Will Langford

William Langford is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Langford is the son of Hawthorn Team of the Century backman Chris Langford, who is currently a member of the AFL Commission.

Will Langford
Langford playing for Hawthorn in April 2017
Personal information
Full name William Langford
Date of birth (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992
Original team(s) UNSW-ES Bulldogs
Draft No. 85, 2011 rookie draft
Debut Round 17, 2013, Hawthorn
vs. Western Bulldogs, at Aurora Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2018 Hawthorn 72 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
  • AFL premiership player (2014)
  • VFL premiership player (2013)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Rookie

Langford was recruited to the Hawks as a part of their NSW Scholarship programme in the 2011 Rookie draft.[1] Langford suffered chronic fatigue syndrome in his first year at the Hawks in 2011. After an impressive season in Box Hill in defense in 2012, he was shifted into the midfield and impressing early in the 2013 season, he was elevated to the senior list along with John Ceglar after Hawks players Ryan Schoenmakers and Matt Suckling were placed on the club's long term injury list.[2] and played one senior game against the Western Bulldogs in Round 17 at Launceston's Aurora Stadium.[3] Langford continued his solid form with Box Hill throughout the 2013 season, culminating in playing in the club's second VFL Premiership against Geelong.

He was promoted to the main player list for 2014. Hawthorn used pick 71 in the 2013 AFL Draft.[4] In 2014 Langford started the season in the seniors showing at times the VFL form from the previous year. He lost his spot mid year and returned to Box Hill and told to work on several parts of his game. Within a month he had returned the seniors and became one of Hawthorn's best reliable midfielders after shutting out Geelong captain Joel Selwood in a round 22 clash and a best on ground performance in the Preliminary Final shutting down Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak and a dominating display in the 2014 AFL Grand Final where he kicked 3 goals and collected 21 disposals. The Hawks won by 63 points and he was listed as one of the best players. He also kicked the goal of the day.

Langford enjoyed career-high kicking and marking figures in 2017 and his best since 2014 when he was the star of the finals series. He was one of the few bright lights early in the season when the Hawks were being trounced. His goalkicking became erratic missing what should have been easy set shots put his teammates under pressure. He played only six senior games in 2018, suffering a season ending hamstring injury.

On 30 October 2018, Langford was delisted by Hawthorn and subsequently retired.[5]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2011 Hawthorn 480——————————————
2012 Hawthorn 480——————————————
2013 Hawthorn 29101314130.01.03.01.04.01.03.0
2014 Hawthorn 29199816619936535900.50.48.710.519.21.84.7
2015 Hawthorn 29134712512625126560.30.59.69.719.32.04.3
2016 Hawthorn 29134411810622431650.30.39.18.217.28.25.0
2017 Hawthorn 292071519616636265700.40.89.88.318.13.33.5
2018 Hawthorn 2960136316712110.00.26.05.211.22.01.8
Career 72243664462912731702950.30.58.98.717.72.44.1

Honours and achievements

Team

Family

He is the son of Hawthorn Team of the Century backman Chris Langford, who represented the club in 303 games, including 4 premierships, and is currently a member of the AFL Commission. Will's younger brother, Lachlan Langford was rookied by the Hawks in the 2015 AFL rookie draft. It's the first time brothers have been on the Hawthorn list since Shane and Justin Crawford in 1998. With Will's premiership in 2014, the Langfords became the second father/son premiership players at the club after Peter and Paul Hudson in 1971 and 1991 respectively.

His Uncle (Tom Langford) was a prominent VFL player, mainly with Port Melbourne, from 2006 - 2017, before becoming a Development Coach with Richmond.

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References
  1. Quayle, Emma (6 February 2011). "Life's grand plan".
  2. Salemme, Kate (28 June 2013). "Hawks upgrade Ceglar, Langford to senior list". hawthornfc.com.au.
  3. Buckle, Greg (20 July 2013). "Happy-Hawks:-Dog-fight-falls-short\". afl.com.au.
  4. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-promote-will-langford-and-ruckman-jon-ceglar-to-senior-list-ahead-of-2014-season/story-fni5f8ge-1226749822769
  5. Beveridge, Riley (30 October 2018). "Hawthorn premiership star retires after delisting". Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. Will Langford's player profile at AFL Tables
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