Gold Coast's JLT Community Series match up against the Brisbane Lions on Sunday March 11 has had it's start time altered.

The clash at Fankhauser Reserve, Southport will now start 30mins earlier at 3.05pm AEST.

The start time of the match has been altered to enable all games across the period March 10-11 to be played and broadcast as full-length matches as per the premiership season, and not as shorter-timed matches in weeks one and two of the JLT Community Series.

The SUNS’ 2018 pre-season schedule will kick off at Allianz Stadium on Saturday February 17 during the new AFLX tournament.

This will be followed by a trip north on Sunday March 4 to take on Geelong at Riverway Stadium, Townsville.