Gordon Sumner (footballer)

Gordon Sumner
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-02-10) 10 February 1965
Original team(s) Warburton Millgrove
Height / weight 177 cm / 74 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985–1986 Collingwood 26 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986.

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

Sumner was recrited 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]

He is currently a senior assistant coach at the Silvan Football Club.[4]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. Canberra Times, "Siren Scores", 28 April 1985, p. 7
  3. 1 2 AFL Tables: Gordon Sumner
  4. "Coaches 2013". SportingPulse.
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