West Coast pre-season fixture confirmed as new Eagles set to face old teammates in Richmond clash

West Coast star recruits Liam Baker and Jack Graham will face their former side for the first time in an unofficial pre-season match simulation next month.

The club will host Richmond at Mineral Resources Park on February 17 in what will also be former Tigers caretaker Andrew McQualter’s first game as Eagles coach.

Baker, a dual premiership player with Richmond in 2019 and 2020, was traded to West Coast at the end of last season after 128 games in yellow and black.

Meanwhile, Graham moved west as a free agent after 131 games for the Tigers, including the 2017 and 2020 flags.

The clash, which will take place on a Monday with a time yet to be confirmed, will be played two days after Fremantle take on the Indigenous All Stars at Optus Stadium on February 15.

The Dockers will have no additional hit-outs prior to the official practice matches.

To compensate for the All Stars fixture, Gold Coast will host Brisbane and Collingwood in a round-robin style match simulation at People First Stadium on February 20.

Meanwhile, Essendon and Western Bulldogs will also face-off at Whitten Oval on February 15. Geelong and Hawthorn will go head-to-head at GMHBA Stadium two days later.

More cross-town rivals will meet with Sydney taking on Greater Western Sydney on February 21 before Adelaide and Port Adelaide meet later that day.

North Melbourne will host Melbourne at Adren Street and Carlton and St Kilda will face off that weekend, on a yet to be determined date.

The Dockers will then host Melbourne at Rushton Park in an official practice match on March 2, while West Coast will travel to Bunbury to play North Melbourne at Hands Oval on March 1.

Tickets for the those fixtures will go on sale in February.