AFL Player 4: Kyle Langford

[Beerfish]

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

 

[windyhill]

Fallen off a cliff.

 

[DERO]

Redman looks more disinterested than injured.

Redman was good tonight. Made a couple of errors but did some really good things as well.

 

[quotemokc]

Sick of he and Stringer always being in the same place i50

 

[Schnitzengruben]

There is quite literally zero dawg in Kyle Langford

4

Kyle Langford

Age

29

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.7

4star

D

17.4

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

. You could tell he was down in confidence from the first bounce and nothing changed over the course of the game. He's been putrid since the bye.

 

[yodellinhank]

Redman (despite tonight) is another who I have wondered is carrying something. Just not themselves in 2024

Redman has been himself.

 

[MiguelM]

There is quite literally zero dawg in Kyle Langford. You could tell he was down in confidence from the first bounce and nothing changed over the course of the game. He's been putrid since the bye.

He does seem to drop his head too easily. Almost defeatist.

He barely leads at the ball. Has he had a good game since the Collingwood miss?

 

[astrowizzle]

he's meant to have a hip problem. They can now pull him out and get bloody surgery now

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Some harsh critics considering the bloke has 40 goals under his belt. May be out of form (or under duress) but he is still hitting the scoreboard most weeks. Mind you we are still a dysfunctional forward line outside of Caddy at the moment.

 

[Efc1robbo]

If we could get a first rounder, I would take it

He drops his bundle way to quickly when things aren’t going well

 

[outersanctum]

Langford could be the poster child of the issues I have for Scotts selections. Clearly down on form and confidence, possibly carrying an injury.. but his output has been really below par since June. Not a single person on this forum has claimed he is not a legit footballer... but how is he still being selected when it is clear he is not contributing to the team? I don't know how you can justify picking a guy that is struggling to lead, not clunking marks and goes missing for large chunks of the game. Just makes no sense to me.

Send him for surgery and get him right for next season. You don't trade players like langford imho.

 

[The Donners]

Redman (despite tonight) is another who I have wondered is carrying something. Just not themselves in 2024

It’s the contract he signed last year.

Perhaps unpopular opinion: As for Langford, he’s had 1 better than average (very good in fact) year out of 10. This is the story of Essington. We’ve had a number of 150-200+ gamers in the past 20 years that’ve had very similar careers.

 

[Darealrath]

I'm hoping the form drop is due to hip concerns.

In the back of my mind I remember a hawthorn mate telling me how the hawks worked out Stringer after he looked unstoppable in 2015 by matching him up with a proper key defender and I wonder if something similar may have happened to Langers.

 

[ant555]

Has to be playing injured. Not that he was ever quick but he has lost any zip and his kicking penetration is gone as well.

 

[ant555]

I'm hoping the form drop is due to hip concerns.

In the back of my mind I remember a hawthorn mate telling me how the hawks worked out Stringer after he looked unstoppable in 2015 by matching him up with a proper key defender and I wonder if something similar may have happened to Langers.

I think it is 100% right. Clubs can afford to play a proper key defender on him as we do not have decent or experienced KP forwards and Langford ends up being the main man.

 

[MiguelM]

Has to be playing injured. Not that he was ever quick but he has lost any zip and his kicking penetration is gone as well.

Yeah, he couldn't even kick from 50.

 

[Happyskeret]

I think I put the mozz on him. Ever since I labeled him as a true forward his form slumped.

 

[div12ressie]

it's laughable that a lot of people in other threads are suggesting to trade langford, literally our best forward when healthy. how about we get players to actually support him

 

[MiguelM]

it's laughable that a lot of people in other threads are suggesting to trade langford, literally our best forward when healthy. how about we get players to actually support him

Yeah, not trading Langford.

Clearly injured IMO. Stringer's form not helping. Needs an in form 2mp back to take focus off him.

Don't think 2 medium forwards in Stringer and Langford is working esp when we lack a speedy small or 2.

 

[Beerfish]

it's laughable that a lot of people in other threads are suggesting to trade langford, literally our best forward when healthy. how about we get players to actually support him

Our season is over and some people are melting hard which manifests as everyone either being sacked, delisted or traded.

I mean some people even want Hird back.

 

[The Donners]

Yeah, not trading Langford.

Clearly injured IMO. Stringer's form not helping. Needs an in form 2mp back to take focus off him.

Don't think 2 medium forwards in Stringer and Langford is working esp when we lack a speedy small or 2.

I think everyone knew we needed an upgrade on 2mp the moment we picked him up. I felt our best shot was to throw the kitchen sink at one rather than via the draft but only when we were ready. Are we ready?

Our forwards are so bad at kicking for goal, and Langford is likely our best, oppo can afford to put a better defender on Langford and play the odds the other Essendon forwards will miss anyhow.

Our season is over and some people are melting hard which manifests as everyone either being sacked, delisted or traded.

I mean some people even want Hird back.

Let’s be honest though there’s less than 10 players on our list that are “untouchables”.

Merrett
Ridley
Martin
Durham
Caldwell

Some should be (i.e. Redman) or could be (i.e. Caddy) but the majority of our list could be shopped around. There’ll be few takers and that will be a good lesson learned.

 

[yodellinhank]

I think everyone knew we needed an upgrade on 2mp the moment we picked him up. I felt our best shot was to throw the kitchen sink at one rather than via the draft but only when we were ready. Are we ready?

Our forwards are so bad at kicking for goal, and Langford is likely our best, oppo can afford to put a better defender on Langford and play the odds the other Essendon forwards will miss anyhow.


Let’s be honest though there’s less than 10 players on our list that are “untouchables”.

Merrett
Ridley
Martin
Durham
Caldwell

Some should be (i.e. Redman) or could be (i.e. Caddy) but the majority of our list could be shopped around. There’ll be few takers and that will be a good lesson learned.

You could even trade Ridley for all I care. Not durable enough.

 

[JayJ20]

it's laughable that a lot of people in other threads are suggesting to trade langford, literally our best forward when healthy. how about we get players to actually support him

I do think we should trade one of Langford or Parish, preferably both. Not because they aren't important players, but because they're the only ones with currency. If we don't aggressively regenerate the list before Tassie comes in, we'll be stuffed for years after that.We need to be bold with our list management and think of long term and sustained success.

Langford is 28 next year so he isn't exactly young. If we can turn him into a young KPF, then that's worthwhile.

We'll be fine without him, even if we go backwards at the beginning.

 

[yodellinhank]

Langford is 28 next year so he isn't exactly young. If we can turn him into a young KPF, then that's worthwhile.

We'll be fine without him, even if we go backwards at the beginning.

Wait, wasn't he December born?

 

[jdstorm]

I'm hoping the form drop is due to hip concerns.

In the back of my mind I remember a hawthorn mate telling me how the hawks worked out Stringer after he looked unstoppable in 2015 by matching him up with a proper key defender and I wonder if something similar may have happened to Langers.

They have tried that.

That’s why Draper and Caddy are important. (Or another true FF)

If the oppo’s best KPD is matched up on Langford then his fellow forwards have a huge matchup advantage.

 

[wichidi]

Our season is over and some people are melting hard which manifests as everyone either being sacked, delisted or traded.

I mean some people even want Hird back.

Ha yes, as predictable as the sun rising every morning.