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

 

[doug85]

K started it.

 

[katana]

there are definetly concerning aspects of his game; an apparent lack of physicality, his unwillingness to run at anything close to top speed.

 

[ChampTurboBucko]

he is 19 for *s sake.

 

[doug85]

I know that. I said it a few posts ago.

 

[yodellinhank]

Hef was a pretty important part of the greatest team of all time.

 

[yodellinhank]

I know that. I said it a few posts ago.

He's aged since then

 

[Shane Hird]

Boris Bewick mark II..hopefully.

Goals man..kicking goals..setting up goals..raining goals!

 

[Doss]

He's aged since then

He's closer to 20 now. Delist.

 

[EnolaGay]

Got a bit of the Chris Heffernans about him

Or the Justin Blumfield's, but with better disposal.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

If he was hypothetically eligible for the national draft last year, I wonder where he'd go knowing what we know now.

 

[eDPS]

Leave my boy alone! . He is tracking along fine, slightly older than Parish who has had a lot more midfield experience at junior level. Langford is learning the craft and body is still awhile of. Will be a gun next year I reckon.

 

[Howard Moon]

Look, he's seriously lagging behind Boekhurst, ..wait

 

[MightyDons4]

I think something that many fail to understand on here is that what Langford is being exposed to in the AFL/VFL is a completely different role to the one he played as a junior. He was a lanky kid who stuck exclusively to the outside because that's where his strength's played to. Now that he's moving into an inside role, new facets of his game need to be developed and surprisingly that doesn't happen at the click of a finger. He's never going to be a Parker type bull, but having a go at him because he sticks to the outside of contests is ridiculous because that was what he was told to do as a junior. As he continues to fill out and gain the confidence in his body to stand up in tackles and contact, I'm sure this won't be a problem.

Besides, this year he's at least shown a far greater ability to win the ball and has clearly improved since last year.

 

[Don Won]

Kyle has that laconic run that makes it look like he's not trying and not putting in.

Not the hardest bloke, but he did put his body in at times yesterday to win the ball.

Also, Bird is most definitely not soft and is a pornstar

can confirm. film was 'Bird in the hand and two in the bush.'

 

[Howard Moon]

can confirm. film was 'Bird in the hand and two in the bush.'

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Or the Justin Blumfield's, but with better disposal.

Remember when Richmond got him wasn't the same player haha.

 

[yaco55]

My only concern is Langford needs to put the jets on when he is in clear space - Back your running ability.

 

[quotemokc]

I remember in a preseason game last year when they were discussing Langford and had that stupid chart with like 5 categories and one was speed and they had him listed as "elite" which I found laughable

 

[scanlon]

My only concern is Langford needs to put the jets on when he is in clear space - Back your running ability.

will come with more confidence

 

[eDPS]

I think something that many fail to understand on here is that what Langford is being exposed to in the AFL/VFL is a completely different role to the one he played as a junior. He was a lanky kid who stuck exclusively to the outside because that's where his strength's played to. Now that he's moving into an inside role, new facets of his game need to be developed and surprisingly that doesn't happen at the click of a finger. He's never going to be a Parker type bull, but having a go at him because he sticks to the outside of contests is ridiculous because that was what he was told to do as a junior. As he continues to fill out and gain the confidence in his body to stand up in tackles and contact, I'm sure this won't be a problem.

Besides, this year he's at least shown a far greater ability to win the ball and has clearly improved since last year.

Nailed it

 

[Autobahn]

Plays better on instinct with our chaotic forward line. Leave him there until Hogan replaces him.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

If he was hypothetically eligible for the national draft last year, I wonder where he'd go knowing what we know now.

First round comfortably.

 

[Andronicus]

Watching him run reminds me of Thorpe swimming in his olympic glory. Always gave the impression he should be trying harder and going faster, but just has an efficient style that makes it look like they are not trying too hard.

 

[Mercuri Rising]

Watching him run reminds me of Thorpe swimming in his olympic glory. Always gave the impression he should be trying harder and going faster, but just has an efficient style that makes it look like they are not trying too hard.

 

[Conor Mckenna]

Currently leading the stats for all the first year players...
An amazing 5 score assists and 2 goals 2... on Saturday...He's a forward all right...with a license to roam..

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-12/whos-the-best-firstyear-player-bomber-leads-the-pack