I should clarify.

Finish Top, but not win the premiership
or
Finish 2nd or lower but win the premiership

Ask the Crows which one they prefer.

You can also tell the kind of person with the response you get to the question - would you rather get to the GF and have a massive loss or get knocked out in the semis and not suffer the humiliation of the GF loss?

I would rather take the loss in the GF.

It's a silly person that is happy with just finishing top. Finishing top and not winning is very unrewarding.

a couple of years ago my team went 26-0 in the regular season of Div 3 Men. We lost two finals - it sucked

He is basing a lot of his argument on things like the premier league.

I am glad that I am right and he is wrong :-)

The satisfaction of winning it all would be far superior to that of simply having a strong season. Years later, players would remember a championship win and the big moment that comes with it more than the less successful seasons around it, IMO.

As a fan, I remember the night out (at The Planet!) with the team and friends after the 2002 championship, but can't remember much about other seasons. Ben Fitz has his story from that same night, but I've never heard much about the other seasons.

I'd guess the same is true for staff and owners.

Premiership

Premiership

Premiership without a doubt.

Our work mixed team went 4 seasons without a loss, we decided to pull the pin then because we had a win in the GF by 15 points. Closest a team ever got to us. We decided to 'retire' then face losing a game.

does Skip work in Phoenix

I remeber most of that night Isaac, some bits are a bit blurry. I have never been to a party like that at the end of the regular season.

Win it all or it means nothing, ask a Patriots fan!

18-1

Hahahahahaha!!

PS I hate the Patriots.
PPS Premiership, no brainer.

Premiership for sure, the only exception would be soccer where the emphasis is shifted.

I was there also that night. I remember MC Matt Garrison taking over the Microphone and revving up the crowd. I talked to a few of the players including Farley who was surprisingly a down to earth kind of guy. However, the one memory of the night I was shocked with was that out of all the players, the person that had the hottest girls around him and an abundance of them also was...... the former coach! Bit of a ladies machine it seemed on this particular night!

There is no debate,

You play to win Flags/Championships. Minor season irrelivent.

Of course the next question is should there even be a finals series or should the season end after the minor round with the Premier being the team at the top (as in EPL). This gives, without doubt, the strongest performer over the whole season not just the best team at winning a knockout tournament.

What happens at the post GF win party should stay at the post game party.

However JR at the post 98 Final party at Players was a site to behold, clearly the reason he did not turn up to the next days Rundle Mall show was "food poisoning"

Question one...
the aim is to win the premiership..thats it, full stop, no discussion required.

Question two...
I prefer not to have a finals series, i think that the result over the entire season is a more accurate reflection of a team and the competition.

Silly question, off course the championship is what everyone strives for. If you have played that well during the regular season to be on top of the ladder, you haven't completed the job you set out to do if the championship doesn't follow. One could argue if you are the best in the league and on top of the ladder, you should be the best on the grand final game. However you do see it that teams throughout the season do not put in the performance that they do towards the end and that can be annoying as well for the ones that have strived all season (Panthers). Sorry couldn't resist that one. Not to say they have already won the championship but are still on track for it.

Definitely, The Championship.