Greg Inglis walks tall amongst his peers, but it was with his trademark goanna crawl that the South Sydney superstar moved closer to future status as an NRL immortal.

Inglis won two grand finals with the Melbourne Storm, but there were conditions that went with those victories in 2007 and 2009.

As brilliant as he was, Inglis collected those trophies as part of the big four – with Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk forming the core of one of history’s strongest teams.

But above all history proves that team was too good to be true, Melbourne officially robbed of those premierships by the NRL for systematically rorting the salary cap.

As a result, Inglis – along with the speed boat he was allegedly given illegally by the Storm – was forced out of the Storm.

Inglis looked certain to sign with Brisbane, but a last-minute drama led him to South Sydney.

As a club proud of its indigenous heritage in the heart of Redfern, it was the perfect fit and perhaps undoubtedly the Rabbitohs’ greatest-ever signing.

Inglis was given the fullback jersey and over the past four years, the 27-year-old has gone to another level as a footballer.

His rise as an all-time champion for Queensland, Australia and of two NRL clubs has Inglis in line for the game’s highest individual honour – immortality.

And Inglis could still have the best part of a decade until he retires.

On Sunday, Inglis wrote another chapter into his legacy by scoring the final try in South Sydney’s 30-6 grand final win over Canterbury which broke a 43-year premiership drought.

Smith, Slater and Cronk won their first legitimate premiership in 2012.

Now Inglis has one as well.

In spectacular fashion, Inglis sprinted away for the 80th-minute try which sent the 83,833 record crowd at ANZ Stadium into raptures.

He completed the celebration with his crawl towards the cameras, with tongue wagging.

The goanna has come out on almost a weekly basis this year, as Inglis dominated like never before.

He missed out on a second Clive Churchill medal, but this premiership truly belongs to the man they call GI.