While the AFL senior side will face Collingwood under the roof at Etihad Stadium, the Footscray Bulldogs will face the Magpies’ VFL side for their first hit out of 2016.
The two sides will clash at the Holden Centre on Saturday afternoon at 4pm.
The match will be the first chance for Ashley Hansen’s men to test themselves against opposition after an off-season that has seen the arrival of 17 new players to a 29-man squad.
VFL SQUAD: Click here to see the full VFL squad for 2016.
The Bulldogs will play four practice matches in the lead up to round one against the Northern Blues on Sunday 10 April at Victoria University Whitten Oval.
Collingwood v Footscray
Saturday 12 March
4:00pm
Holden Centre, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne
Entry is free for all VFL practice matches
Remaining Footscray practice matches
Saturday 19 March
Footscray v North Ballarat
12:00pm, VU Whitten Oval
Saturday 26 March
Footscray v Essendon
12:00pm, VU Whitten Oval
Saturday 2 April
Footscray v Werribee
12:00pm, VU Whitten Oval
