AFL Player 4: Kyle Langford

[Beerfish]

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

 

[Kyptastic]

Has his role been changed?

He’s basically filling holes. He’s played wing, forward, the Stringer role and defensive midfielder this year. He’s fit and skilled enough to do all of them to a good standard, even if his output may not be quite as good as a specialist in each of them.

 

[eth-dog]

Excellent game

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Was good tonight but he is absolutely not someone we want attending CBA's. Did his best work on the outside as a High HF or Wing.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Excellent game

3 excellent games in a row now. Please keep it up Langers.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Really needed to have a big one after Pidge went down. He was mature enough to fill the void. Very good.

 

[Zach Package]

His understanding of the wing role is growing rapidly and he’s profiting. Got a couple of other strings to his bow as well with his overhead marking and ball use

 

[Ati Tude]

Was good tonight but he is absolutely not someone we want attending CBA's. Did his best work on the outside as a High HF or Wing.

Agree, but no choice with McGrath down and having only 2 other genuine midfielders. They also used him at centre bounces to watch Dusty whilst leaving Parish and Zerrett to do their thing.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

They're the frees we get. Once we've already won the footy and on our way. Way to even up the count you ******* Margetts.

He's gotten CBA attendances all season tbf, but point taken.

 

[Petrify]

Thought he was second best for us tonight. Having a huge year, probably top 5 in our bnf

 

[eth-dog]

Thought he was second best for us tonight. Having a huge year, probably top 5 in our bnf

Not at this stage. A lot of recency bias in this. Would have Parish, Merrett, Walla, Laverde, Hind and Redman ahead based on the full season of work.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is he actually playing better or has his role changed somewhat through injuries to other players which has led to greater impact on the stat sheet?

 

[eth-dog]

Is he actually playing better or has his role changed somewhat through injuries to other players which has led to greater impact on the stat sheet?

I'm one of his biggest fans. His start to the year was below average and he's genuinely playing better footy now.

 

[Lore]

Is he actually playing better or has his role changed somewhat through injuries to other players which has led to greater impact on the stat sheet?

His role has definitely changed but he’s always a bit slow to warm up as well (probably a symptom of overdoing the preseason, which seems to be a thing).

He started the year as a wing doing the team stuff and as a link/support player and rolling forward, played the forward/mid type spot with Stringer out and now Stringer is back he should’ve been on a wing again as he was last week but was thrown inside when McGrath was subbed out. So that’s a third role in 11 weeks.

He’s rolling with the punches which is good though, as ZP pointed out. Sign of maturity.

 

[DERO]

Quietly putting together a pretty solid year.

 

[ant555]

Very good the last few weeks. Even some decent midfield stuff. Going forward he is the bloke I want on a wing / half forward with the option of being part time midfield depth.

 

[Summer Nights]

Might have to rename the David Myers Building to Langford.

 

[JayJ20]

Lifted the past 3 weeks in particular. Was excellent against North, West Coast and Richmond.

 

[FlyingV]

Huge opportunity for him next couple of months with McGrath going down. Very capable of averaging 25 and a goal a game. Just want to see some aggression and urgency.

 

[Panna Witchy Salitou]

He’s been sensational in recent weeks. Dragged us back into the game in that last quarter. Some of his work rate and creativity was polarising

 

[Crookshoulder]

I have a story i'd like to share. Maybe it relates to the selflessness of Kyle but i'll let you decide.

I'm a little biased toward Kyle. He's my 7 yo daughters fav player (he looks like my younger brother). Went to a game in 2017 at Marvel. We got there early with and ran into Kyle near the kids activities area. He'd played VFL the day before, was BOG and close to senior selection. My daughter got a photo with him, and we had a chat about footy, life etc, Nice guy.

Fast forward 18 months and I sent him a msg on social media telling him I was taking my daughter back to the footy (we live in country Vic) and she would like a photo with him again. he replied, said sure thing and asked if I would like tickets to access the PLAYERS ROOMS after the game! Hell yeah I did! He asked how many were coming, told him us two, my wife and 18 month old son, and my Dad who'd hadn't gone to a match since Waverly days, let alone never been to a game at Marvel. He got us all access.

This was the 2019 mid year match v Kangas where Walla snapped over his shoulder to snatch the lead with 1 min left, to ultimately win the game!


We rushed to the rooms and got there as the team were singing the song! For whatever reason, the security guy saw me holding my daughter up high so she could see past the 8 rows of supporters, and allowed us past the rope and into the inner sanctum! Not long after, the players broke into their groups. In the meantime I made small talk with Paul Brasher and Melissa Green mentioning how Kyle got us in, via sontact on Social Media, and she replied "OMG he is the most beautiful human.

Kyle was one of the last out but come up, introduced himself to my family and introduced his parents to us. We all chatted for what seemed eternity (around 10 mins) then he had to get going. He worded up McKernan to help us with some snaps with other players. We had the best experience anyone could ask for. It was an amazing night and i'll never forget it, all thanks to Kyle, who selflessly went out of his way to make it happen.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I have a story i'd like to share. Maybe it relates to the selflessness of Kyle but i'll let you decide.

I'm a little biased toward Kyle. He's my 7 yo daughters fav player (he looks like my younger brother). Went to a game in 2017 at Marvel. We got there early with and ran into Kyle near the kids activities area. He'd played VFL the day before, was BOG and close to senior selection. My daughter got a photo with him, and we had a chat about footy, life etc, Nice guy.

Fast forward 18 months and I sent him a msg on social media telling him I was taking my daughter back to the footy (we live in country Vic) and she would like a photo with him again. he replied, said sure thing and asked if I would like tickets to access the PLAYERS ROOMS after the game! Hell yeah I did! He asked how many were coming, told him us two, my wife and 18 month old son, and my Dad who'd hadn't gone to a match since Waverly days, let alone never been to a game at Marvel. He got us all access.

