THE most consistent team of the decade now has a chance to become the greatest after Melbourne booked an NRL grand final showdown with Parramatta with a 40-10 annihilation of Brisbane last night.
The Storm was simply dominant in the seven-tries-to-two victory as it secured a spot in its fourth straight grand final and a chance to add to its 2007 premiership.
It is the first time since Parramatta, in 1981-84, that a team has reached the decider in four successive seasons.
The Storm booked its date with destiny in style, the emphatic victory continuing its irresistible finals form after a 40-12 thumping of minor premier two weeks ago.
Fullback Billy Slater (two) and centre Greg Inglis (three) scored some breathtaking tries at Docklands Stadium but it was the performance of five-eighth Brett Finch that also stood out.
Finch set up two tries and is now set to become the story of the grand final as he faces the former teammates and club he walked out on just four weeks into the 2009 season.
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