User:Brynprice/Brighton Tsunami

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Brighton Tsunami
[[{{{current}}}|Current season]]
Brighton Tsunami logo
Brighton Tsunami logo
Logo
Entered BCAFL/BUAFL 2003-2004
Team Colors Navy/White
Universities University of Brighton
Home Field Falmer Sports STP, University of Brighton, Falmer Campus, Brighton
Division 4th Conference-Southern Division
Regular Season Record 61-45-2
Playoff Record 3-3-0
Challenge Trophy Record 0-1-0
Playoff Appearances (1)
2007, 2014
Division Championships (1)
2013/14
Conference Championships (1)
2013/14
BCAFL/BUAFL Championships (0)
2013/14
BUAFL Challenge Trophy Appearances (1)
2010
BUAFL Challenge Trophy Champions (0)
n/a

The Brighton Tsunami are a member of the British Universities American Football League (BUAFL)'s 4th Conference-Southern Division. The Tsunami have seen constant improvements since their acceptance to the BCAFL[1], becoming SCC Division champions in the 2013/14 season, which coincided with their tenth year anniversary[2]. They are currently coached by Chris Denny.

2009-10 Season Schedule[edit]

Date Team Result Offense MVP Defense MVP
Sunday November 8, 2009 v Solent Redhawks 0 - 20 L Alex Surplice Ant Morrison
Sunday November 15, 2009 @ Royal Holloway Bears 0 - 18 W TK Chisango Whole Defense
Sunday November 22, 2009 @ Southampton Stags 14 - 6 L
Sunday November 29, 2009 v Imperial Immortals 33-2 W TK Chisango Ant Morrison/Giles Kennedy
Sunday December 13, 2009 @ UEA Pirates 8-10 W Audley Swain/Romaine Jackson Dan Inniss/Oliver Whitfield
Sunday January 31, 2010 @ Portsmouth Destroyers 30-20 L
Sunday February 21, 2010 v Anglia Ruskin Phantoms 27-14 W Audley Swain/Romaine 'action' Jackson Oliver Whitfield
Sunday February 28, 2010 v Greenwich Mariners 9 - 26 L

2009-10 Post-season Schedule[edit]

Date Team Result Offense MVP Defense MVP
Sunday March 14, 2010 @ Greenwich Mariners 6 - 26 L

Season-by-Season Record[edit]

Season Win Loss Tie Finish Playoffs
2003-04 5 3 0 N/A N/A
2004-05 3 4 1 N/A N/A
2005-06 2 6 0 N/A N/A
2006-07 4 3 1 2nd 1st round lost to Essex (away)
2007-08 2 6 0 5th N/A
2008-09 4 4 0 3rd N/A
2009-10 4 4 0 3rd 1st round Challenge Trophy lost to Greenwich (away)

Coaching[edit]

Current Coaching Staff[edit]

Position Name Years with Tsunami
Head Coach Chris Denny 2
Assistant Head Coach Rich Cooling 5
Offensive Coordinator Rich Cooling 5
Defensive Coordinator Chris Denny 2
Special Teams Coordinator Brad McManus 6
O-Line Luc Higham 6
O-Line Asst. Chris Goulding 5
Quarterbacks
Running Backs Karl Filmer-Sankey 2
Running Backs Asst. Adam Hart 2
Wide Receivers Mike Ashby 2
Wide Receivers Asst. Luke Bentley 2
D-Line Brad McManus 5
D-Line Asst. James Gulc 4
Linebackers Mike Gumbs 1
Defensive Backs Dave Lees 4
Defensive Backs Giles Kennedy 6
Strength and Conditioning Bola Labulo 5


Head Coaches[edit]

Chris Emery- 2003-06[edit]

Record 10-13-1

Emery was the first head coach for the Tsunami, helping to set up the team. He was recently inducted into the Tsunami Hall of Fame.

Eber Kington - 2006-08[edit]

Record 6-9-1

Kington was the president of the first committee for the Tsunami having helped to set up the team. He played as a Linebacker and as Quarterback during his playing career with the club.

With the resignation of Emery, Kington assumed the controls and helped steer Brighton to their first playoff appearance in 2006-07 season.

Following Brighton's win over Surrey Stingers on the last day of the season, Kington announced his resignation as Head Coach to pursue his playing career with Sussex Thunder where he helped guide them to the BAFL 2008 Division 1 National Title[3]. He is also quarterback for the Great Britain Lions American Football Team.

