Tambling and Bomber Alwyn Davey spoke of the significance of the game on Wednesday, with Tambling saying it was the match he was always asked about whenever he went to the Outback.
"We run programs in Alice Springs and all the kids there ask us about the Dreamtime at the 'G game, and if they could ever come," he said from the MCG.
"It's a massive, massive game within the indigenous community. I think every TV out in the communities gets switched in just on that day, and everyone stops going fishing and stops going hunting just for that game.
"So it's quite exciting out in the communities."
The Bombers are 12th with a 3-5 record, but are flying high after a win over the Saints on the weekend.
The Tigers are in 16th without a win, but came within a goal of defeating Hawthorn - the 2008 premiers - last time out.
Davey said irrespective of the ladder positions, the Tigers always came to play against the Bombers.
"Richmond always step up for the Dreamtime game and give us a run for our money," he said.
"We can't take this game easy, we have to treat every game as if we're playing a top-four team."
Tambling said the side had taken confidence from the game against the Hawks, which saw the first four-quarter effort of the year from the Tigers.
"All year we've been taking it week-by-week - obviously we run out there thinking we can win every game, which every team does.
"But this week definitely - with the four-quarter performance last week - we're hoping to put together another four-quarter performance and hopefully things will fall our way."
