Browning was a versatile key position player from Mingenew and started out at East Fremantle as a full-forward.
A Lynn Medalist in 1984, he was easily the most prominent forward in the 1985 WAFL Grand Final, with six goals, to help East Fremantle defeat Subiaco.
Despite being aged 27, Browning was signed by West Coast in 1989 and finally got his chance to play VFL football.
After playing in a loss to Fitzroy, Browning didn't return for five weeks, when he kicked two goals at Subiaco Oval against Collingwood.
After being delisted, he continued his WAFL career but mostly in the new role of full-back, a position in which he starred in the 1992 premiership team and won the Simpson Medal.