BATTLE OF THE BACKS IN THE NRL PRELIMINARY FINALSCRONULLA v NORTH QUEENSLANDBen Barba and Valentine Holmes shape as potential match-breakers for the Sharks against the reigning premiers at Allianz Stadium. Holmes leads both teams backs for tries (19), line breaks (23) and metres per game (128), while Barba has 91 tackles breaks and 21 try assists - both team-highs.While the footwork of Barba and Holmes will threaten North Queenslands defence, getting past Sharks centre Jack Bird will be another challenge. The NSW representative has made 60 one-on-one tackles this season, the second highest of any Cronulla player.The Cowboys right edge of Justin ONeill and Kyle Feldt is where theyve produced most points - the duo scoring 26 tries. Fullback Lachlan Coote holds the unwanted stat of most errors. Hes made 34 mistakes, including three against Brisbane last Friday, but has chimed in with 18 try assists and three 40/20s, the most by a Cowboy.SEASON LEADERSTries: 19 - Valentine Holmes (CRO)Line breaks: 23- Valentine Holmes (CRO)Metres per game: 128- Valentine Holmes (CRO)Tackle busts: 91- Ben Barba (CRO)Errors: 34 - Lachlan Coote (NQ)BACKS VS BACKS - AVERAGE MATCH STATSGames this season: CRO 112 - NQ 102Tries: CRO 2.6 - NQ 1.91Line breaks: CRO 3.48 - NQ 1.96Metres per game: CRO 549 - NQ 469Tackle busts: CRO 13.48 - NQ 10.24Errors: CRO 4.24 - NQ 4.17MELBOURNE v CANBERRACanberras backs bring the flair, while Melbournes outside five bring a reliability which is the hallmark of the entire Storm outfit.The Raiders hold a sizeable advantage in tackle busts, making a whopping 422 compared to the Storms 258. More than half of those (253) have come through the right-hand edge of Joseph Leilua and Jordan Rapana, who have scored 33 tries between them. While Canberra largely strike on one side, Melbourne do their damage in the corners. Fijian wingers Suliasi Vunivalu and Marika Koroibete have crossed for 35 tries.The Storms backs have made 50 fewer mistakes than Canberra, with Raiders fullback Jack Wighton (38) his sides worst offender. But Wighton does play a leading hand with the ball, setting up 13 tries in 2016, while his Storm counterpart Cameron Munster is second in his side for line break assists with 22.SEASON LEADERSTries: 23 - Suliasi Vunivalu (MEL)Line breaks 25 - Jordan Rapana (CAN)Metres per game: 150 - Cameron Munster (MEL)Tackle Busts: 132 Jordan Rapana (CAN)Errors: 38 - Jack Wighton (CAN)BACKS VS BACKS - AVERAGE MATCH STATSGames this season: MEL 94 - CAN 120Tries: MEL 2.6 - CAN 2.7Line breaks: MEL 3.72 - CAN 3.12Metres: MEL 630 - CAN 590Tackle busts: MEL 13.72 - CAN 17.5Errors: MEL 4.47 - CAN 5.58*Stats courtesy of Fox Sports Stats Josh Reddick Jersey . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Mike Scott Jersey . 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The Indianapolis Colts came to training camp with plenty of questions.They headed home from Anderson University still searching for many of those answers.Coach Chuck Pagano has not named the starting offensive linemen, new defensive coordinator Ted Monachino is dealing with injuries along the defensive line and Andrew Luck continues to work on his form, footwork and faster decision-making.Productive, yes. Perfect, no.Ive made my fair share of mistakes, thats for sure, like anybody in training camp, Luck said Thursday. Id like to think that I havent repeated many of the same mistakes.It is unclear how much the Colts got accomplished during the 2 1/2-week camp. Some of the obstacles were beyond their control, such as the cancellation of last weekends Hall of Fame Game because of an unsafe field. Luck hasnt played in a game since Nov. 8, though he should finally return Saturday at Buffalo.Injuries didnt help, either.Rookie center Ryan Kelly, Indys first-round draft pick, missed more than a week with an injured left shoulder. Starting right tackle Joe Reitz and Hugh Thornton, who is competing for the right guard job, also missed time.The safety spot was so thin during the first week that the coaches temporarily had Darius Butler, Indys nickel-package cornerback, lining up there.This weeks big concern is the defensive line, which will not have any of its three projected starters available this weekend.Henry Anderson remains on the physically unable to perform list as he recovers from a torn ACL, Kendall Langford is out after having arthroscopic knee surgery and Pagano said Art Jones wont play, either. Jones will miss the first four regular season games after violating the league policy on performance-enhancing substtances but can play in the preseason.dddddddddddd.In spite of all those obstacles, Pagano believes the Colts have improved.I am pleased with where we are at as a football team, he said. We got a lot of work done. We are excited to go play a game and see exactly where we are at.One noticeable difference during camp was veteran participation.Pagano figured with no more than three consecutive days of practice, the older players shouldnt need any extra time off, and he and his revamped staff also wanted to send a message that Indy must be more physical this year.You have to put the pads on and you have to develop that mindset on both sides of the football, specifically on the line of scrimmage, Pagano said. You have to do it but there is a fine line there because you want to keep your team healthy.The Colts know they cant rely on pure luck for that anymore.They used four of eight draft picks on offensive linemen, in hopes of protecting their star quarterback. They believe Kelly will solidify the middle. And with Thornton out, converted tackle Denzelle Good appears to be the front-runner at right guard.The good news is that the Colts also may have found a hidden gem in tackle Joe Haeg, a fifth-round pick who has impressed the coaches.But in Indy, the key to success will always be based on Luck and whether he can regain his Pro Bowl form after the worst season of his career.Maybe theres a little motivation from last year and what happened, Luck said. 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