Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is adamant his AFL side has bottomed out, having missed finals for the third year in a row.The Magpies improved in the second half of the 2016 season, culminating in a one-point loss to triple reigning premiers Hawthorn in the final round.They finished 12th on the ladder after recording nine wins.Buckley noted when it comes to Collingwood the expectation always exceeds the capabilities.But the fifth-year coach, who played 260 games for the Magpies and recently declared hes likely to be out of a job if they fail to reach the 2017 finals, predicted bigger and better things next year.The reality is that weve missed finals in 14, 15, 16 and weve bottomed out but were on our way back up, Buckley said.Were not going back any further and weve been able to regenerate and get some really high-end talent.Weve got some really good opportunities going forward if we make the most of what weve got.Buckley will travel to the United States during the off-season, seeking to learn some lessons from college football sides.We need to continually find points of difference in the way we do things, he said.Buckley was tightlipped when asked about Graeme Allan, who is expected to replace Neil Balme as the Magpies head of football.Regarding the off-season frenzy and what sort of players he wanted to recruit, Buckley said he was interested in any way we can improve our list. 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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics got a morale boost from ace Sonny Grays return Wednesday night, but it wasnt enough.Kole Calhoun homered, Alex Meyer earned his second major league win and the Los Angeles Angels held off a late rally from the As to sweep the three-game series with an 8-6 win.Gray was activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to his start. Gray, who was sidelined with a right forearm strain from Aug. 7-Sept. 27, was limited to only one inning and threw 18 pitches, 13 of them for strikes. He gave up one hit and faced four batters in his first start since Aug. 6.As manager Bob Melvin said his return made a noticeable difference in the clubhouse culture.Thats our guy, Melvin said. It was sort of an off season for him, but he went out there and was healthy and looked like the old Sonny. Psychologically, hes good for the whole ball club.Khris Davis, who played at nearby Cal State Fullerton, hit his 41st home run and his sixth against the Angels this season in the sixth inning, making the score 8-3. Marcus Semien brought the As to within two runs with a three-run homer, also his sixth against Los Angeles, in the eighth.But J.C. Ramirez pitched a perfect ninth to convert his second save.Thats a big blow for us right there, Melvin said. You feel like, now were back in the ballgame and hold them down. We thought going into the ninth wed have a chance.Mike Trout was hit by a John Axford fastball in the back of his left shoulder in the eighth inning and was removed from the game. Hell have imaging done Thursday to determine whether or not he can play through the weekend against the Houston Astros.Trout said the pitch his his shoulder blade and left him with a sizable, sore welt.I want to (play), Ill tell you that, Trout said. Weve got three games left, so Im going to try to grind it out. After going down 2-0 early, the Angels rallied for eight runs in the fourth inning. Ross Detwiler (3-3), who replaced Gray in the second, got the first out but then put then put the next four batters on and gave up two runs before getting the second out.Meyer (2-3) limited the As to two runs on five hits over ffour innings and struck out five.ddddddddddddI think theres no doubt that Alex is moving forward in many ways, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. I think first and foremost, I think his delivery is getting more consistent. Hes able to repeat it, his arm angle is where hes working towards getting it, and hopefully hell continue to improve with his consistency.With runners on the corners, Shane Robinson cleared the bases with a double to left and took third on the throw. Calhoun homered for the 17th time this season to give Los Angeles a 6-2 lead and Mike Trout singled to keep the inning alive.Detwiler was finally replaced after giving up a double to C.J. Cron, the 10th batter of the inning. Reliever Chris Smith couldnt end the threat as he walked the next two batters to walk in a run and Stephen Vogts failure to throw to first on a grounder by Jett Bandy allowed Cron to score for the eighth run of the inning.Gregorio Petit, the 14th batter, finally ended the inning by grounding out to Smith.Early on, it looked like he had good stuff, Melvin said. The ball was down, the ball was moving, it looked like he had good nicks right away. But then he left some balls up and got into some funky counts.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: RHP Garrett Richards threw off the mound to hitters for the first time since tearing his ulnar collateral ligament May 1. 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