AFL Player 4: Kyle Langford

[Beerfish]

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

 

[Lore]

Apart from the hammy this year he hasn't had that many injuries I think.

Missed 6 games last year with a couple of hammies? (Lore?)
Missed 1 the year before
Think he got dropped once the year before, but played most games
One? Injury in 2018
Mostly played VFL in his first 3 years

Something like that

 

[blitzer]

I'm fine with this. I can't see him not being in our top 15 players over that period at absolute worst. I rate him higher personally and I also think he's a type of player we have too little of (Bigger bodied, can mark the ball forward and chip in for a few goals whilst being versatile enough to play various roles).

Its one of the reason Stringer being out has hurt so much is that this bloke has also been out the entire season.

 

[ghostdog]

Growing confidence in Rutten's vision is becoming increasingly clear.

 

[silk]

Apart from the hammy this year he hasn't had that many injuries I think.

Missed 6 games last year with a couple of hammies? (Lore?)
Missed 1 the year before
Think he got dropped once the year before, but played most games
One? Injury in 2018
Mostly played VFL in his first 3 years

Fair call, dunno why I felt like it was more.

 

[Lore]

I think he’s the half-forward version of Heppell.

 

[MattyB3150]

I'm fine with this. I can't see him not being in our top 15 players over that period at absolute worst. I rate him higher personally and I also think he's a type of player we have too little of (Bigger bodied, can mark the ball forward and chip in for a few goals whilst being versatile enough to play various roles).

Its one of the reason Stringer being out has hurt so much is that this bloke has also been out the entire season.

Spot on. He is a utility which is so important when you have a lot of missing pieces from injuries. He is really needed up forward at the moment.

 

[yodellinhank]

Remember that time ppl got angry cos he was handed #4

Signs on for 4 and we love it.

On the train for my boy to be next captain.

I remember that time he left the ball behind and jogged to the bench

 

[Atavistic]

Wow. What on earth is going on with this joint.

Is our list on such bad shape that we give four years .

It's Dyle Longfark, not some no-name player.

 

[brain taylor]

I remember that time he left the ball behind and jogged to the bench

hilarious and horrific as this moment was, publicly doing something very dumb and embarrassing can be a pretty powerful impetus to straighten up and get one's shit together and he's been solid since.
he brings experience (and dare i say, leadership?) to the forward line, knows his place in how we transition, and he's one of our best in front of goal.

 

[Vander18]

Four years seems a lot but if that’s what we needed to do to keep him then I’m fine with that.

Good player - you just know that if he left and ended up at a Sydney or Geelong he’d look a million bucks. He’s a better footballer than some here think he is.

 

[faible]

Not sure what ppl want from him

Remember that time he said he wanted to be like Fyfe?

I think people still expect Fyfe-ford.

 

[SydneyBomber]

4 years?!
I remember a time when eyebrows were raised at giving mark mercuri

Mark Mercuri

Age

51

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.7

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

17.2

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.8

4star

a 4 year deal...
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[boncer34]

4 years?!
I remember a time when eyebrows were raised at giving mark mercuri a 4 year deal...
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Pepperidge farm doesn't remember very well.

It was 5 years and he got it when he was in the form of his life so nobody thought it a bad deal. Then some stuff happened and he became a shell of himself by 2004.

 

[SydneyBomber]

Pepperidge farm doesn't remember very well.

It was 5 years and he got it when he was in the form of his life so nobody thought it a bad deal. Then some stuff happened and he became a shell of himself by 2004.

Yep you are correct, it was 5 years, I stand corrected.

Any long term deals still make me very nervous as a result of that (very sad) experience. Especially for 'solid' players like Langford...

 

[faible]

Yep you are correct, it was 5 years, I stand corrected.

Any long term deals still make me very nervous as a result of that (very sad) experience. Especially for 'solid' players like Langford...

4 years isn't long these days, 3-4 for a player at this stage of their career seems pretty common, even 5 isn't that unusual anymore.

