Richmond will be a major beneficiary of the AFL's guaranteed supporter-friendly fixture with 14 games at the MCG next season and up to six home Saturday afternoons at its preferred home ground in a return to traditional weekend football.

In a commercially beneficial draw the Tigers are also expected to play Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon twice in 2015, opening the season in an away game against the Blues on Thursday, April 2, and returning – according to current planning – to the MCG the following week to host the Western Bulldogs in round two.

High five: Fans will see plenty of the Tigers at the MCG. Credit:Wayne Taylor

Richmond and Melbourne also appear to have been successful in their joint push to play each other on the eve of Anzac Day, with the Tigers hosting what both clubs hope will become a regular fixture on the night of April 24. Next year that game falls on a Friday night.

The Tigers have pushed to play all 11 home games at the MCG since abandoning their home game in Cairns two years ago. Next year the AFL has at this stage scheduled Richmond for 10 home games at the 'G and just one – against North Melbourne – at Etihad Stadium, which could take place in the last home-and-away round of the season.