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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. 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North Queensland football manager Peter Parr says the Cowboys are proud of their player management after Kalyn Pongas father claimed the club was neglecting the NRL prodigys welfare.Pongas dad Andre told News Corp that North Queensland should do the right thing and release the teenager from the final year of his Cowboys contract after falling out with the club.The Cowboys have stated they have no intention of releasing Ponga next year after the youngster recently signed a lucrative four-year deal with Newcastle from 2018.We are proud of our club, of how we look after our people both internally and externally - thats all I have to say, Parr said.The Knights have remained hopeful that Ponga will receive a release after snapping up the 18-year-old with just two NRL games experience on a deal reportedly worth $700,000 a year.And Newcastle looked closer to getting their wish after Pongas father claimed things went pearshaped at the Cowboys after his son knocked back a two-year extension in April.He claimed he now had concerns for his sons welfare because the club had made it hard for the teenager to continue his university studies.Its left Kalyn disillusioned because they are not offering any encouragement to him, he told News Corp.KKangaroos coach Mal Meninga has since backed the Cowboys, saying Ponga would receive the development needed to handle the intense Newcastle spotlight with another year at North Queensland.ddddddddddddMeninga even said Newcastle must get it right with Pongas welfare.They need to ... try to protect him as much as they can from the pressure and expectations that are going to be on him, he told Queensland Former Origin Greats website.Meninga admitted it was a brave move to sign with wooden spooners Newcastle but was just glad Ponga had stuck with the NRL.We all know that the (AFLs) Brisbane Lions and (rugby unions) Queensland Reds were chasing pretty heavily for him, and it would have been the worst case scenario to see Kalyn go to another code, he said.I guess a lot of people were surprised that he ended up signing with Newcastle.I think it is a brave move, because they are obviously a club that has a lot of rebuilding to do after the mess of the past few seasons.As a club, the Knights had to do something.And in Kalyn, they can obviously see a young guy that they can build a club around for the future. 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