He was recently inducted into the Tsunami Hall of Fame and is currently the Tsunami Quarterback Coach.

Tony Bainbridge - 2008-2009[edit]

Record 4-4-0

Bainbridge joined the Tsunami as Defensive Coordinator in 2006-07 season. He was voted in unanimously as Head Coach at the Brighton Tsunami AGM following the 2007-08 season.

Bainbridge has been involved with American Football in the UK at many levels. He helped set-up the Greenwich Mariners along with Martin Boffey and has played for several years in the senior league, most recently on the O-Line for Kent Exiles.

In June 2009, after only one season as Head Coach, Bainbridge announced that he was stepping down from the role due to both personal and health reasons. This was a surprise to the whole Tsunami family.

Jim Roberson - 2009[edit]

Record 0-1-0

Roberson joined the Tsunami in August 2009, just 6 weeks before the start of the Tsunami pre-season. However, after one game in charge, he announced his shock retirement from American Football, leaving the Tsunami with no Head Coach or Assistant Head Coach for their game against Royal Holloway.

Tony Bainbridge - 2009 - 2010[edit]

Record 3-3-0 (7-7-0 all-time)

Following the win against Royal Holloway, President Rob Falconer announced the immediate return to coaching of Bainbridge. He guided the team to their first appearance in the BUAFL Challenge Trophy after winning the 3-way tiebreaker with Southampton and Surrey.

James Ormrod - 2010 - 2013[edit]

Record 13-11-0

In his final season in charge of the Tsunami, Head Coach James led them to their most successful season; starting the season with 5 consecutive wins, including former national champions Southampton and Portsmouth, before eventually losing the remaining 3 fixtures and narrowly missing out on a place in the plate challenge play-offs.

Chris Denny - 2013 - Present[edit]

Record 10-1-0

In his first season in charge, Head Coach Chris Denny guided the Brighton Tsunami to their most successful season in their history to date. They enjoyed an undefeated regular season, boasting club record-breaking offensive and defensive stats and finishing with the #3 overall national seed. They also enjoyed their first ever national play-off appearance, which was disappointingly brought to an end in the Quarter-Finals.

Current Players[edit]

Quarterbacks

  • 4 Audley Swain (c)
  • 6 Alex Surplice

Running Backs

  • 9 Chris Duke
  • 14 James Howard
  • 24 Sam Dagger
  • 34 Bryan Kup
  • 35 Glen Begley
  • 49 TK Chisango

Tight Ends

  • 20 Josh Trimmer
  • 40 Jon Wibberley
  • 47 Ryan Bushby
  • 48 Stewart Probert
  

Wide Receivers

  • 12 Luke Hughes
  • 15 Matt Russell
  • 17 Lee West
  • 80 Simeon Marriot-Dixon
  • 82 Dan Griffiths
  • 83 Tom Lowe
  • 84 Anthony Bowes
  • 89 Romaine Jackson

Offensive Line

  • 60 Rob Jenkins
  • 65 Andy Graham
  • 67 Ruban Sriranjan (c)
  • 71 Aaron Lavisquant
  • 75 Stefan Matthiessen
  • 77 Brad (Tim Tebow) McManus
  

Defensive Line

  • 1 Ant Morrison
  • 19 Dan Inniss
  • 90 Matt Dillon
  • 92 Merrigan Baylis
  • 93 Luc Higham
  • 97 Andy Rayner
  • 99 Grant Woollard

Linebackers

  • 31 Aidan Sharples
  • 50 Tom Cole
  • 54 Neil Atkinson
  • 57 Giles Kennedy
  • 58 Shane Huffer
  • 94 Olly Whitfield
  • 95 Gavin Hanmer
  

Defensive Backs

  • 10 Marcus Dilley (c)
  • 11 Robert Falconer
  • 16 Nick Pyke
  • 22 Elliott Kirk
  • 23 Mikey George
  • 26 Russ Mumford
  • 27 Ryan Wilson
  • 32 Pat (Mincer) Foley
  • 37 Jonny Elliott
  • 38 Pawel Serafin
  • 43 Chris Hope (c)

Special Teams

  • 4 Audley Swain (KR)
  • 10 Marcus Dilley (KR/PR)
  • 16 Nick Pyke (K/P)
  • 26 Russ Mumford (KR)
  • 43 Chris Hope (KR/PR)
  • 89 Romaine Jackson (KR)
  

Rookies in Italics

Captains = (c)

Committee[edit]

Every year, Tsunami players vote for 5 players who will run the club for the following year.

