SACBA history

The Thunder have released an array of their SACBA Saturday afternoon history, including a Hall of Fame for players who have played a minimum of 10 seasons. The All-Time Somerton Thunder Dream Team was also named in 2008, and can be viewed here. All SACBA statistics are to the end of the 2009 Season. Current players are in green (ie they played in the 2009 season).
HALL OF FAME
Joshua Gondolf, 12 seasons, 165 games (club 4th), 6 premierships
Nicholas Kyriazis, 12 seasons, 184 games (club 3rd), 6 premierships (1 captain)
Bradley Smith, 16 seasons, 235 games (club 2nd), 5 premierships (all captain)
James Smith, 17 seasons, 282 games (club 1st), 6 premierships (all coach), 8x club B&F, 14x leading scorer
COACHES
Pauline Byrne, 1996, 1 season, 0 premierships
Barry Smith, 1991 & 1994, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
James Smith, 1992-1993 & 1995 & 1997-2004 & 2007-2009, 14 seasons, 6 premierships
CAPTAINS
Andrew Gill, 1991, 1 season, 0 premierships
Nick Kyriazis, 2009, 1 season, 1 premiership
Barry Smith, 1992-1993, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
Bradley Smith, 1995 & 1997-2004 & 2007-2008, 11 seasons, 5 premierships
James Smith, 1994 & 1996, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
VICE-CAPTAINS
Andrew Brook, 1997-1999, 3 seasons, 1 premiership
Joshua Gondolf, 2009, 1 season, 1 premiership
Nicholas Kyriazis, 2000-2004 & 2007-2008, 7 seasons, 4 premierships
Greg Smith, 1991, 1 season, 0 premierships
Jonathan Roffe, 1992-1993, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
Stephen Rudd, 1995, 1 season, 0 premierships
Bradley Smith, 1994 & 1996, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
PLAYERS
Greg Adnams, 1995, 1 season, 0 premierships
Warren Ainscough, 1994, 1 season, 0 premierships
Bradley Anderson, 2000, 1 season, 0 premierships
Corey Baudinette, 1992-1993 & 1995, 3 seasons, 0 premierships
Andrew Brook, 1994-2000, 7 seasons, 1 premiership
Ben Brooks, 2000, 1 season, 0 premierships
David Burton, 1993, 1 season, 0 premierships
Sam Cheesman, 1993, 1 season, 0 premierships
Ian Collins, 1995-1999, 5 seasons, 1 premiership
David Frisby-Smith, 1992, 1 season, 0 premierships
Ben Galway, 2009, 1 season, 1 premiership
Andrew Gill, 1991, 1 season, 0 premierships
Joshua Gondolf, 1996-2004 & 2007-2009, 12 seasons, 6 premierships
Simon Hallsworth, 2000-2001 & 2003-2004, 4 seasons, 3 premierships
Tom Halman, 2007-2009, 3 seasons, 1 premiership
Adam Hegarty, 2009, 1 season, 1 premiership
Michael Hill, 2008, 1 season, 0 premierships
Matthew Inglis, 2003, 1 season, 1 premiership
Nicholas Kyriazis, 1996-2004 & 2007-2009, 12 seasons, 6 premierships
Graeme Long, 1991-1992, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
Cal McKinnon, 2007 & 2009, 2 seasons, 1 premiership
Paul Mitchell, 2004, 1 season, 1 premiership
Steve Miteff, 1995, 1 season, 0 premierships
Robert Moresi, 2003-2004, 2 seasons, 2 premierships
Kingsley Novell, 1997, 1 season, 1 premiership
Simon Orr-Young, 1995, 1 season, 0 premierships
