MELBOURNE will open its NAB Challenge campaign against the Brisbane Lions at Visy Park on Saturday.

The match time has been revised to 12pm (local time).

The Demons are out of the NAB Cup following last Thursday night’s loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium.

Melbourne will play two NAB Challenge matches before the premiership season starts.

The Dees play their first home-and-away match against Sydney Swans at the MCG on Sunday, March 27.

The pre-season fixture for the weekend of March 4-5 is as follows:

NAB Cup
Friday March 4
Essendon v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm

Saturday March 5
West Coast v Collingwood at Patersons Stadium, 5.40pm

NAB Challenge
Friday 4 March
Richmond v Hawthorn at Shepparton, 7pm
Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats at AAMI Stadium, 7pm
Carlton v Adelaide at Visy Park, 4pm

Saturday 5 March
GWS Giants v North Melbourne at Lavington, 7pm Fremantle v Western Bulldogs at Bunbury, 3.30pm Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans at Southport, 3pm
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions at Visy Park, 12pm (revised time)

Ticketing

2011 Melbourne Football Club members and AFL members receive free general admission to the game upon presentation of their 2011 membership card (subject to availability).

General admission tickets can be purchased from the gate on the day of the match, see prices below.