The Falcons face Hawthorn-|affiliate and 2013 VFL premiers Box Hill in their first clash on Tuesday, May 6.
President Brett Raponi said the club had requested a bye for the preceding WAFL round and a Sunday game for the following weekend to ease the extra playing load of a weekday fixture.
He expected the wide-open spaces of Docklands to suit West Perth’s game plan.
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READ NOW‘Box Hill play on small, wet and boggy grounds,’ he said.