Melbourne are living proof of the adage that what doesnt kill you makes you stronger.Celebrating an NRL preliminary final berth after their 16-10 win over defending champions North Queensland at AAMI Park, captain Cameron Smith said it was all the more special given his teams horror injury run through the season.The Storm lost superstar fullback Billy Slater (shoulder) for the season in round one while Test centre Will Chambers was out for almost three months with a fractured foot.Along the way the Storm also had to bring in replacements for five-eighth Blake Green (calf), fullback Cameron Munster (ankle), bustling winger Marika Koroibete (ankle), prop Jordan McLean (ankle) and promising centre Curtis Scott (broken leg), who all suffered serious injuries.It was a battle and a challenge every week, particularly early on when we lost almost an entire starting backline, Smith said.After Billy (Slater) we lost Will (Chambers) for 11 weeks which is a huge chunk of time for your No.1 centre to be out of the game and then we lost a few big men through the middle part of the year.That was probably what put us in this position; the way we handled that, and Im really proud of that.The Storm have only one injury concern from the Cowboys match with workhorse Dale Finucane suffering an ankle injury.The lock made 32 tackles despite going down with the injury five minutes into the second half and being unable to play out the game.Coach Craig Bellamy hoped it wasnt anything serious but said it was hard to tell with Finucane.Hes been wonderful for us this year and in that first half he was outstanding, Bellamy said.Sometimes with players like Dale youre not quite sure how bad their injury is because theyre so tough and they dont want to come off but we think he should be right for the prelim. 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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Riding a wave of momentum on Senior Day, the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3-0) downed visiting Louisiana-Lafayette (4-4-0) 2-1 as MSU capped its non-conference slate for the season.You couldnt have scripted a better Senior Day than the one senior Jamila Coner had on Sunday against the Ragin Cajuns. The Dallas, Texas native earned the start and scored her first-career goal that led to MSUs 2-1 victory.I was really excited about Senior Day and it was a very emotional time, Coner said. I really wanted to work hard and have a good game. I knew Mallory would give me that cross, so I just thought I have to get to the front post. She dropped it in and I just poked it in. This was the best Senior Day I could have ever imagined.The score came in the 54th minute of a tied game, as Coner pounced on a pass from junior Mallory Eubanks to tap in the go-ahead score.Eubanks also turned in a sensational performance on Sunday, as the forward scored the games first goal in the 21st minute and added an assist to finish with three points in the 2-1 win. The goal for Eubanks was earned after she outran the Ragin Cajun backline to hammer home her second score of the season and give MSU the early 1-0 lead.ULL would score right before the break, as team-leader MacKenzie Higgins snuck in a score on an Ashleigh Cade throw in. The clubs would go into halftime knotted up at 1-1.MSU began the second half in an aggressive manor, as the Bulldogs took three quick shots in the first three minutes to pressure ULL. The pressure finally paid off in the 54th minute with the Ragin Cajun defense cracking and allowing Coner to penetrate deep into the box for the tap-in score.We struggled to find our groove in the first 45 minutes, but our team found that extra gear and turned in a good result this afternoon, head coach Aarron Gordon said.dddddddddddd Sundays are tough and performing well on emotional days like today make it even tougher, so I am proud of how we fought to get the win for our three seniors.With the win, MSU caps the non-conference slate with a 5-2-0 mark to earn the Bulldogs best out-of-conference record since 2012.Threes A Company For Eubanks: Before the start of the 2016 season, junior Eubanks had only two games where she earned three points. After Sundays performance she now has two for this season alone. The Lexington, Ky., native earned her second-goal of the season in the 21st minute of Sundays game, before notching her second assist of the season.Bulldogs Out Corner The Competition: MSU has earned 59 corners this season, after a year removed from logging 100 in 2015. In eight games this season the Bulldogs have only been outplayed in corner kicking once (South Alabama).Goal Scoring Rundown: MSU - (21:35) Junior Mallory Eubanks sprinted down the middle of the Ragin Cajun defense to score the opening goal of the game. It was her second score of the season for MSU. ULL - (42:09) MacKenzie Higgins continued her blistering goal-scoring pace after tying the game up before the break. The score was pushed in after a throw in from Ashleigh Cade landed behind Bulldog defenders. MSU - (54:26) Mallory Eubanks sent a laser cross to senior Mila Coner who muscled past the ULL goalkeeper to tap in her first-collegiate goal.Up Next: The Maroon and White caps its three-game homestand next Sunday as the Bulldogs hosts SEC-foe Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast by ESPNU and will be MSUs first appearance on the station since last seasons road win against Alabama (10/25/15). ' ' '