Having Billy Slater back on board and an NRL grand final under their belts can only make Melbourne Storm a better side in 2017, says Cooper Cronk.The superstar halfback said while their two-point loss to Cronulla in the NRL title decider stung, there were some positives to be taken from the season.When youre the losing side in a grand final you try and hang your hat on something and you can look at the positives and say weve made some big steps in the direction this club wants to go to in terms of our next tier of players playing really well, Cronk said.Now if we ever go to the grand final again they will be better off for the occasion.Test fullback Slater missed the season after re-injuring his troublesome shoulder in round one, but said post-grand final that he still had the hunger to play on next season.Cronk said the return of Slater would be a bonus for the club, with his young gun fullback replacement Cameron Munster set to shift to five-eighth.Billy Slater is still the best fullback in the game and I know as a person and an athlete he will do everything possible ... and Im backing him to come back and play his best football, said Cronk at a fan presentation on the Yarra River.After claiming the minor premiership and coming so close to the title, missing an opportunity for a last-ditch try to steal the win, Cronk said they would use the pain of the loss to drive their bid for a premiership in 2017.It will probably sit with me for 12 months until we get another opportunity, Cronk said.You can use it as motivation in the pre-season to get out and have a red-hot crack and see where you end up next October.Coach Craig Bellamy said the club would have a post-season review next week but didnt expect too much to change for next season given they won the minor premiership.To be the minor premiers it means youre the best team for six months, to be the premiers you have to be the best team for the last month and we werent quite that, Bellamy said.But that gives you plenty of reasons to be proud of them. Nike Tanjun Shoes Outlet . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Nike Tanjun Clearance . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.niketanjunoutlet.com/ . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. Nike Tanjun Cheap Outlet . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Cheap Nike Tanjun Shoes .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Important Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson is free to play against Geelong in their highly anticipated AFL qualifying final clash after he was cleared by the match review panel of any wrongdoing for his high hit on Collingwoods Levi Greenwood.Gibson caught Greenwood high in the second quarter of Sundays thrilling one-point win by the Hawks, but the MRP found it was a genuine attempt to spoil and worthy of only a free kick against the influential back man.The AFLs MRP offered only one player a suspension from round 23 - Brisbane defender Daniel Merrett, who was slapped with a two-match ban for striking St Kildas Shane Savage.Merrett made sure he finished his career with a bang when he was charged with striking Savage in the last quarter of his 200th and final AFL game.Sydney ruckman Sam Naismith is free to play in his fiirst AFL final after he escaped with a fine for his bone-jarring tackle on Richmonds Bachar Houli.ddddddddddddNaismith faced a nervous wait after he lifted Houli off the ground and slammed him back-first into the turf in the second quarter of the Swans 113-point belting of the Tigers at the SCG.But the 24-year-old can accept a $1000 fine after the incident was assessed as careless conduct with medium impact to the body.West Coast midfielder Sharrod Wellingham was also found to have no case to answer for his collision with Adelaides Mitch McGovern.North Melbournes Lindsay Thomas, Carltons Jacob Weitering, Fremantles Matt de Boer and Greater Western Sydneys Devon Smith can all accept fines. ' ' '