Chad Townsend has emerged as one of the surprise packets of the NRL season, including to his Cronulla halves partner James Maloney.Maloney and Townsend have formed one of the NRLs most lethal scrumbase combination this season, in just their first year together, piloting the Sharks to 14 successive wins and the premiership lead.Sydney Roosters premiership winner Maloney was one of the pre-seasons biggest moves after he left Bondi for the Shire. Townsends move from the Warriors didnt receive nearly as much hype, but it has been almost as important.I always thought he had developed over there with the Warriors, Maloney told AAP.But he has probably surprised me just how well he has been playing. He has just been so consistent and we are reaping the rewards of that.Townsend was again a key figure in the Sharks win over the Roosters on Monday.But Maloney warned Cronulla needed to continue to improve in the run-in to the finals ahead of their round 20 clash with hapless Newcastle at Shark Park on Sunday.There are a few games we have got by but we havent been where we should be which is not a huge issue because we need to be playing our best footy down the track, he said.But the amount of points we let in against the Roosters wasnt good enough, there were some tries we should have stopped.Maloney, who led the Roosters to three straight minor premierships and the 2013 title, said he felt for his former teammates, who are languishing in second-last place on the NRL ladder, ahead of only the Knights.It is hard to watch but they are big boys they will be alright, it is a tough year but they will come out the other side and be better for it, Maloney said.Cronulla welcome back the suspended Andrew Fifita for their clash with Newcastle, who they beat 62-0 at Hunter Stadium earlier this year. Faamanu Brown falls out of the Sharks side.Dane Gagai returns at fullback for the Knights from a quad injury.Robbie Rochow and Sione Matautia are missing through injury for the visitors. Pauli Pauli and Mickey Paea come into their 17.Daniel Saifiti is suspended for the Knights, his brother Jacob takes his place.KEY STATS* The Sharks are scoring the most points this season (26.2 per game), while they are also conceding the third fewest (15.9 per game).* Cronulla are looking to become just the eighth team in history to win 15 straight matches and the first since Melbourne won 15 straight in 2012-13.* Only three teams in the history of the game have won 15 straight matches in the one season: Manly in 1995 won 15 straight, Canterbury in 2002 won 17 in a row and the Roosters won 19 straight in 1975 and were the only one of these teams to win the premiership.Source: Fox Sports Stats.Vapormax Saldi . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal. Air Max Plus False . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. http://www.scontatescarpenikeoutlet.it/italia-air-max-97-offerte.html . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Balenciaga Italia . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Yeezy 350 Italia . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying.NEW YORK -- Toughest `Ombre rallied to beat Cave Johnson by three-quarters of a length Wednesday in the $77,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park.The 3-year-old colt trained by Tom Albertrani uncorked a strong inside stretch move to earn his second win in 10 starts. Joel Rosario was aboard for mile iin 1:34.dddddddddddd42 over the firm turf course.Toughest `Ombre paid $17.20, $9.30 and $5.80.Cave Johnson returned $8.90 and $5.70, and Forever in Love paid $3.40 to show. ' ' '