St Kilda will start its 2018 campaign against the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on the first Saturday of the season.
Alan Richardson’s side will play Carlton and Melbourne in the JLT Community Series, which has been reduced from three to two games this season, before facing the Lions on Saturday, March 24.
The Saints have won the last three encounters between the two sides, with the last two games played at Etihad Stadium, where St Kilda won eight games in 2017.
Former Hawthorn champion Luke Hodge is set to play his first game for Brisbane in Round 1 after the 33-year-old decided to extend his decorated career in Queensland despite retiring at the end of the season.
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St Kilda will begin a new era without recently retired greats Nick Riewoldt and Leigh Montagna and continue to pursue a return to September for the first time since 2011.
Premiers Richmond will play Carlton in the traditional season opener on the Thursday
Thursday, March 22
Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.25pm AEDT
Friday, March 23
Essendon v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm AEDT
Saturday, March 24
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium, 3.35pm AEDT
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm ACDT
Gold Coast v North Melbourne, Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns, 6.25pm AEST
Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG, 7.25pm AEDT
Sunday, March 25
Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs, Canberra, 1.10pm AEDT
Melbourne v Geelong, MCG, 3.20pm AEDT
West Coast v Sydney, Perth Stadium, 4.10pm AWDT
