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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. 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His attorney, Matthew Borgula, said Nassar emphatically denies any wrongdoing, according to the Indianapolis Star.Dr. Nassar, to the extent the allegations are against him, adamantly denies any misconduct at this or any other time, Borgula said.Last month, an Indianapolis Star investigative piece reported that USA Gymnastics executives repeatedly failed to forward allegations of sexual abuse at its member clubbs to law enforcement authorities, relying instead on a policy of not alerting authorities unless allegations came directly from an athlete or an athletes parent or guardian.ddddddddddddOn its Twitter account Monday, USA Gymnastics said it notified authorities immediately after learning of athlete concerns about Dr. Nassar last summer.Nassar is a faculty member at Michigan State and treats the schools gymnasts. The university said it has suspended Nassar from clinical and patient duties as it looks into his alleged criminal misconduct. 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