THE premiership winning Melbourne Storm could go down as one of the best teams of the past two decades and could remain untouchable for some time to come, departing club favourite Matt King has declared.

He was not alone, with several premiership-winning players agreeing they had the potential to emulate the feats of the Brisbane Lions — which won three consecutive AFL grand finals and establish an era of dominance.

King had no doubt that the Storm, which lost only eight games over two seasons, would remain dominant if it played to its potential.

"I don't mind saying I think we've been the most dominant team by a country mile this year and to come out and put the sword to the Eagles is rewarding," King said.

"I really do believe that this team might go down as one of the real special teams over the past couple of decades.

"I don't want to say dynasty. I don't want to put any pressure on the boys, but if these boys play to their potential no one can stop them.

"I know that, it just comes to them whether they do it week in and week out like they have for the past two years.

" It's hard to do, 24 months of consistent footy, to do it 36 months in a row is very tough, but if these guys play to their potential these blokes can do whatever goals they set out to achieve."

The last active foundation player Matt Geyer, who is considering retirement at the end of next season, had no doubt that the Storm could maintain its dominance for several years to come.

Geyer said the only thing that could halt the charge was was if the team was pulled apart because of salary cap restrictions.

"We've got so many good blokes who are in the mid-20s or younger and it's up to them, it's up to them if they stay together," Geyer said.

"I think this group of players … they're not going to be able to stay together and get what they're worth, so it's a decision that the players individually are going to have to make. But if they do stay together … in three or four years, there's something special there"

Storm captain Cameron Smith said the Storm spirit and sense of tradition that coach Bellamy had instilled had created great foundations for the future.

"Without getting ahead of ourselves, or putting too much pressure on all of the boys, we've certainly got the roster and the coaching staff to do it," Smith said.

"It's a very tough competition but I'm sure that if we do what we do best, play very good football, very professional football I'm sure we can put ourselves in a good position next year."

"I think it's very unique what we've got down in Melbourne. Every guy who's pulled on a purple jersey this year has played well, whether he's an 18-year-old kid, a bloke on debut or a bloke playing his 10th game, they've all played well and I think that's part of our success this year."

"I don't know what it is, I just think it's the attitude in the club that every time you step on the field when you're wearing one of the Melbourne Storm jerseys that you play the best you can."

Michael Crocker, who experienced the disappointment of the Sydney Roosters not fulfilling their potential when they won only one grand final from three consecutive attempts, said the Storm's list of young players was unmatched.

"Obviously if we keep working hard we can be successful for a long time," Crocker said. "We've got a good group of young players and they're here for a long time, so it's just a matter of Craig blooding some new blokes next year and hopefully they can step up like all the young blokes have done the last couple of years."

One of that younger generation, 18-year-old Israel Folau was confident the team could hold its form. "Obviously there's a lot of talent coming through the Storm … with the players that we have now and the coach keeping us working hard to get us in the same spot next year," Folau said.

Ben Cross, who is heading to Newcastle next season, agreed that the Storm had one of the best lists of talent in the competition and had the hardware to set up an era of success.