This was the 2019 mid year match v Kangas where Walla snapped over his shoulder to snatch the lead with 1 min left, to ultimately win the game!


We rushed to the rooms and got there as the team were singing the song! For whatever reason, the security guy saw me holding my daughter up high so she could see past the 8 rows of supporters, and allowed us past the rope and into the inner sanctum! Not long after, the players broke into their groups. In the meantime I made small talk with Paul Brasher and Melissa Green mentioning how Kyle got us in, via sontact on Social Media, and she replied "OMG he is the most beautiful human.

Kyle was one of the last out but come up, introduced himself to my family and introduced his parents to us. We all chatted for what seemed eternity (around 10 mins) then he had to get going. He worded up McKernan to help us with some snaps with other players. We had the best experience anyone could ask for. It was an amazing night and i'll never forget it, all thanks to Kyle, who selflessly went out of his way to make it happen.

Thanks for sharing, it's really nice to hear stories like this, especially because the media is 90-95% negatively focused.

I've always seen a lot in Kyle. I thought he would have reached bigger heights by now but the last few weeks have me hopeful. This story makes me want to root for him more than I already do.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Have no feelings either way regarding dodoro's recruiting history but Ive always thought that our bigger issue has been development/coaching of young talent. Seeing Langford and Laverde reaching their potential this year adds more weight to that argument.

 

[NAB777]

I have a story i'd like to share. Maybe it relates to the selflessness of Kyle but i'll let you decide.

I'm a little biased toward Kyle. He's my 7 yo daughters fav player (he looks like my younger brother). Went to a game in 2017 at Marvel. We got there early with and ran into Kyle near the kids activities area. He'd played VFL the day before, was BOG and close to senior selection. My daughter got a photo with him, and we had a chat about footy, life etc, Nice guy.

Fast forward 18 months and I sent him a msg on social media telling him I was taking my daughter back to the footy (we live in country Vic) and she would like a photo with him again. he replied, said sure thing and asked if I would like tickets to access the PLAYERS ROOMS after the game! Hell yeah I did! He asked how many were coming, told him us two, my wife and 18 month old son, and my Dad who'd hadn't gone to a match since Waverly days, let alone never been to a game at Marvel. He got us all access.

This was the 2019 mid year match v Kangas where Walla snapped over his shoulder to snatch the lead with 1 min left, to ultimately win the game!


We rushed to the rooms and got there as the team were singing the song! For whatever reason, the security guy saw me holding my daughter up high so she could see past the 8 rows of supporters, and allowed us past the rope and into the inner sanctum! Not long after, the players broke into their groups. In the meantime I made small talk with Paul Brasher and Melissa Green mentioning how Kyle got us in, via sontact on Social Media, and she replied "OMG he is the most beautiful human.

Kyle was one of the last out but come up, introduced himself to my family and introduced his parents to us. We all chatted for what seemed eternity (around 10 mins) then he had to get going. He worded up McKernan to help us with some snaps with other players. We had the best experience anyone could ask for. It was an amazing night and i'll never forget it, all thanks to Kyle, who selflessly went out of his way to make it happen.

This is exactly the sort of story that rarely gets out, but you could bet that the media would absolutely love.

Fantastic.

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

I have a story i'd like to share. Maybe it relates to the selflessness of Kyle but i'll let you decide.

I'm a little biased toward Kyle. He's my 7 yo daughters fav player (he looks like my younger brother). Went to a game in 2017 at Marvel. We got there early with and ran into Kyle near the kids activities area. He'd played VFL the day before, was BOG and close to senior selection. My daughter got a photo with him, and we had a chat about footy, life etc, Nice guy.

Fast forward 18 months and I sent him a msg on social media telling him I was taking my daughter back to the footy (we live in country Vic) and she would like a photo with him again. he replied, said sure thing and asked if I would like tickets to access the PLAYERS ROOMS after the game! Hell yeah I did! He asked how many were coming, told him us two, my wife and 18 month old son, and my Dad who'd hadn't gone to a match since Waverly days, let alone never been to a game at Marvel. He got us all access.

This was the 2019 mid year match v Kangas where Walla snapped over his shoulder to snatch the lead with 1 min left, to ultimately win the game!


We rushed to the rooms and got there as the team were singing the song! For whatever reason, the security guy saw me holding my daughter up high so she could see past the 8 rows of supporters, and allowed us past the rope and into the inner sanctum! Not long after, the players broke into their groups. In the meantime I made small talk with Paul Brasher and Melissa Green mentioning how Kyle got us in, via sontact on Social Media, and she replied "OMG he is the most beautiful human.

Kyle was one of the last out but come up, introduced himself to my family and introduced his parents to us. We all chatted for what seemed eternity (around 10 mins) then he had to get going. He worded up McKernan to help us with some snaps with other players. We had the best experience anyone could ask for. It was an amazing night and i'll never forget it, all thanks to Kyle, who selflessly went out of his way to make it happen.

I think I want to marry Kyle Langford?

Loved reading that, thanks for sharing.

 

[Keystone agony]

His last 18 months especially the last 2 have been quite impressive

I know i asked for him to return to the wing and play less CBAs and fwd like he was in that role and it seems to have worked

Although his CBAs have jumped up again recently ans hia form has followed sometimes this has been as a ruck

Maybe we are not lost in him becoming a big body mid and maturity and feeling at home. Wouldve been nice to see how he went for a stretch in the role without Shiel returning so soon

May have given us a greater idea as to how to play the trade period