St Kilda coach Alan Richardson to return to Alberton for Port Adelaide practice match Alan Richardson and Ken Hinkley during their time together at Alberton Oval. ALBERTON Oval will host an AFL practice match next year, with Port Adelaide to meet St Kilda on Saturday, March 8. In an ironic twist, new Saints coach Alan Richardson will return to the club he quit last month after spending 2013 as Power coach Ken Hinkley's right-hand man. While Port has a home practice game following its two NAB Challenge fixtures against the Crows on Feburay 16 and Essendon on February 25, Adelaide will have to travel to Blacktown to play GWS. That clash is scheduled for Friday, March 7. The Crows second-round NAB Challenge match is also away, against Carlton at Etihad Stadium on February 24. The full practice match schedule released by the AFL today is: Sunday, March 2 Gold Coast v Collingwood at Metricon Stadium, time tbc Thursday, March 6 West Coast v Fremantle at Patersons Stadium, time tbc Friday, March 7 Geelong v North Melbourne at Simonds Stadium, time tbc Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide 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