{"id":208679,"date":"2026-02-11T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=208679"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:59:16","slug":"2026-aflw-draft-qa-summer-browning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/02\/11\/2026-aflw-draft-qa-summer-browning\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Summer Browning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ATHLETIC winger Summer Browning<\/a> has pace to burn and showed plenty of promising signs as a bottom-ager in 2025. The Gold Coast Suns Academy member can play a variety of positions, and will look to headline the Suns’ draft crop this season in the wake of a huge haul in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spoke to Browning at the Queensland Preseason Testing Day about her football journey, game, inspirations and goals for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Summer, tell us a bit about your footy journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“I started when I was like 12 and i played at Brunswick in Northern Rivers. I just got started through cousins and family. I didn’t play any other sport before that, and now I’m in this and I did Nationals and Queensland, it’s been good.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What’s your preferred position?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“I enjoy wing, but I also like midfield as my secondary position.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Is that where you’ll think you’ll play a bit more this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“Yeah I’m hoping to play a bit more mid for Suns, but for nationals probably wing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What do you see as some of your strengths?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“My run and carry, and I think I’m pretty aggressive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What about your improvements?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“My endurance and just full body strength in general.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Who’s had the most individual influence on your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“Definitely Rhyce Shaw<\/em><\/strong>, last year’s coach, he definitely helped me enjoy footy again, a lot.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Do you support Gold Coast at the top level or someone else?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“I support Brisbane. I don’t know why really, I’ve just always supported them, my mum does.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Who’s a player you look up to or model your game on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“I really like Mon Conti<\/strong>, I think she’s great. I definitely try and do some things she does.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: You were part of the Under 17 Futures program, what was that experience like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“That was great, I loved it. Just meeting all the girls from around the country, it was so much fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: How do you think the Suns Academy and Queensland will go this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB:<\/strong> “I think it will go great, we’ve got a good group of girls who are all friends. Just a good environment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What goals do you set for yourself in 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB: <\/strong>“I want to get drafted, hopefully. For now I just want to be the best teammate I can and just play my best footy this year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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