In February, Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan was asked how any side stops the Crusaders winning a seventh Super Rugby title in seven years.
His answer? "You've got to be playing your finals at home."
On Saturday, the Chiefs assured that's exactly what will happen, with a 19-6 victory over ACT Brumbies seeing Scott Robertson's side head to Hamilton next week, with the winner to be crowned the kings of Super Rugby.
Of the Crusaders' current run of six successive titles, three were won via a final in Christchurch, two were won on the road, with 2020's Super Rugby Aotearoa title decided by a league format.
However, while correct on the value of home advantage in his side's quest for a first title since 2013, McMillan also knows there is plenty of work that will have to be done to dethrone the Crusaders, coming off arguably their best win of the season to knock out the Blues.
"You can see how incredibly hard it is to beat them down there," McMillan said. "And it won't be easy next week - they were phenomenal.
"They really lifted a gear and made an outstanding Blues team look pretty ordinary.
"But we've had our fair share of success against the Crusaders, they know that.
"It'll be a hell of a battle next week."
Helping the Chiefs, is the fact that they've got the exact opponent they want to be facing.
This year, McMillan's men boast a perfect record against the Crusaders, beating the titleholders in Christchurch to open the season, and doubling up in Hamilton at the end of April.
For co-captain Brad Weber, Saturday's final will be his final game in a Chiefs jersey, regardless of the result.
Since his debut in 2014, Weber is yet to experience a Super Rugby title with the Chiefs. What's more, the 32-year-old has had to watch the Crusaders win six of the 10 available championships.
Now, with the end in sight, there's no one else he'd rather finish against.
"To be honest, I couldn't ask for anything better," said Weber. "I wouldn't have admitted it yesterday, but I'm pretty happy the Crusaders got through.
"They've been the benchmark for what feels like all of my career.
"We want what they've got, what they've had. It's a bit poetic we get to have a crack at the champs - the benchmark.
"If we want to be the best, we've got to beat the best. There's no better team to test ourselves and really prove that we deserve to be champs."
So far this season, the Chiefs have turned Hamilton into a fortress.
In eight games at FMG Stadium, the Chiefs have won all eight, scoring 247 points and conceding just 124 in return.
And with one last chance to rally his home supporters for the coming week, McMillan didn't waste his chance.
"We need every seat in the stands and every available standing space filled," he added.
"It's been a long time between drinks for the Chiefs to have a home quarter-final, semi-final, final.
"We know from being down and playing finals rugby in Canterbury how tough it is.
"We need to make it as tough as possible for the blokes coming up here. Every person in the stands will help with that."
