AFL Player 4: Kyle Langford

[Beerfish]

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

 

[citizen-erased]

2MP then crickets!!

True. His kicking is excellent.
I wish he'd find a bit of aggression in his pack crashing.
Has the tools to be a dominant forward.

 

[Lore]

"Langford had surgery last week and all went really well. Now it’s just about recovery over the next couple of weeks, and then we’ll get him going from a rehab process."

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[EnolaGay]

Time for the off-site calf blood injecting regime!

 

[Yoda_]

I miss his lanky frame around the ground.. Really got going last year


Really keen to see how we utilise three mobile and running taller wingmen in our best 22 (Cox, Martin, Langford in no particular order)

 

[Lore]

From the video:

"Yeah Langers post that surgery is in a really good spot. So a little bit ahead of schedule which is a nice thing, the aim will be to get low-end running this week, get some volume in and start building that up but all the signs are really positive for him as he progresses through that rehab process."

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[Milanista28]

In vs Dogs,

 

[eth-dog]

Need this guy back soon. A wing rotation of him, Durham and Martin, oof.

 

[Lore]

In talks for a contract extension.

Langford is set to be an unrestricted free agent, meaning Essendon couldn't match a rival's deal for him, but the important midfielder is keen to remain at Tullamarine.

He has played 99 games for the club and is a young free agent in that he doesn't turn 26 until December after the end of this season. Langford is currently nursing a hamstring injury, with his absence in the midfield and forward half felt for the Bombers since round one. – Callum Twomey

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[eth-dog]

5x500k please

 

[carloss]

In talks for a contract extension.

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important midfielder? Not sure about that.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

important midfielder? Not sure about that.

Are wings no longer part of the midfield? He is an important midfielder and provides good get out marking on the wing, excellent disposal into the forward line and can float forward and score. We really miss him there.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

He's a good player and it's a win if he stays. But considering we have wing options, he is someone that we should look into what the compensation would be and whether we're better off taking that instead. Could be a good time for caps to be far roomier than previous years.

 

[andleanback]

He's a good player and it's a win if he stays. But considering we have wing options, he is someone that we should look into what the compensation would be and whether we're better off taking that instead. Could be a good time for caps to be far roomier than previous years.

Our compensation is not going to be anywhere near his worth to us (plus we’d have to trade it out so it didn’t get eaten by the Davey pick). We are already devoid of leadership and he’s one of our better leaders.

 

[yodellinhank]

Our compensation is not going to be anywhere near his worth to us (plus we’d have to trade it out so it didn’t get eaten by the Davey pick). We are already devoid of leadership and he’s one of our better leaders.

We don't have to trade it out. Just spend it on the Davey pick.

 

[fairbump_playon]

When negotiating his contract we should play a loop of that time he ran past the ball on his way to the interchange

5 x $280k

 

[Lore]

On track but won't be back before the bye

While his recovery from a long-term hamstring injury is on track, midfielder Kyle Langford won’t be available before the round 12 bye.

“'Langers’ is going well. He’s about seven weeks into that rehab process after surgery. He’s progressing really well and getting some volume running in. He’s started his strength work, but we won’t see him before the bye,” Murphy said.

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[The Prosecutor]

 

[Lore]

Literally less than a week ago he's in talks for a contract extension according to AFL.com.au "the important midfielder is keen to remain at Tullamarine"

Is his manager trying to bump up his price?

He's unrestricted so if he wants to go he can just accept their offer and go, there's no bid matching

 

[bombreys]

Literally less than a week ago he's in talks for a contract extension according to AFL.com.au "the important midfielder is keen to remain at Tullamarine"

Is his manager trying to bump up his price?

He's unrestricted so if he wants to go he can just accept their offer and go, there's no bid matching

To be fair, if you put yourself in his shoes, a 25 year old about to enter his prime, probably the only chance he’ll get at a long term deal and Hawthorn came knocking, he’d be silly not to consider it.

Am sure he’ll stay, but he probably won’t be playing finals here where Hawks look to be a young side on the right track

 

[eth-dog]

If he goes there he's dead to me.

 

[andleanback]

To be fair, if you put yourself in his shoes, a 25 year old about to enter his prime, probably the only chance he’ll get at a long term deal and Hawthorn came knocking, he’d be silly not to consider it.

Am sure he’ll stay, but he probably won’t be playing finals here where Hawks look to be a young side on the right track

12 months is a long time in footy. 12 months ago everyone thought we were on the rise and hawthorn, pies, Saints were in a hole. Now the tables have flipped. Whose to say next year hawks, pies could easily be down the bottom again and we are in the in the 8. Young teams growth isn’t linear. Dees 2018 to 2019 another example.

 

[Seb78]

If he goes there he's dead to me.

We've actually missed him this year. To be honest I hope he stays. Between him and Martin alternating Wing and HF we look a lot better.

 

[andleanback]

We've actually missed him this year. To be honest I hope he stays. Between him and Martin alternating Wing and HF we look a lot better.

I don’t think he’ll be going anywhere as long as we give him 4-5 years.

 

[bombreys]

12 months is a long time in footy. 12 months ago everyone thought we were on the rise and hawthorn, pies, Saints were in a hole. Now the tables have flipped. Whose to say next year hawks, pies could easily be down the bottom again and we are in the in the 8. Young teams growth isn’t linear. Dees 2018 to 2019 another example.

I get what you’re saying, but we’re a genuine shambles. The holes on our list can’t just be fixed in a couple of years.

We’d be a hard sell at the moment (in terms of getting players to re-sign)

 

[Atavistic]

Not the kind of player we can afford to lose. I wonder if the Hawks would play him midfield or forward. He's always seemed to be a natural forward to me.