 

[carloss]

Strange timing. He did two hamstrings in a row and missed half a season. Due back in 1 - 2 weeks? Should've waited till he came back and played a few games.

 

[Milanista28]

Super professional who actively wants to learn and get better, 4 years is the right call.

Not worried about injuries at all, he'll play over 90% of those 4 years (I'm from the future)

 

[Kyptastic]

Smokey for next Captain IMO

 

[eth-dog]

Langford is nearly everything you want from an offensive wing. Compare him to the best wing of this year in Karl Amon:

20.8 vs 23.6 disposals
5.8 vs 5.9 marks
0.8 vs 0.5 goals
3.2 vs 4.7 inside 50's
0.4 goal assists apiece
0.5 vs 0 contested marks
0.8 vs 0.2 marks inside 50
1.1 vs 2.4 rebound 50's
5.5 score involvements apiece

Langford on the left and Amon on the right. I'm not saying Langford is as good as Amon, because he quite obviously isn't, but he's doing what you want as a winger. He's made the grade, and if anybody disagrees after the last two years he's produced I suspect they're watching a different game.

Just a reminder of what Langford was doing last year as a winger in comparison to Amon. For posterity, Ed Langdon's stats in those areas last year:

21.8 disposals, 5.4 marks, 0.5 goals, 2.8 inside 50's, 0.2 goal assists, 0.2 contested marks, 0.5 marks I50, 2.1 rebound 50's, 4.2 score involvements

And this year:

23.2 disposals, 4.5 marks, 0.5 goals, 3.3 inside 50's, 0.3 goal assists, 0 contested marks, 0.4 marks I50, 2 rebound 50's, 4.3 score involvements

Stats wise he's not too far off the best wingers in the game.

 

[Vindicater]

Smokey for next Captain IMO

No.

Redman closer.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Pepperidge farm doesn't remember very well.

It was 5 years and he got it when he was in the form of his life so nobody thought it a bad deal. Then some stuff happened and he became a shell of himself by 2004.

He was my favourite player, he was so close to his brother he could never get back to the same mindset he had prior to his loss. A good reminder that these players are just human with their own lives and issues.

I was very happy when he had a Mercuri of old game against West Coast in 2004 getting it a bunch and kicking three. He played less than 10 games that year being his last and it was a good reminder of the player he was.

 

[Mercurial89]

Has spent what? 10 weeks on the bench and listening to coaches.
When he does make it back we should have a senior player with a really good grasp of what the coaches are asking and hopefully a good understanding of where others are going wrong.

Could be huge for his onfield leadership.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Has spent what? 10 weeks on the bench and listening to coaches.
When he does make it back we should have a senior player with a really good grasp of what the coaches are asking and hopefully a good understanding of where others are going wrong.

Could be huge for his onfield leadership.

I think he already had a good grasp on those things but you’re right this should only have helped.

Thankfully as yodellinhank likes to remind everyone, he knew his way to the bench so he could get this experience.

Many have really underestimated his value to our team for some time now. Snelling too.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

you would think our performance this year since he got injured might be a clue to some people as to how important this guy is

 

[carloss]

Just a reminder of what Langford was doing last year as a winger in comparison to Amon. For posterity, Ed Langdon's stats in those areas last year:

21.8 disposals, 5.4 marks, 0.5 goals, 2.8 inside 50's, 0.2 goal assists, 0.2 contested marks, 0.5 marks I50, 2.1 rebound 50's, 4.2 score involvements

And this year:

23.2 disposals, 4.5 marks, 0.5 goals, 3.3 inside 50's, 0.3 goal assists, 0 contested marks, 0.4 marks I50, 2 rebound 50's, 4.3 score involvements

Stats wise he's not too far off the best wingers in the game.

Amon was very good last year.

As for the comparison :
2021 Amon - 11 brownlow votes.
2021 Langdon - 0 brownlow votes.