Byron Sumner

Byron Sumner (born 31 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Byron Sumner
Personal information
Full name Byron Sumner
Date of birth (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991
Original team(s) Woodville South
Draft 54th overall, 2009
Sydney Swans
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011 Sydney 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Career highlights

SA AFL U18 Championships

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sumner was drafted to Sydney with the 54th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft.[1] He was recruited from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League.[2] He played in the opening round of the 2011 AFL season,[3] but was delisted at the end of the season without playing another AFL game. He returned to South Australian and continued to play for Woodville-West Torrens until he signed with Sturt Football Club for the 2017 SANFL season.[4]

He is the brother of Gold Coast 2012 draft selection Tim Sumner[5] and the uncle of former Sydney teammate Lewis Jetta.[3]

References

  1. "2009 AFL draft picks round-by-round". Herald Sun. 26 November 2009.
  2. Homfray, Reece (21 July 2009). "Sumner's debut a milestone for Fuller". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  3. Cowley, Michael (26 March 2011). "It's Sumner time: Swans debut for Jetta's uncle". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. McGuire, Michael (20 July 2012). "The Swan who fell to earth". The Advertiser.
  5. Bednall, Jai (24 November 2012). "Tim Sumner's time to shine with the Gold Coast Suns". Sunday Mail (SA).


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