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This is only the beginning.Ricky Stuart bellowed those words just minutes after Canberras NRL revival came to a heartbreaking halt in Melbourne on Saturday night.The Raiders pushed the Storm all the way in their preliminary final at AAMI Park, leading early before ultimately falling two points short of a dream grand final appearance.The 14-12 defeat ended a fairytale season for the Green Machine, who came to life in 2016 on the back of an enthralling attacking style.Stuart cut a dejected figure after the game but was proud of his teams efforts in a season in which few predicted they would finish so close to a decider.We sit here after every game win, lose or draw and talk about how much effort we put in for one another and it was no different this time. Its just a bitter pill to swallow this time, he said.The third-year Raiders coach admitted even he was surprised by his teams success after they finished second at the end of the regular season and claimed two finals scalps.Id be lying if I said I expected this, he said.If anybody said theyd expected us to be No.2 in the competition this year and be playing in a prelim, youd think they were dancing with the fairies.Canberra were sitting precariously in eighth spot at the end of round 10, and Stuart said their fortunes changed after a breakthrough victory against the Warriors in New Plymouth.From there, his team won 13 of their next 14 games to surge into the finals.The mid-season acquisitions of Joseph Tapine and Junior Paulo helped, while the emergence of Jordan Rapana, Josh Hodgson and Joey Leilua was the source of many of their points.Stuart said their finals heartache would be the making of their team.Our hurt now is the start of a really, really competitive era for the Canberra Raiders, he said.This loss will help us achieve success in the near future. 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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin has been placed on the seven-day concussion list after briefly playing in Friday nights 6-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.Franklin entered the game as a defensive replacement in the third inning but departed after playing two innings two days after being hit in the head by a teammates bat while on deck.Franklin was not in the starting lineup against Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels, but he went into the game when center fielder Kevin Kiermaier left after the second inning. The team said Kiermaier was bothered by left hip tightness.Kiermaiers status will be evaluated Saturday.Franklin flied out in the third inning.I thought everything was fine, Franklin said. For some reason, right after my at-bat, after I ran, I had cotton mouth. Felt like when I went out to left, I felt like I could just pass out there. It was kind of a really weird feeling.Franklin took over in left field forr Mikie Mahtook, who shifted to center.ddddddddddddHowever, Corey Dickerson replaced Franklin in the top of the fifth.He came out of the game feeling symptoms kind of like what he felt the other day, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Lightheaded, tired, kind of exhausted feeling.Kiermaier smacked the back of Franklins head with a bat when Franklin bent to grab some pine tar in the on-deck circle before leading off the first inning Wednesday against San Diego. Kiermaier was stretching a few feet in front of Franklin, swinging the bat over his head with one arm. Franklin was wearing a helmet.Franklin drew a walk and scored in the first inning Wednesday before leaving with a head bruise. He passed concussion tests Wednesday and Friday.Tampa Bay had a day off Thursday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '