THE past two rounds have produced two of the best weeks at the Melbourne Football Club in the past 10 years.

That might seem hyperbole, but consider what has happened in rounds 20 and 21.

A couple of major hurdles were overcome – defeating Hawthorn for the first time in 10 years and knocking off the Power in South Australia for the first time since 2000.

They’re significant achievements for a side that has massively underachieved since its most recent finals appearance in 2006.

For the likes of skipper Nathan Jones, it’s brilliant to see the three-time best and fairest warrior enjoy the spoils that are starting to come his way.

He must’ve thought life was pretty good, playing two finals in just his seventh and eighth AFL game in 2006. But fast forward to now and he’s a 221-game veteran – sitting 17^th on the club’s games record tally – with still just two finals to his name.

He’s tasted just 58 wins in that time.

It’s been bloody tough.

But now there is light.

And although it may not have been totally clear initially, the genesis started in 2013.

Off-field the likes of chairman Glen Bartlett and chief executive Peter Jackson came on board. They were there to announce one of the critical reasons for Melbourne’s turnaround – the landing of coach Paul Roos.

From there, the list was overhauled.

The recruiting has been outstanding with Josh Mahoney, Todd Viney and Jason Taylor playing major roles. The coaching and development has also been significant.

And it was in that recruiting period of 2013 that Melbourne lured midfielder Dom Tyson from Greater Western Sydney.

On Saturday night, he was one of the catalysts in the team’s victory with 29 disposals. And although he hasn’t experienced the decade Jones has, he was a foundation member at the Giants when wins weren’t as forthcoming as they are now. And he was at the start of the 2014 Melbourne journey, which wasn’t all rosy either, as the climb up the mountain was just starting.

But in the 56 games Tyson has played for Melbourne – he has played 69 AFL games – the past two weeks have been “right up there” as the best he’s played in.

“That’s three in a row now, which is the first time I’ve done that in my career. Even that West Coast game before [the three wins was a strong performance], so it’s probably been a good month of footy for us,” he told Melbourne TV.

“We probably let ourselves down in some games this year, when we didn’t bring our best and we got touched up, and then other games we brought our best and didn’t quite win, so it feels like we’re getting rewarded now.

“We weren’t purely at our best [against Port Adelaide], but we still came away with a win in opposition territory against a decent side, so it’s starting to turn for us and we can feel that momentum and it’s just exciting.”

Tyson added that it was also “good to tick off” some of the more long-standing losing streaks.

“We got close to them (Port Adelaide) two years ago and they’ve had our measure a couple of times in Alice [Springs] as well, so it’s been a good contest between us and them for two or three years now, and to finally get that win,” he said.

“It’s a good contribution from all the boys, particularly after last week – I reckon it was a bit of a danger week for us, because we were on such a high because of that Hawthorn win.

“It showed good maturity from the group, I reckon. We got back to business during the week, refocused and we came over here with a clear message – get in, get out and get the win. It was a good opportunity to show some maturity and I think we did.”

There was no doubt about that.