Byron Sumner

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Byron Sumner

| image =

| fullname = Byron Sumner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|10|31}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Woodville South

| draftpick = 54th overall, 2009
Sydney Swans

| height = 174 cm

| weight = 68 kg

| position =

| statsend = 2011

| years1 = 2011

| club1 = {{AFL Syd}}

| games_goals1 = 1 (0)

| careerhighlights = SA AFL U18 Championships

}}

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

Sumner was drafted to Sydney with the 54th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/afl-draft-picks-round-by-round/story-fn4hg9de-1225804305210|title=2009 AFL draft picks round-by-round|work=Herald Sun |date=26 November 2009}} He was recruited from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League.{{cite news|url=http://messenger-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/sumners-debut-a-milestone-for-fuller/ |title=Sumner's debut a milestone for Fuller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305061915/http://messenger-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/sumners-debut-a-milestone-for-fuller/|archive-date=5 March 2012|date=21 July 2009|first=Reece|last=Homfray}} He played in the opening round of the 2011 AFL season,{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/its-sumner-time-swans-debut-for-jettas-uncle-20110325-1c9wi.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald |title=It's Sumner time: Swans debut for Jetta's uncle |date =26 March 2011 |first=Michael |last=Cowley}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/swan-who-fell-to-earth/story-fn3o6wog-1226430109833 |title=The Swan who fell to earth |first=Michael |last=McGuire |work=The Advertiser |date=20 July 2012}}

He is the brother of Gold Coast 2012 draft selection Tim Sumner{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tim-sumners-time-to-shine-with-the-gold-coast-suns/story-e6freck3-1226523424265 |title=Tim Sumner's time to shine with the Gold Coast Suns |first=Jai |last=Bednall |work=Sunday Mail (SA) |date=24 November 2012}} and the uncle of former Sydney teammate Lewis Jetta.