Port Adelaide and Adelaide have been given one Friday night game each at Adelaide Oval in the 2015 AFL fixture.

Both clubs were also allocated one Thursday night game at the venue.

Port plays Geelong on Friday June 12 while Adelaide hosts Richmond on Friday August 7.

Adelaide gets a blockbuster against Hawthorn on Thursday June 18 and Port hosts Collingwood on Thursday July 9.

The Oval will host plenty of Sunday twilight matches, including the first Showdown of 2015 on May 3.

“Across the country, we have sought to work with the respective clubs in each state for the best timeslots for fans in those parts of the country,” AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said.

“While we cannot meet all requests, we believe there are significant moves as part of today’s fixture release that will be well received, depending on the different needs and requests of fans in different parts of Australia.”

The Adelaide Crows said they were pleased with the 2015 fixture, describing it as well balanced.

The Club opens its season with a home game against North Melbourne on Easter Sunday and finishes with a road trip to Geelong in Round 23.

Crows Chief Executive Officer Andrew Fagan said the fixture offered genuine benefits across the board.

“Every club would always like more elements weighted in its favour, but in this case we have positives from an on-field and commercial perspective, as well as fan friendly elements,” Fagan said.

“Hosting a stand-alone Thursday night match against Hawthorn will be a real highlight of our 25th season. The timing of that match also fits well with planned festivities.

“Our home matches are spread across a mix of timeslots, including four at night at the Adelaide Oval which is a real bonus.

“Among the other positives, our Indigenous programs are thriving and we see it as a real privilege to host a match during Indigenous Round.

“From a high performance perspective, we are happy with the amount of travel, but would have liked another match at the MCG.”

Other key elements include:

–          Travel to Victoria five times, including three trips to Etihad Stadium, and one each to the MCG and Simonds Stadium

–          Also visit Queensland and New South Wales twice, while making just one trip to Perth

–          Twice play Port Adelaide, Geelong, West Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane

–          13 matches on Saturday and six on Sunday, with one each on Thursday and Friday

–          Five night matches, including four at the Adelaide Oval

–          Host Richmond on Friday night at the Adelaide Oval

In other features of the fixture:

• Carlton and Richmond will open the season at the MCG on Easter Thursday.
• The League has scrapped Sunday night matches and removed the Monday night match during the Mother’s Day round.
• There will be five Thursday night games across the season and four in consecutive weeks between rounds 12-15.
• The first Grand Final rematch between Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans will be in round eight at the MCG.
• There is a focus on more Saturday twilight football for Gold Coast.
• There will be five games on ANZAC Day, including Port v Hawthorn in Adelaide at 7.10pm.
• All Victorian-based clubs will travel interstate at least five times.
• Clubs will have a mid-season bye in either rounds 11, 12 and 13, with six matches to be played in each of those rounds.

See the full fixture here