Kerwin Penn, 2008-2009, 2 seasons, 1 premiership
Michael Reu, 2001-2004, 4 seasons, 4 premierships
Peter Riggs, 1991, 1 season, 0 premierships
Jonathan Roffe, 1992-1993, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
Stephen Rudd, 1993-1995 & 1999 & 2008, 5 seasons, 0 premierships
Michael Sampson, 1996 & 1998, 2 seasons, 0 premierships
Peter Sampson, 1996-1998, 3 seasons, 1 premiership
Barry Smith, 1991-1994, 4 seasons, 0 premierships
Bradley Smith, 1991-2004 & 2007-2008, 16 seasons, 5 premierships
Greg Smith, 1991 & 2001-2002, 3 seasons, 2 premierships
James Smith, 1991-2004 & 2007-2009, 17 seasons, 6 premierships
Kym Swanson, 2000-2003, 4 seasons, 3 premierships
Ben Todd, 2007, 1 season, 0 premierships
Craig Watson, 1994, 1 season, 0 premierships
Todd Wellington, 1994, 1 season, 0 premierships
Scott Whitmore, 2007, 1 season, 0 premierships
Raymond Wickstein, 2002-2004, 3 seasons, 3 premierships
Jarrad Wild, 1994, 1 season, 0 premierships
Cameron Wood, 2002, 1 season, 1 premiership
Damien Wright, 1991, 1 season, 0 premierships
Andrew Zajer, 2001-2004, 4 seasons, 4 premierships
BEST & FAIREST - aka BARRY SMITH TROPHY (brackets show number of votes)
1991 Somerton (3rd) - James Smith, r/up Graeme Long
1992 ACH (2nd) - n/a
1993 ACH (4th) - n/a
1994 ACH (2nd) - n/a
1995 ACH (5th) - n/a
1996 Seacombe (2nd) - n/a
1997 Seacombe (1st) - n/a
1998 Seacombe (3rd) - n/a
1999 Seacombe (3rd) - n/a
2000 Somerton (3rd) - James Smith (33), r/up Bradley Smith (23)
2001 Somerton (1st) - James Smith (36), r/up Kym Swanson (33)
2002 Somerton (1st) - James Smith (31), r/up Kym Swanson (27)
2003 Somerton (1st) - James Smith (44), r/up Bradley Smith (21)
2004 Somerton (1st) - James Smith (36), r/up Bradley Smith & Raymond Wickstein (16)
2007 Somerton (4th) - Tom Halman (20), r/up James Smith (15)
2008 Somerton (4th) - James Smith (42), r/up Tom Halman (32)
2009 Somerton (1st) - Tom Halman & James Smith (27), r/up Cal McKinnon (10)
LEADING SCORER (brackets show number of points)
1991 James Smith (296), r/up Greg Smith (111)
1992 James Smith (423), r/up Graeme Long (195)
1993 James Smith (195), r/up Corey Baudinette (150)
1994 Stephen Rudd (186), r/up James Smith (179)
1995 James Smith (236), r/up Bradley Smith (105)
1996 James Smith (245), r/up Bradley Smith (111)
1997 James Smith (327), r/up Kingsley Novell (122)
1998 James Smith (265), r/up Bradley Smith (142)
1999 James Smith (241), r/up Bradley Smith (145)
2000 James Smith (199), r/up Simon Hallsworth (172)
2001 Kym Swanson (282), r/up James Smith (241)
2002 Kym Swanson (300), r/up James Smith (239)
2003 James Smith (306), r/up Simon Hallsworth (187)
2004 James Smith (285), r/up Simon Hallsworth (183)
2007 James Smith (134), r/up Tom Halman (118)
2008 James Smith (264), r/up Joshua Gondolf (154)
2009 James Smith (163), r/up Ben Galway (124)
FREE THROW AWARD (minimum 15 attempts)
1992 James Smith - 32/54 @ 59%
1993 James Smith - 38/54 @ 70%
1994 Craig Watson - 19/22 @ 86%
1995 James Smith - 32/47 @ 68%
1996 James Smith - 31/45 @ 68%
