The Western Bulldogs will return to Ballarat in March to open their 2018 JLT Community Series campaign, the AFL announced today.

Next year's pre-season competition has been reduced from three games down to two, with the Dogs taking on Hawthorn on Saturday, March 3 at Mars Stadium for their series opener.

The Bulldogs will then head east to the Latrobe Valley where they'll face Collingwood at Ted Summerton Reserve in Moe.

All JLT Community Series matches will be broadcast on Fox Footy and the AFL Live app.

Times

Week 2

Saturday March 3, 2.05pm
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
Mars Stadium (Ballarat) 

Week 3

Saturday, March 10, 1.05pm
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Ted Summerton Reserve (Moe)