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Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says Cronulla have shaken off their State of Origin hangover and returned to the dominant form of their club-record 15-game unbeaten run.The Storm and Sharks will duel for the minor premiership on Saturday night at AAMI Park, with Melbourne one point clear on the ladder in their quest to secure the JJ Giltinan Shield.Bellamy said on Friday it was a fitting end to the season, with the two teams sitting above the pack for much of the year.The Storm took advantage of the Sharks winless month of football to climb to the top but Bellamy believed Cronulla were back to their best which was demonstrated in their resounding last-round win over the Sydney Roosters.They won in style and Im sure they took a lot of confidence out of that, Bellamy said.They had a lot of Origin players this year than theyve ever had and, sometimes, clubs with big representations in Origins, they have a hangover for a couple of weeks.From what Ive seen last week, theyre back to their best.Bellamy says his side are on guard for mind games from Cronulla and has warned them to put the blinkers on and not be distracted by niggle from the Sharks, led by retiring hooker Michael Ennis and Andrew Fifita.Cronulla managed to irk Storm players in their round-four win, with Fifita getting in the face of skipper Cameron Smith and halfback Cooper Cronk.Thats the way the Sharks play their footy ... theyve certainly got a bit of niggle in their game and they took us by surprise last time so we want to make sure we focus on what we need to do, he said.Thats the challenge for our players - to stay focused.Melbourne look like they will be without hard-working second-rower Kevin Proctor, who has been battling a knee injury.Bellamy said he was reluctant to play Proctor with the qualifying final next weekend.Its touch and go and its a big game tomorrow night with the minor premiership and also its Tohu Harris 100th NRL game so I know Kevvie will want to play but the medical people will have a big say in that, he said.The Storm are hoping to cash in on a rare AFL-free weekend in Melbourne, with the rival code opting to have a bye weekend before their finals series.Bellamy said hed been in a bubble, concentrating on his teams preparations for the Sharks game but his phone had been ringing hot with ticket requests.Its been unbelievable - the most Ive had in my 14 years here, he said.Vapormax Ale . 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Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season.BUDAPEST, Hungary - Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel showed he is the driver to beat in qualifying after posting the fastest times in both practice runs Friday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The three-time defending F1 champion twice finished comfortably ahead of teammate Mark Webber as Red Bull recorded an impressive 1-2. Vettel left it quite late before doing a timed lap in the morning, but was quickly into his stride to set a time of 1 minute, 22.723. In searing afternoon temperatures, he was comfortably faster than that, clocking 1:21.264. "Theres some room for improvement," Vettel said. "My long run wasnt completely clean." Lotus will also be confident for Saturdays qualifying. Kimi Raikkonen was third best in the morning and Romain Grosjean matched him in the afternoon. Vettel has never won in Hungary. He is looking to extend his overall lead over Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, who was fourth in both sessions. "I am not thinking about the championship and the title too much," Vettel said. "If you look back to last year, or 2010, it was going down to the wire. So never feel too comfortable where you are." On this form, however, the German will be strongly expected to secure his fourth pole position. He has won four races so far this season, including two of the past three. Webber finished .44 behind him, Grosjean was .153 back, and Alonso trailed by .162. It is the first practice day since F1 tire manufacturer Pirelli buckled under intense pressure to modify its tires. Pirelli provided medium and soft tires for the Hungaroring and drivers looked comfortable all day. "The car felt good and the team did a great job," Webber said. "Its a demanding circuit and the conditions are set to stay the same, so I dont think well be changing a huge amount tonight." Raikkonen switched to soft for another timeed run late in the day but he had to abort after being held up by Jenson Button.dddddddddddd The track temperature rose to 47 degrees Celsius (117 Fahrenheit) on a hot afternoon on the 4.381-kilometre (2.7-mile) circuit — the third shortest in F1 after Monaco and Canada. With 14 corners and short straights, it is the second most difficult track to overtake on after Monaco, and it will be hard to stop Vettel from winning again if he starts from pole. Three weeks ago, he extended his lead over Alonso with a victory at his home GP and he leads the Spaniard by 34 points in the last race before the midseason break. "Fernando and Kimi are consistent and quick, and never underestimate Mercedes," Vettel said. "Theyve made a huge leap forward from the first couple of races. Tires are changing again, so this could mix up the whole matter, too." Ten years ago, Alonso became F1s youngest winner at 22 years, 26 days with his victory in Hungary. His record was beaten by Vettel five years later. Raikkonen still has an outside shot of winning his second F1 title, sitting 41 points behind Vettel in third. The 26-year-old Vettel is favoured by some to surpass Michael Schumachers record of seven F1 titles. "Thoughts like that are never on my mind," Vettel said. "I am not waking up in the morning thinking to myself, Wow, 2011 was a fantastic year, 2012 was awesome, and so on. I wake up and Im in the here and now." Last week, teams held in-season testing sessions at Silverstone to assess new tires provided by Pirelli after several spectacular blowouts on the same circuit at the British Grand Prix in June prompted a furious response and even a boycott threat from drivers. Pirelli decided that from this race until the end of the season, it will revert to last years tires combined with the current compounds from this season. ' ' '