1997 Nicholas Kyriazis - 22/31 @ 71%
1998 James Smith - 46/63 @ 73%
1999 Stephen Rudd - 17/24 @ 70%
2000 Kym Swanson - 18/27 @ 66%
2001 James Smith - 43/57 @ 75%
2002 Kym Swanson - 58/79 @ 73%
2003 Robert Moresi - 22/29 & James Smith - 55/73 @ 75%
2004 James Smith - 40/53 @ 75%
2007 Scott Whitmore - 17/22 @ 77%
2008 Tom Halman - 27/36 @ 75%
2009 James Smith - 33/47 @ 70%
THREE-POINT LEADER
1998 Joshua Gondolf - 15
1999 Joshua Gondolf - 17
2000 Joshua Gondolf - 13
2001 Kym Swanson - 48
2002 Kym Swanson - 58
2003 Simon Hallsworth - 25
2004 Simon Hallsworth - 32
2007 Ben Todd - 20
2008 Joshua Gondolf - 41
2009 Kerwin Penn - 32
BEST FIRST-YEAR PLAYER
2009 Ben Galway (9)
MOST IMPROVED
2009 Ben Galway
BEST UNDER-21 PLAYER
2009 Kerwin Penn
PLAYERS' CHOICE - BEST TEAM MAN
2009 Joshua Gondolf
CLUB TOP STATISTICAL PERFORMANCES BY SEASON (minimum 5 games played)
GAMES PLAYED: 21 - Stephen Rudd (1994) & Joshua Gondolf (1997) & Joshua Gondolf (2008)
PERSONAL FOULS: 66 - Nicholas Kyriazis (2002), 53 - Jarrad Wild (1994)
FOULS PER GAME: 3.60 - Corey Baudinette (1995), 3.47 - Nicholas Kyriazis (2002)
TECHNICAL FOULS: 6 - Tom Halman (2008), 4 - Stephen Rudd (2008)
POINTS SCORED: 423 - James Smith (1992), 327 - James Smith (1997)
POINTS PER GAME: 21.2 - James Smith (1992), 20.0 - Kym Swanson (2002)
3-POINT SHOTS: 58 - Kym Swanson (2002), 48 - Kym Swanson (2001)
FOUL SHOT ATTEMPTS: 80 - Kym Swanson (2001), 79 - Kym Swanson (2002)
FOUL SHOTS MADE: 58 - Kym Swanson (2002), 55 - James Smith (2003)
FOUL SHOT % (min 10 att): 10/11 @ 90.9% - Barry Smith (1992), 19/22 @ 86.4% - Craig Watson (1994)
B&F VOTES: 44 - James Smith (2003), 42 - James Smith (2008)
B&F VOTES PER GAME: 2.6 - James Smith (2003), 2.5 - James Smith (2009)
CLUB HIGHS BY SEASON (team totals)
GAMES PLAYED: 21 - ACH (1994), Seacombe (1996, 1997), Somerton (2002, 2008)
GAMES WON: 19 - ACH (1992)
GAMES DRAWN: 1 - Seacombe (1999), Somerton (2000, 2002)
GAMES LOST: 1 - ACH (1992)
POINTS FOR/AGAINST %: 250.50% - ACH (1992)
PERSONAL FOULS: 299 - ACH (1994)
FOULS PER GAME: 14.8 - Somerton (1991)
TECHNICAL FOULS: 15 - Somerton (2008)
POINTS SCORED: 1290 - ACH (1992)
POINTS PER GAME: 64.5 - ACH (1992)
3-POINT SHOTS: 118 - Somerton (2009)
FOUL SHOT ATTEMPTS: 297 - Somerton (2002)
FOUL SHOTS MADE: 172 - Somerton (2002)
FOUL SHOT %: 150/245 @ 61.2% - ACH (1994)
CLUB LOWS BY SEASON (team totals)
GAMES PLAYED: 17 - Somerton (1991, 2004, 2007)
GAMES WON: 7 - Somerton (2007)
GAMES LOST: 11 - Somerton (2009)
POINTS FOR/AGAINST %: 93.27% - Somerton (2009)
PERSONAL FOULS: 178 - Somerton (2007)
FOULS PER GAME: 10.0 - ACH (1992)
TECHNICAL FOULS: 0 - Somerton (2001, 2009)
POINTS SCORED: 727 - ACH (1993)
POINTS PER GAME: 36.4 - Seacombe (1996)
3-POINT SHOTS: 39 - Seacombe (1998)
FOUL SHOT ATTEMPTS: 146 - Somerton (2007)
FOUL SHOTS MADE: 81 - Somerton (2007)
FOUL SHOT %: 91/181 @ 50.3% - ACH (1992)
CLUB "TOP 10" ALL-TIME STATISTICAL LEADERS
Listings below are for the Thunder only. Minimum 10 games played. Statistics recorded from 1991 unless noted otherwise.
