

Port Adelaide

Mars Stadium

Home

1:45pm

23

FLOATING FIXTURE, Aug 21-23 (TBC)

West Coast Eagles

Marvel Stadium

Home

TBC