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James Maloney doesnt have a premiership ring to show for his contribution to Melbournes 2009 NRL grand final win, however that experience under Craig Bellamy proved to be the making of him as a footballer.Seven seasons after Melbourne coach Bellamy handed Maloney his first-grade debut, they will cross paths in Sundays NRL decider.Maloneys arrival at the Storm proved a turning point in his career - after years of battling in reserve grade, he went on to become one of the most-successful halves in the competition.After guiding the Warriors to their first grand final, winning the 2013 premiership with the Sydney Roosters and earning NSW State of Origin selection, his arrival in the Shire coincided with Cronullas charge to within one game of their first premiership.While it all might seem like a lifetime ago for the 30-year-old playmaker, he calls his time under Bellamy a formative time in his career.I learnt a lot about footy down there, Maloney says.That was a big part of me going down there. I remember talking to my old boy and he said theres not many players who go down to Melbourne and come out worse off.Maloney went to Melbourne in search of an opportunity and had his first taste of first grade at 23.At the time, the Storm - coming off their 2008 grand final loss to Manly - didnt have an established five-eighth and Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis spent the first month-and-a-half of the season sharing the No.6 duties before Bellamy decided to blood a cheeky kid from the NSW central coast.However Maloneys hopes of playing out the 2009 season in top grade were scuppered when Brett Finchs messy exit from Parramatta delivered him to the Storm.Maloney managed just four first-grade games that year but the experience of being 19th man in the Storms grand final win over the Eels - a title Melbourne were later stripped of for salary-cap breaches - gave him invaluable insight into what went into preparing for the biggest game of the year.That year, Maloney partnered Cooper Cronk in the Storm halves and, while they will be on different sides of the field on Sunday, the Melbourne No.7 praised the Cronulla five-eighth as having the Midas touch.James must bring something special to a football team because each team hes been a part of, hes made a grand final, Cronk said. 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I want to help this team win. Its part of the game nowadays, I guess.Tropeano and fellow Angels starters Garrett Richards and Andrew Heaney have torn their UCLs over the past four months. Heaney had Tommy John surgery earlier this month, while Richards is still hoping to avoid it with rest and platelet-rich plasma injections.Tropeano likely cant wait that long to decide on surgery if he hopes to be ready to pitch in 2018.Were going to keep all options open, Tropeano said. Obviously no one wants to get surgery, so if (rest and therapy are) a possibility, were going to look into it.The Angels had only three recorded UCL tears during Scioscias first 16 seasons in charge of the club from 2000-15. The longest-tenured manager in baseball is baffled by the dramatic upswing in major arm injuries this year.What were looking at is just looking in the mirror, saying, `What is going on (that) we have so many back to back? Scioscia said. You definitely look internally. You analyze everything from the throwing program to how you monitor guys, and were going to do that. ... So this might be a fluke thing, but naturally you have to look from within to make sure that the process is correct. Weve always been confident with it, but when youu have injuries like this, then naturally we look to see if theres any cause.ddddddddddddC.J. Wilson also hasnt pitched for the Angels in 2016. The 35-year-old left-hander had surgery on his problematic shoulder earlier this month, likely ending the final season of his $77.5 million contract.Tropeano is 3-2 with a 3.56 ERA in 13 starts this season, bouncing in and out of the rotation during the Angels bewildering series of injuries. The Long Island native came off the disabled list earlier this month after a minor league stint.After their worst first half since 1992, the Angels (41-52) won their first four games out of the All-Star break. The latest loss of a starter to long-term injury probably makes it impractical for the Angels to trade off any of their remaining rotation depth -- such as dependable veterans Matt Shoemaker or Hector Santiago -- to rebuild their depleted farm system, since somebody will have to pitch for the club next season as well.Our depth is stretched, Scioscia said. We still feel the guys in our rotation are going to give us a chance to get back in this, but were thin, no doubt.Tropeanos replacement in the rotation might be Tyler Skaggs, who had Tommy John surgery of his own in 2014 after 18 starts with the Angels.Skaggs, a formerly touted prospect acquired in a trade for All-Star slugger Mark Trumbo, was scheduled to start for Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday. He has been solid after overcoming a biceps injury that threw off his recovery, and a day off in the Angels schedule would allow him to make his big-league return on regular rest.Scioscia wouldnt commit to Skaggs as Tropeanos replacement, but acknowledged the Angels have fewer choices than most teams.Veteran Jhoulys Chacin, who lost his spot in the rotation recently, also could take Tropeanos turn. ' ' '