WEST COAST might have lobbied to play all pre-season games in Western Australia next year, but the Eagles won’t clock up the most mileage during the NAB Challenge.

Rather, that unfortunate honour falls on Adelaide who is set to travel almost 10,000km across the next month as part of its preparations for the new season.

Although the Crows began their pre-season in Adelaide on Sunday, Don Pyke’s side will journey to the south-coast of Western Australia to face Fremantle in Mount Barker next week, before finishing their NAB Challenge on the Gold Coast.

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Unley Oval hosted its first ever AFL match on Sunday. Picture: Stephen Laffer. Source: News Corp Australia

Those journeys will both equate to 9,382km worth of round trips for Adelaide, who will then fly to Victoria to face North Melbourne in yet another interstate venture in Round 1.

Last week, it was reported West Coast would apply to play all of its pre-season games in Western Australia as it was a “tough ask” to add more interstate travel to its season.

“It’s a big ask for a travelling club to travel more through the NAB Challenge as well,’’ Eagles football operations manager Craig Vozzo told PerthNow.

“I don’t mind three games, it’s just difficult with the amount of travel we do in-season to also be travelling in a pre-season. It’s just a tough ask.’’

West Coast is set to travel the sixth most out of any side this pre-season, with games in Adelaide, Joondalup and at home at Subiaco Oval.

After Adelaide, it’s Gold Coast who are the most affected by pre-season travel. The Suns will journey 9,082km with games in Burpengary, Joondalup and at home.

West Coast’s local rivals Fremantle have the easiest travel load, with all three fixtures scheduled in Western Australia.

Geelong will travel the most out of all Victorian sides, while Collingwood has received the most favourable Victorian draw.

HOW FAR WILL YOUR CLUB TRAVEL THIS PRE-SEASON?

Adelaide (9382km)

Gold Coast (9082km)

Geelong (7298km)

Essendon (7224km)

Richmond (7066km)

West Coast (5442km)

St Kilda (5178km)

Port Adelaide (4172km)

GWS Giants (2394km)

Brisbane (2182km)

Sydney (1838km)

Melbourne (1522km)

North Melbourne (1412km)

Western Bulldogs (1396km)

Hawthorn (1214km)

Carlton (1110km)

Collingwood (1058km)

Fremantle (874km)