The Tigers are truly roaring heading into the AFL grand final, so are we witnessing a dynasty?

In 123 seasons of V/AFL history, only 21 teams have won at least two flags on the trot. Only eight have won at least three flags in four years.

It’s rare company, and for good reason. When you’re at the top, everyone wants to take a shot.

Maintaining a successful side is about two things: keeping the core together and supplementing it with new talent to stay on top. The Total Player Payments cap and the reverse-order draft actively tries to equalise talent across the competition.

With every passing year, the balancing act gets tougher. This makes reworking on the fly key and reinventing what you do best critical.

Change is inevitable. Father time is undefeated. No premiership side has ever run out exactly the same side they used in a grand…