AFTER only one night game last season, Geelong is set to switch on the lights more often in 2016.

The Herald-Sun is expecting the Cats to have up to four night games when the AFL fixture is released on Thursday.

The night games would be welcome after the expense of the light towers which were erected in 2013 and for the potential television exposure.

Geelong’s only night game at home last season was against Sydney in Round 19, which attracted its second-largest crowd of the season.

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The Cats will also play under lights at Simonds Stadium in the first game of the pre-season NAB challenge on February 26.

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

FULL NAB CHALLENGE FIXTURE (all times AEDT)

WEEK 1

Thursday February 18

Hawthorn v Carlton at Aurora Stadium (7.10pm)

Friday February 19

Fremantle v Richmond at Rushton Park, Mandurah (7.10pm)

Saturday February 20

St Kilda v North Melbourne at North Minns Oval, Wangaratta (2.05pm)

Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at Blacktown International Sportspark (4.40pm)

Sunday February 21

Adelaide v West Coast Eagles at Unley Oval, Adelaide (2.05pm)

Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary (4.40pm)

WEEK 2

Thursday February 25

GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs at StarTrack Oval (7.10pm)

Friday February 26

Geelong v Collingwood at Simonds Stadium (7.10pm)

Saturday February 27

Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Playford Alive Oval, Adelaide (2.05pm)

Richmond v Hawthorn at Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield (4.40pm)

Sunday February 28

Carlton v Essendon at Ikon Park (2.05pm)

Fremantle v Adelaide at Sounness Park, Mount Barker (4.40pm)

WEEK 3

Thursday March 3

West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns at HBF Arena, Joondalup (7.10pm)

Friday March 4

Sydney Swans v GWS Giants at Drummoyne Oval, Sydney (7.10pm)

Saturday March 5

Essendon v Geelong at Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (2.05pm)

North Melbourne v Collingwood at Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga (4.40pm)

Sunday March 6

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Highgate Recreational Reserve, Craigieburn (2.05pm)

Brisbane Lions v St Kilda at Harrup Park Country Club, Mackay (4.40pm)

WEEK 4

Thursday March 10

Richmond v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (7.10pm)

Friday March 11

Carlton v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium (5.50pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows at Metricon Stadium (8.40pm)

Saturday March 12

Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)

Fremantle v Geelong at Subiaco Oval (4.10pm)

Hawthorn v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (7.10pm)

Sunday March 6

Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants at Metricon Stadium (1.10pm)

Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium (4.10pm)

West Coast Eagles v Essendon at Subiaco Oval (7.10pm)