AFL Player # 4: Kyle Langford - AA squad, Leading Goalkicker, McKracken Medal, 2nd in Crichton 🥈

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Restricted Free Agent 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 8, boncer34

 

[Vindicater]

He is big and explosive so he draws your eye to him.

Langford on the other looks like he moves in slow motion so is unassuming.

Langford is a much better player.

 

[Doss]

Career to date wise, it’s Langford quite comfortably.

 

[NAB777]

Interesting impression of Langford.

I'd say that Langford has the highest impact for possession among all of our mids. That might be because he doesn't pad out his stats with the high possession rates that are inevitable when you're one of the top 3 or 4 mids.

The way Langford started opening up the ground and setting up scoring chains with kicks and handballs in the second half of the year was getting close to the "e" word.

This.

Langford is total value with ball in hand.

 

[Mad Bomber Sean]

Langford is on track to become a very good consistent player and could become something special.

Very happy with his progression & think that next year he should take his game to the next level.

He could become one of our most important mids next year.

Lav on the other hand needs a lot of luck and games to become a regular player.

Guys like Begley and Redman are in front of him imo and should be played in front of him if they are fit.

Personally feel that both Begley & Redman will become better prospects.

 

[jmoo wan]

i think the crux of it is: Langford is ******* awesome, Laverde could potentially be ******* awesome, but he’s not yet even awesome.

 

[BrunoV]

What are we doing with this Laverde vs Langford thing on the last few pages?

I maintain that in 2016/2017 the better use of respective talents was to switch roles they were played in but it all became moot due to injury.

At this point in time you can only compare Laverde to Langford on potential. That says it all.

 

[JayJ20]

Why are we comparing Langford to Laverde? Langford is obviously more developed because he had less injuries. Langford is one of our best decision makers. Cool, calm and collected.

It wasn’t always like that though. A year ago, there wasn’t much difference between Laverde and Langford.

Laverde needs to be given time to develop.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Lav is someone we need to take the next step in his development. Langer's made huge strides, but it's time for lav to stop being potential and being a contributor. Huge fan of him.

 

[Ambrosia]

I’m going to ramp that one notch higher and suggest that Josh Green had more impact than Laverde over the last two years. I am not even joking.

Green's disposal was the whole reason he was any good though. He had tons of impact when he actually got the ball in hand.

 

[eth-dog]

Not saying he'll be as good but I really hope he plays a Shaun Higgins type of role for us for a while.

 

[Ambrosia]

Not saying he'll be as good but I really hope he plays a Shaun Higgins type of role for us for a while.

Shaun Higgins 2018? I don't see the similarities between the two other than both being excellent kicks of the ball. Higgins is a natural handball receive player whilst Langford seems to do his best work in tight .

 

[eth-dog]

Shaun Higgins 2018? I don't see the similarities between the two other than both being excellent kicks of the ball. Higgins is a natural handball receive player whilst Langford seems to do his best work in tight .

Neither are quick and are arguably the best users of each club going into 50 but yeah, that's a fair call.

 

[Ambrosia]

Neither are quick and are arguably the best users of each club going into 50 but yeah, that's a fair call.

Yeah I do love a Langford i50 not sure if it's better than Walla, Merrett or Fantasia though .

 

[Godzke]

Like Myers, he's a momentum player. First game back from injury/omission is usually poor. Needs time to adapt to AFL speed but then comes good. Hopefully can get going from the start next year.

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[Doss]

yodellinhank summed it up nicely a couple months ago:

Long time critic. But he has become the player i would choose to send it inside 50.

 

[Pweter]

I look forward to the day the Langford thread can not be about Laverde or a comparison between the 2.

 

[eth-dog]

I look forward to the day the Langford thread can not be about Laverde or a comparison between the 2.

So, never?

 

[Pweter]

So, never?

BOOOOOO

 

[Longjohnmire]

I look forward to the day the Langford thread can not be about Laverde or a comparison between the 2.

I hope they’re both triple premiership players and both play 250+ so we can compare them forever

 

[fairbump_playon]

I hope they’re both triple premiership players and both play 250+ so we can compare them forever

Given their starts 200 + looms as a more reasonable target

 

[Vindicater]

Will form a great partnership with Shiel.

 

[Panna Witchy Salitou]

Has the machinations to becoming a bonafide star. Is very similar in style and grace as Jobe Watson. Brilliant extractor and disposer. Big improver in 2018. Will excel in 2019.

 

[eDPS]

Oof

 

[doug85]

Oof

I’m gunna boof im

 

[Zach Package]

I’m gunna boof im

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