The Western Bulldogs have confirmed their pre-season arrangements ahead of Round 1.

A practice game against Essendon has been locked in for Wednesday, February 23 at 3.00pm AEST.

The fixture will be played at the Bombers home base, The Hangar, with the game to be streamed exclusively on Kayo.

Each team will participate in one pre-season practice match scheduled by the AFL. These match-ups will see teams decide on the format of each game including number of players, number of quarters and quarter length.

The Bulldogs play Brisbane on Friday, March 4, beginning at 7.20pm at Marvel Stadium during the AAMI Community Series.

Details regarding entry into both games will be released in due course.