2014-2015[edit]

Position Name Years with Tsunami
Club President Luke Dickson 3
Club Secretary Alex Holt 3
Club Treasurer Kostya Petrov 2
Fundraiser & Social Secretary Jordan Hart 2
Kit Manager Clyde Eccleston-Barrows 3

Presidents[edit]

A list of all presidents since the team's first year in BCAFL.

Name Year
Luke Dickson 2014-15
Alex Surplice 2013-14
Richard (Dick) Matkins 2012-13
Richard (Dick) Cooling 2011-12
Ruban Sriranjan 2010-11
Robert Falconer 2009-10
Justin Handley 2008-09
Alex Maxwell 2007-08
Martin Harrison 2006-07
Ben Brooks 2005-06
Jon Leese 2004-05
Eber Kington 2003-04

Awards[edit]

Hall of Fame[edit]

In 2008, the inaugural class of famers were inducted into the Brighton Tsunami Hall of Fame. These are players who have shown the greatest level of professionalism and commitment towards the team and the game. On 25 April 2009, the class of 2009 was inducted.

Name Position Year Inducted Years with Tsunami
Ben Brooks DB 2008 2004–2007
Chris Emery HC 2008 2003–2006
Mike Hall LB 2008 2004–2007
Justin Handley O-Line 2009 2005–2009
Eber Kington LB/QB/HC 2008 2003–2008
Jack Lidyard QB 2008 2005–2008
Ali MacKenzie DL/OL/FB 2009 2003–2006
Derrick McGriffin LB 2009 2006–2009
Toyin Omodara RB 2009 2005–2009
Simon Ritchie DE/FB 2008 2003–2007
Sergio Sabada LB 2008 2003–2006
James West DB/QB 2008 2003–2006

2008-09[edit]

Award Name Position
Tsunami MVP Chris Hope LB/KR
Defensive Rookie of the Year Jon Elliott DB
Offensive Rookie of the Year Ruban Sriranjan OT
Most Improved Player Phil Winslow LB
Best Lineman Niall Sweeney OT
Special Teams Player of the Year Chris Hope KR/PR
Offensive MVP Oliver Bishop RB
Defensive MVP Marcus Dilley DB
Head Coach's Award Joshua Van Nes WR/P
Social Legend Chris "Tumnus" Duke RB
Player's Player Oliver Bishop RB
Spirit of the Wave Bryn Price QB/DB
Cheeries Player Rob Falconer DB

2007-08[edit]

Award Name Position
Defensive Rookie of the Year Chris Hope DB
Offensive Rookie of the Year Niall Sweeney RB
Most Improved Player Shane Borrett DB
Best Lineman Justin Handley OG
Special Teams Player of the Year Josh Van Nes P
Offensive MVP Matt Russell QB
Defensive MVP Derrick McGriffen LB
Head Coach's Award Nick Pyke DB/K
Social Legend Justin Handley OG
Player's Player Justin Handley OG
Spirit of the Wave Trish Yorke Water
Cheerie's Player Henry Furnell OL

2006-07[edit]

Award Name Position
Head Coach's Award Simon Ritchie FB
Social Legend Ben Brooks DB
Player's Player Mike Hall LB
Spirit of the Wave Tony Bainbridge DC

2005-06[edit]

Award Name Position
Social Legend Justin Handley LB
Player's Player James West DB
Spirit of the Wave Hayley Churchyard Cheerie

2004-05[edit]

Award Name Position
Player's Player Simon Ritchie DE
Defensive MVP Simon Ritchie DE

Retired Jerseys[edit]

#25[edit]

2014 - jersey #25 was retired to honour QB Bryn Price.

#45[edit]

2005 - jersey #45 was retired to honour Eber Kington. Eber was president playing both QB and LB for the Tsunami and later Head Coach.

#70[edit]

2008 - jersey #70 was retired to honour the achievements of Tsunami Centre, Martin Harrison - later O-Line coach and Offensive Co-Coordinator.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BrightonTsunami.htm
  2. ^ http://www.buafl.net/teampage.asp?teamid=45
  3. ^ http://www.sussex-thunder.co.uk/Press.html#champ08

External links[edit]


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