GAMES PLAYED
1. James Smith (282)
2. Bradley Smith (235)
3. Nicholas Kyriazis (184)
4. Joshua Gondolf (165)
5. Andrew Brook (115)
6. Ian Collins (80)
7. Stephen Rudd (67)
8. Barry Smith (63)
9. Simon Hallsworth (52)
10. Peter Sampson (49)
PERSONAL FOULS
1. James Smith (627)
2. Nicholas Kyriazis (478)
3. Bradley Smith (425)
4. Andrew Brook (209)
5. Joshua Gondolf (193)
6. Barry Smith (125)
7. Ian Collins (120)
8. Stephen Rudd (111)
9. Peter Sampson (98)
10. Tom Halman (92)
PERSONAL FOULS PER GAME
1. Jarrad Wild (3.12)
2. Andrew Gill (2.94)
3. Nicholas Kyriazis (2.60)
4. Warren Ainscough (2.45)
5. Corey Baudinette (2.40)
6. Sam Cheesman (2.38)
7. Todd Wellington (2.37)
8. James Smith (2.22)
9. David Frisby-Smith (2.20)
10. Tom Halman (2.19)
TECHNICAL FOULS (from 1998)
1. James Smith (8)
2. Tom Halman (6)
3. Joshua Gondolf (5)
4. Stephen Rudd (5)
5. Nicholas Kyriazis (4)
6. Andrew Brook (3)
7. Bradley Smith (1)
POINTS SCORED
1. James Smith (4238)
2. Bradley Smith (1794)
3. Nicholas Kyriazis (887)
4. Joshua Gondolf (857)
4. Kym Swanson (712)
5. Simon Hallsworth (645)
7. Andrew Brook (600)
8. Stephen Rudd (577)
9. Tom Halman (370)
10. Corey Baudinette (313)
POINTS PER GAME
1. Kym Swanson (17.4)
2. James Smith (15.0)
3. Simon Hallsworth (12.4)
4. Graeme Long (11.1)
5. Corey Baudinette (10.4)
5. Cal McKinnon (10.4)
5. Raymond Wickstein (10.4)
8. Kingsley Novell (10.2)
9. Tom Halman (8.8)
10. Stephen Rudd (8.6)
THREE-POINT SHOTS (from 1998)
1. Joshua Gondolf (139)
2. Kym Swanson (120)
3. Simon Hallsworth (76)
4. Nicholas Kyriazis (79)
5. Raymond Wickstein (56)
6. Kerwin Penn (50)
7. Tom Halman (39)
8. Ben Galway (26)
9. Andrew Brook (19)
9. Cal McKinnon (19)
FOUL SHOT ATTEMPTS (from 1992)
1. James Smith (824)
2. Bradley Smith (465)
3. Nicholas Kyriazis (211)
4. Andrew Brook (203)
5. Stephen Rudd (193)
6. Kym Swanson (191)
7. Joshua Gondolf (131)
8. Ian Collins (113)
9. Andrew Zajer (102)
10. Tom Halman (83)
FOUL SHOTS MADE (from 1992)
1. James Smith (574)
2. Bradley Smith (224)
3. Kym Swanson (132)
4. Nicholas Kyriazis (113)
4. Stephen Rudd (113)
6. Andrew Brook (88)
7. Joshua Gondolf (76)
8. Tom Halman (54)
9. Andrew Zajer (53)
10. Ian Collins (50)
FOUL SHOT PERCENTAGE (minimum 10 attempts - from 1992)
1. Craig Watson (86.4)
2. Robert Moresi (72.5)
3. James Smith (69.7)
4. Kym Swanson (69.1)
5.Tom Halman (65.1)
6. Jarrad Wild (63.6)
7. Barry Smith (62.9)
8. Raymond Wickstein (59.4)
9. Simon Hallsworth (58.8)
10. Stephen Rudd (58.5)
CLUB BEST & FAIREST VOTES (from 2000)
1. James Smith (264)
2. Bradley Smith (103)
3. Tom Halman (79)
4. Kym Swanson (74)
5. Nicholas Kyriazis (44)
6. Raymond Wickstein (43)
7. Andrew Zajer (32)
8. Simon Hallsworth (29)
9. Cal McKinnon (21)
10. Michael Hill (16)
FINALS PLAYED (from 1992)
1. James Smith (35)
2. Bradley Smith (30)
3. Nicholas Kyriazis (26)
4. Joshua Gondolf (25)
5. Andrew Brook (14)
6. Ian Collins (10)
7. Andrew Zajer (9)
8. Simon Hallsworth (7)
9. Peter Sampson (7)
10. Stephen Rudd (6)
SACBA TEAMS BY YEAR
1991 SOMERTON "E" GRADE
Venue: Athol Park
Result: 12-5, third, lost to Glenelg Uniting in the preliminary final
Team: Barry Smith (player/coach), Andrew Gill (c), Greg Smith (vc), Graeme Long, Peter Riggs, Bradley Smith, James Smith, Damien Wright
1992 ADELAIDE CONGRESS HALL "L" GRADE
Venue: Hamilton High School and Athol Park (finals)
Result: 19-1, runner-up, lost to Wesley Uniting by 2pts in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Barry Smith (c), Jonathan Roffe (vc), Corey Baudinette, David Frisby-Smith, Graeme Long, Bradley Smith
1993 ADELAIDE CONGRESS HALL "B" GRADE
Venue: Athol Park
Result: 11-7, fourth, lost to Goodwood Catholic by 28pts in the semi-final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Barry Smith (c), Jonathan Roffe (vc), Corey Baudinette, David Burton, Sam Cheesman, Stephen Rudd, Bradley Smith
1994 ADELAIDE CONGRESS HALL "C" GRADE
