GEELONG will play Collingwood, Essendon and Fremantle in their three NAB Challenge pre-season matches next season.
The Cats will open their NAB Challenge campaign by hosting Collingwood in a Friday night game at Simonds Stadium.
A week later they will travel to Shepparton in north-east Victoria to take on Essendon in a Saturday afternoon game at Deakin Reserve.
The Country Game concept will see Geelong and Essendon playing a pre-season game in regional Victoria on an annual basis.
Geelong’s final NAB Challenge game involves a tough road-trip to Perth to take on Fremantle at Domain Stadium on a Saturday afternoon.
THE CATS’ NAB CHALLENGE FIXTURE
Match 1: Friday, 26 February: Geelong Cats vs. Collingwood Simonds Stadium 7:10pm EDT
Match 2: Saturday, 5 March: Essendon vs. Geelong Cats Shepparton 2:05pm EDT
Match 3: Saturday, 12 March: Fremantle vs. Geelong Cats Domain Stadium 1:10pm WST