Gordon Sumner (footballer) explained

Gordon Sumner
Birth Date:10 February 1965
Originalteam:Warburton Millgrove
Height:177 cm
Weight:74 kg
Statsend:1986
Years1:1985–1986
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:26 (3)

Gordon Sumner (born 10 February 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sumner was recruited from Warburton Millgrove.[1] On his debut, Sumner was one of the best afield for Collingwood, with 29 disposals (22 kicks), against the Sydney Swans at Victoria Park in the fifth round of the 1985 VFL season.[2] [3] He didn't miss a game for the rest of the year. In 1986 he played eight games, all early in the season.[3]

In 2013, he was a senior assistant coach at the Silvan Football Club..[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Canberra Times, "Siren Scores", 28 April 1985, p. 7
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Gordon_Sumner.html AFL Tables: Gordon Sumner
  4. Web site: Coaches 2013. SportingPulse.