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

 

[Doss]

I don't understand why the whipping boy line is being run out to deride any criticism.

Is anyone seriously suggesting that Langford's net output has been positive and that it has contributed to the wins?

The best thing that can be said about his games is that he is a talented kid who is getting valuable game time. That's fine, and I support, but let's not pretend that any criticism of his game is so irrational that it has no justification.

It's not being run out to deride all criticism, though.

It gets used when people come up with pearlers like him having no good traits, or that he's milked the system or cheated it or whatever else.

 

[lamaros]

Is anyone seriously suggesting that Langford's net output has been positive and that it has contributed to the wins?

Yes, I seriously am. No where near the scale of other players, but if he was a negative he'd be dropped.

 

[eDPS]

Because he's clearly just gaming the system running around randomly to get his GPS numbers up. /whippingboy

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but well-balanced and informed opinions tend to carry more weight. Undeserved beat-ups (especially on a young player) are just frustrating.

Spot....On

 

[BrunoV]

Yes, I seriously am. No where near the scale of other players, but if he was a negative he'd be dropped.

Well you need to learn that the talk about 22 contributors is just spin directed to trying to get the proper attitude from players. Teams regularly carry players.

There is nothing Langford has done that couldn't easily be done by someone else.

It would be a very low benchmark for success for Langford to be retaining a spot based on his performances.

 

[lamaros]

Well you need to learn that the talk about 22 contributors is just spin directed to trying to get the proper attitude from players. Teams regularly carry players.

There is nothing Langford has done that couldn't easily be done by someone else.

It would be a very low benchmark for success for Langford to be retaining a spot based on his performances.

And you need to learn to watch the games and not base them off isolated incidents around the ball or one or two mistakes.

Langford hasn't been play at his best but if there was anyone else who could do his role better they'd be in the side.

 

[AngryLittle]

The kid went okay last time we played Carlton. Maybe he only plays well against navy s**t trucks

He had been down on expectation so hopefully he puts it together this week, 4 goals is my prediction!!

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[BrunoV]

And you need to learn to watch the games and not base them off isolated incidents around the ball or one or two mistakes.

Langford hasn't been play at his best but if there was anyone else who could do his role better they'd be in the side.

If I'm talking about the "net effect" of Langford's involvement it's pretty clear that I am not taking about single incidents.

I'm not even against Langford's inclusion and I'd continue to carry him until the half way point in the season (at least) if required. I doubtit will be required.

I just didn't think that it was fair to lump all criticism of Langford as though it's just about Langford being the whipping boy (which is the way the last page reads). If you want to convince those who did make ridiculous comments about Langford of his value, pretending that he has been good is probably not the way to start.

Draw attention to the few occasions on the he's freed his arms in tackles to release a teammate or try to focus on his ability to find the ball as a forward (even if it has resulted in what really were inexcusable misses).

 

[onthemove77]

1 possession in 65 minutes of football.

 

[eDPS]

1 possession in 65 minutes of football.

So does Tippa, not the conditions for Langford but he will need to get a lot more involved or he will go next week

 

[Red Black and Blue]

1 possession in 65 minutes of football.

And about 5 fumbles in space. Noticed he has small hands, needs to do some more weights to strengthen them up.

 

[Ambrosia]

And about 5 fumbles in space. Noticed he has small hands, needs to do some more weights to strengthen them up.

Have you shaken hands with him? He's not quite Carlisle but he definitely has fair set of mits on him

 

[onthemove77]

So does Tippa, not the conditions for Langford but he will need to get a lot more involved or he will go next week

Don't ever mention Tippa in the same sentence as Langford! I don't care if it's wet you can still attack the football and bust your gut.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

2s

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Have you shaken hands with him? He's not quite Carlisle but he definitely has fair set of mits on him

Nah just seen them live and compared them to those around him. Might be longish but look weak.

 

[efcboy]

Worst on ground so far...soft at the contest...needs to lift

 

[Beerfish]

Win or lose there's not much to take out of a game like this.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Specialist in taking the ball over the line and creating a stoppage so far today. Not a bad thing

 

[jmoo wan]

clutch goal!

 

[Runk]

Worst on ground so far...soft at the contest...needs to lift

There are a lot of bad players out there today.

 

[efcboy]

There are a lot of bad players out there today.

Only Zaharakis could be considered as soft as Langford. Both should be dropped for extremely soft efforts.

 

[Runk]

Only Zaharakis could be considered as soft as Langford. Both should be dropped for extremely soft efforts.

I'm sure there will be changes for next week. Across the board.

 

[DapperJong]

What do we think? Girl problems?

 

[efcboy]

I'm sure there will be changes for next week. Across the board.

There's no point making whole sale changes but those two should be dropped for effort alone.

 

[Phone]

i couldnt give a s**t how hard or how soft someone was today, hocking presumably went hard and also was totally s**t, we lost because of some horrific ball use, so at least langford is excused from that

 

[Skipper_]

I'm convinced. Surely has to go out this week.