Penrith have the potential to create one of the great dynasties of the modern era after taking back-to-back NRL titles with a 28-12 win over Parramatta.
Penrith are so used to winning that they even managed to get sponsors for their premiership goggles.
And who can blame them, after their 28-12 grand final win over Parramatta capped off three of the most dominant years in NRL history with back-to-back titles.
Donned in KFC-branded goggles and with premiership packs that included kilos of chicken and specially-labelled champagne, Panthers players spoke afterwards of a desire to be the dominant team of the modern era.
Already, they have a right to be in the discussion.
Penrith have won 67 of 78 games in the past three seasons, with their average winning margin beyond 13 points.
Their win over Parramatta was one of the most one-sided grand finals this century, with only two late Eels tries breaking the blue-and-golds' duck and reigning the margin in.
In this year alone the Panthers won every grade from the NRL down to under-18s, becoming the first club to do so in the game's 115-season history.
NRL history shows that going back-to-back is rare. Prior to the Panthers, only the Sydney Roosters had done it since the Super League.
No side however has won three straight titles in the past four years, with the great Eels team of the early 1980s the last team to do so.
Penrith will start next year as favourites to join them, and there is every chance their dynasty will last beyond that.
Not that coach Ivan Cleary is interested in that now.
"We just take it one day at a time," Cleary quipped.
"I don't give a s*** about next year, we'll enjoy tonight.
"It's been an unbelievable season for our club. It's never been done before, four grades.
"It's hard to put it into words other than to say how proud we all are.
"Our club is very aligned. Everybody is their own person but we are all woven together by a common thread of trying to do our best for the club."
There will be challenges ahead for the Panthers though.
While their pathways system is set up to fill gaps for exiting players, Api Koroisau's energy will be hard to replace at hooker and Viliame Kikau's power will leave a hole on the left edge.
Cleary also knows premierships aren't easy to come by, after having taken six teams to finals before claiming his first title in 2020.
"It's honestly hard to explain how good that feels," Cleary said of the all-grade dominance after Sunday's win.
"Because it can be gone. Four of those titles (across all the grades), there are grand finals to play. Sudden-death semi-finals.
"You have to have a bit of luck too. The footy gods have been on our side. That's awesome."
