Craig Bellamy has declared the Melbourne Storm can still win the competition despite the fact they will finish outside the NRL top four for the first time since 2014.Melbourne's 22-14 loss to Parramatta on Thursday night consigned the Storm to finishing outside the top four for just the second time since 2006, with a do-or-die month of finals football ahead.The Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs also face a similar scenario, with the two arch-rivals all but guaranteed to face off two weeks in a row and in an elimination final next weekend.History would suggest the Storm, Roosters and Rabbitohs are now all out of contention to win the comp, with no team in the NRL era having come from outside the four to win the premiership.And while Bellamy understands why it is so difficult to do so, he believes there is still any chance the trend can be bucked this season."It's hard to do that. To win the comp, you have to win four games in a row, and the last three of them you're travelling," Bellamy said on Thursday night.
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