PORT Adelaide will face St Kilda at Alberton Oval in a pre-season practice match on Saturday March 8.

It will be the first time Port Adelaide has played an AFL pre-season game at Alberton since the late 1990s.

The start time for the clash against the Saints as well as the entry price are yet to be confirmed.

The match will be the Power's third official hit-out, following NAB Challenge fixtures against Adelaide on Sunday 16 February at Richmond Oval and Essendon on Tuesday 25 February at Etihad Stadium.

It will also be the first time St Kilda senior coach Alan Richardson faces his former club in Port Adelaide.

The Power will kick off the season proper eight days after the practice match against Carlton at Etihad Stadium on Sunday 16 March.

The club's Family Day will be held on Saturday 8 February.

The full practice match fixture is as follows:

Sunday March 2
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood at Metricon Stadium, (time TBC)

Thursday March 6
West Coast v Fremantle at Patersons Stadium, (time TBC)

Friday March 7
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne at Simonds Stadium, (time TBC)
GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows at Blacktown, (time TBC)
Carlton v Western Bulldogs at Visy Park, (time TBC)
Richmond v Essendon at Punt Road Oval or Craigieburn, (time TBC)

Saturday March 8
Port Adelaide v St Kilda at Alberton Oval, (time TBC)
Melbourne v Hawthorn at Casey Fields, (time TBC)
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans at Burpengary, (time TBC)