In the long and storied history of top-tier rugby league in Australia, perhaps the least recognised period of greatness is the Melbourne Storm’s two-decade run at the top of the heavily equalised competition.
While Penrith’s history-making feats receive plenty of deserved attention, the sustained success of the Storm under Craig Bellamy is often taken for granted, so ingrained and expected has it become. Melbourne have not reached the same highs as Penrith’s four straight titles, and their smaller profile as a Victorian club has made it harder to get their credentials noticed, but there is no doubt the Storm are one of rugby league’s great dynasties, having consistently played in grand finals for two decades under the same man.
