The goal for the Chiefs on opening night is obviously to get the season started with a win, but it's the final game of the year that is the true goal.
The requirement to play good rugby is a given and little more than an appearance in the Super Rugby final on June 20 will satisfy.
Of course, what more could you expect out of a team coached by a man who has just about done it all?
Gatland has come back to the Waikato to direct the Chiefs back to the title heights achieved in 2012/13, preferably sooner rather than later.
But with all that, this is a Chiefs squad that doesn't appear to be under the Gatland thumb either.
There is little sense of weight and ego being thrown around, and nor should there be.
Remember the likes of Tabai Matson, Neil Barnes and Roger Randle have all had long periods of hands-on co-coaching with this team, but furthermore, they have a good connection with the players.
They were also there in 2019 when it was remarkable in itself that the Chiefs somehow managed to continue their eight-year playoff streak after that disaster of an 0-4 start.
They understand that it simply cannot happen again.Whether this fresh coat of paint and tweaks to the system will mean a better Chiefs side on the park remains to be seen, but not for long.
• Michael Pulman is a freelance journalist based in Hamilton. He will be providing weekly comment on the fortunes of the Gallagher Chiefs as the 2020 Investec Super Rugby season unfolds.