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North Queensland have begun the mind games ahead of their NRL preliminary final with Cronulla, vowing to target out-of-sorts playmaker Chad Townsend and questioning his place in the Sharks side.Townsend will head into the Sharks date with destiny against the Cowboys on Friday night at Allianz Stadium, battling mental demons after being hooked by coach Shane Flanagan in their last outing.The No.7 was benched midway through the second half of their week-one finals win over Canberra, replaced by young gun Jack Bird who moved in from the centres to help guide the side to a memorable come-from-behind victory.Just 24 hours before the two teams faced off for a spot in the grand final, Cowboys coach Paul Green applied the blow-torch to Townsend.While Green had to fend off questions about the headspace of Cowboys fullback Lachlan Coote, after his shocker against Brisbane, he was quick to turn attention to Townsend.Green, himself a former Sharks halfback, said Townsends self-belief would have taken a beating after his forgettable display against the Raiders and warned he would be tested out.Hes probably a guy that we can target, Green said. You mentioned his confidence - that surely would have taken a hit after that game, being hooked. As a halfback, no one wants that to happen.In an attempt to rattle his opposition, Green even questioned whether Bird would start in Townsends place in the halves alongside James Maloney and said it was something Flanagan would have to be contemplating.Its something that would be going through his head, they moved Bird in there and hes a great attacking player, Green said.Theyve had the Maloney-Townsend combination all year but its a big call to tinker with that.However, Flanagan said his charge was feeling no ill effects from his benching.He has dusted himself and moved on, Flanagan said. He was probably over-thinking his game too much and you will probably see a different Chad Townsend tomorrow night.Meanwhile, Green dared the Sharks to target Coote, after the custodians error-riddled display in last weeks semi-final victory over Brisbane.The Cowboys No.1 almost derailed his sides premiership defence when he came up with a number of crucial mistakes, including his failure to haul in a kick which led directly to Jordan Kahus try on halftime.Green dismissed Cootes performance against Brisbane as an off night and predicted any ploy to turn the screws on him would blow up in the Sharks faces.If they want to target Lachlan Coote with kicks, hes probably the best positional fullback in the competition, Green said.If hes not the best, hes one of the best. He had an off night against Brisbane so Ive got complete confidence in Cootey.Thats the strength of his game so, if they want to target him, thats good. Itll bring him into the game and hell respond. Discount Nike NFL jerseys . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. Stitched Cheap Jerseys NFL . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. http://www.nfljerseyschinastore.com/ . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Jerseys NFL Wholesale China . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive.Join Jeff Stelling and guests for your Wednesday night football fix from the Champions League. After Tuesdays drama, Jeff is back with another Soccer Special with guests Charlie Nicholas, Niall Quinn, Andy Walker and Tony Gale. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Manchester City, Arsenal and Celtiic are all in Champions League action, facing Borussia Monchengladbach, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona respectively.dddddddddddd. Watch Soccer Special on Wednesday evening from 7.30pm on Sky Sports 1 HD and SSNHQ and follow the action with our live blogs on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: The FantasyFC Soccer AM Sunday Supplement Revista ' ' '