Finally, after a 43-year wait, it's Glory, Glory to South Sydney.
The most successful club in the NRL - having survived being booted out of the competition and resurrected in part by Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe - has a 21st premiership - the game's longest title drought over at last.
And in Sam Burgess, another entry into rugby league folklore.
Before 83,833 fans on Sunday night - the most for a decider at ANZ Stadium since the ground was reconfigured - South Sydney triumphed 30-6 over Canterbury, their first title since 1971, when Billy McMahon was Prime Minister.
Nine PM's have followed, but until now, no more joy for the Bunnies faithful.
"It's one hell of a special moment in time," coach Michael Maguire said.
"The boys have gone down in history now, for a long, long time this club has been spoken about, obviously this year it's been the 43 number, and the boys, they did it."
And they had one man in particular to thank - Sam Burgess - the man who more than anyone symbolised the new era under ownership of Crowe, playing his last game in the red and green before heading to rugby union.
Burgess played on with a broken cheekbone suffered in the opening tackle of the game to take home the Clive Churchill medal, another entry into the rugby league annals right alongside John Sattler's broken jaw heroics in the 1970 decider.
"We worked for this day from November 1, so there was no chance I was missing out," Burgess said.
"The last couple of minutes on the field were pretty emotional ... the feeling of being victorious overcame me at times.
"It's really hard to explain the feeling that runs through your body at that moment in time.
"I'm just overjoyed for the supporters that have been waiting for a long time, for the board members that have been through thick and thin, Russel sticking with the club ...
"Playing for this club is pretty special, to win a premiership for them is probably the ultimate."
For Crowe, it was the culmination of eight years of work transforming the club he took over along with Peter Holmes a Court.
The bell from the opening game that he bought and rang before Souths' re-entry in 2002, again rang before kick-off.
This was South Sydney's night, the two years they spent in exile when booted out now just an ugly memory as the pride of the league once again rose to the summit.
"It's deep, deep satisfaction. But this is a team sport," Crowe said.
"There's been a lot of people involved over the nine years and a lot of effort gone in.
"It's a grand reward for everyone who stepped up to the plate and decided that we weren't going to put up with South Sydney being a losing club anymore."
While Sam provided the narrative, little brother George provided the moment.
Having survived a concussion test earlier in the game - George's devastating 20m run to beat four defenders and break a 6-6 deadlock with just over 20 minutes remaining is sure to be replayed for years to come.
Replayed not only for its brutality, but also for its meaning.
It bellied Souths' dominance that they only led 6-0 at the break, even more so when Tony Williams latched onto a Josh Reynolds to lock it up nine minutes after the restart.
Enter George Burgess to break the deadlock, Adam Reynolds adding some breathing room with a penalty before he along with Kirisome Auva'a and Greg Inglis added a few late tries.
All that was left was for the music to crank up - Glory, Glory to South Sydney indeed.
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