[1] Cummings played primarily as a full forward and won the Coleman Medal in 1999 for being the leading goalscorer for the season.
[2] Cummings was selected at pick #20 in the 1992 AFL Draft from Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League as a strong full forward.
[1] Essendon originally received this pick after trading Richard Ambrose, Ed Considine and Michael Werner for it.
At the end of the 1996 season, Essendon traded Cummings to Port Adelaide in return for their #2 (Chris Heffernan) and #28 (Jason Johnson) draft selections.
[1] Cummings kicked 70 goals in his first season for Port Adelaide[1] and finished third in the Coleman Medal behind Tony Modra (84) and Saverio Rocca (76).
In 2008 he commenced as business development manager for engineering firm Robert Bird Group, in their Melbourne office.