Venue: Athol Park
Result: 15-6, runner-up, lost to Klemzig Uniting by 10pts in the grand final
Team: Barry Smith (player/coach), James Smith (c), Bradley Smith (vc), Warren Ainscough, Andrew Brook, Stephen Rudd, Craig Watson, Todd Wellington, Jarrad Wild
1995 ADELAIDE CONGRESS HALL "B" GRADE
Venue: Athol Park
Result: 12-7, fifth, lost to Prospect Uniting by 8pts in the elimination final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Stephen Rudd (vc), Greg Adnams, Corey Baudinette, Andrew Brook, Ian Collins, Steve Miteff, Simon Orr-Young
1996 SEACOMBE GARDENS "SOUTHERN DIVISION 2"
Venue: Sturt and Athol Park (finals)
Result: 14-7, runner-up, lost to Bellevue Heights Baptist by 6pts in the grand final
Team: Pauline Byrne (coach), James Smith (c), Bradley Smith (vc), Andrew Brook, Ian Collins, Joshua Gondolf, Nicholas Kyriazis, Michael Sampson, Peter Sampson
1997 SEACOMBE GARDENS "SOUTHERN DIVISION 2"
Venue: Sturt and Athol Park (finals)
Result: 17-4, premiers, defeated Unley Park Baptist by 19pts in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Andrew Brook, Ian Collins, Joshua Gondolf, Nicholas Kyriazis, Kingsley Novell, Peter Sampson
1998 SEACOMBE GARDENS "SOUTHERN DIVISION 1"
Venue: Sturt and Athol Park (finals)
Result: 12-6, third, lost to Blackwood Church of Christ by 6pts in the preliminary final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Andrew Brook, Ian Collins, Joshua Gondolf, Nicholas Kyriazis, Michael Sampson, Peter Sampson
1999 SEACOMBE GARDENS "SOUTHERN DIVISION 1"
Venue: Sturt and Underdale (finals)
Result: 10-1-7, third, lost to Unley Park Baptist by 26pts in the preliminary final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Andrew Brook, Ian Collins, Joshua Gondolf, Nicholas Kyriazis, Stephen Rudd
2000 SOMERTON "EASTERN DIVISION 1"
Venue: Mars
Result: 14-1-4, third, lost to Spicer Uniting by 20 points in the preliminary final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Bradley Anderson, Andrew Brook, Ben Brooks, Joshua Gondolf, Simon Hallsworth, Kym Swanson
2001 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 16-2, premiers, defeated Beaumont Uniting 67-40 in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Simon Hallsworth, Michael Reu, Greg Smith, Kym Swanson, Andrew Zajer
2002 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 15-1-5, premiers, defeated Beaumont Uniting 63-56 in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Michael Reu, Greg Smith, Kym Swanson, Raymond Wickstein, Cameron Wood, Andrew Zajer
2003 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 16-3, premiers, defeated Hope Valley Uniting 55-46 in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Simon Hallsworth, Matthew Inglis, Michael Reu, Kym Swanson, Raymond Wickstein, Andrew Zajer
2004 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 14-3, premiers, defeated Hope Valley Uniting 53-40 in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Simon Hallsworth, Paul Mitchell, Robert Moresi, Michael Reu, Raymond Wickstein, Andrew Zajer
2007 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 7-10, fourth, lost to Beaumont Unitng 50-39 in the semi-final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Tom Halman, Cal McKinnon, Ben Todd, Scott Whitmore
2008 SOMERTON "A" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 12-1-8, fourth, lost to Beaumont Uniting 60-52 in the semi-final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Bradley Smith (c), Nicholas Kyriazis (vc), Joshua Gondolf, Tom Halman, Michael Hill, Kerwin Penn, Stephen Rudd
2009 SOMERTON "B" GRADE
Venue: Mars
Result: 8-11, premiers, defeated Beaumont Uniting 71-52 in the grand final
Team: James Smith (player/coach), Nicholas Kyriazis (c), Joshua Gondolf (vc), Ben Galway, Tom Halman, Adam Hegarty, Cal McKinnon, Kerwin Penn
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