The next time they go up room will have to be made for a ninth to mark a feat achieved by the Canberra Capitals and unmatched by any WNBL rivals past or present.

The Capitals claimed their ninth championship in 20 years when they capped off a clean sweep of the fancied Southside Flyers on Wednesday night.

It is another significant chapter in the revival of one of the nation's most underrated yet greatest sporting franchises.

Few clubs across any code boasting a genuine home and away schedule on the national stage can lay claim to such an impressive resume.

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There was of course the all-conquering St George Dragons outfit which claimed 11 consecutive premierships from 1956-66 and ultimately changed the way rugby league would be played forever.

Four consecutive AFL premierships remains a mountain too great to scale, although the Hawthorn Hawks boast the league's most impressive strike rate with 13 in 95 years.

The Canterbury Crusaders have won 10 Super Rugby titles since 1998.

The New England Patriots have won six of the nine Super Bowls they have reached since the 2001 NFL season under the guidance of arguably the greatest coach-quarterback duo of all time.

Manchester United have won 13 English Premier League titles since the league began in 1992-93 - while only five other teams have lifted the championship trophy in that span.

So back to the Capitals. Surely their latest triumph, which marks the third time they have won back-to-back championships, entrenches their legacy as one of the greatest sporting clubs around.

Many believed their drought-breaking 2019-20 triumph was the birth of a dynasty. It was a star-studded roster designed to win.

This season was not so clear cut. This instead was a roster boasting some of those same big names and a raft of youngsters built to fight.

Now the Capitals have set their sights on winning three consecutive championships for the first time in club history - and for the first time in the WNBL since Adelaide's three-peat from 1994-96.

Yet the mere thought of what comes next is exhausting to those in positions of power.

Capitals coach Paul Goriss is entering the final year of his contract with an option in both his and the club's favour.

The entire roster is off-contract with star imports Kia Nurse and Olivia Epoupa unlikely to set foot on these shores for the WNBL again - at least in the foreseeable future.

Capitals co-captain Kelsey Griffin is contemplating retirement after two successive championships - but one gets the impression it wouldn't take much to lure her back to the court.

Marianna Tolo is likely to attract offers from here and abroad while many of the club's young guns will have caught the eye of rival coaches.

Then there is the matter of the club's head office trying to turn the bulk of the 4481 fans who turned up for game two of the grand final series into regular attendees.

Canberra welcomed a regular season average attendance of 1389 at 11 home games across the AIS Arena and National Convention Centre.

The atmosphere at both has proven to be electric when the Capitals are firing, but that has become something of the norm for AIS Arena blockbusters for the best part of two decades.

Now Capitals general manager Lucille Bailie and her team need to find a way to lure those fans through the gates at every regular season game.

It is a conundrum which goes far beyond the Capitals - international cricket officials are pushing to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday.

A packed house would be nudging a six-figure attendance but wind back little more than a week and less than 6000 people watched the Australian team in action at Manuka Oval.

Visibility is so crucial the World Cup final on International Women's Day come Sunday could be a watershed moment for women's sport.

It could help turn the dial and encourage fans to get to more games on a regular basis, igniting more interest and engagement.

Maybe then the Capitals will begin to be recognised where they belong: among sport's greatest franchises.