Essendon members can get their tickets to see the team in action for the first time in 2013 during the NAB Cup competition from 9am on Tuesday morning.

Members can simply use the password Bombers to purchase tickets in the pre-sale.

Tickets for the general public go on sale from 9am on Thursday January 24.

The Bombers open their pre-season campaign with round robin matches against Collingwood and Western Bulldogs before heading to Wangaratta to face Richmond in round two and taking on GWS in Canberra during round three.

Tickets to Round 1 and 2 matches can be purchased by logging on to ticketmaster.com.au, at any Ticketmaster outlet or by calling 1300 136 122.

Tickets for Round 3 can be purchased from February 1 from 9am through Ticketek online at ticketek.com.au, at any Ticketek outlet or by calling 132 849.

Click here to find out all the ticketing information for the NAB Cup competition.