Ed Langdon
Australian rules footballer
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Ed Langdon (born 1 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Melbourne, Victoria
| Ed Langdon | |||
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Langdon with Melbourne in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ed Langdon | ||
| Born |
1 February 1996 Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 54, 2014 national draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2019 | Fremantle | 68 (33) | |
| 2020– | Melbourne | 135 (51) | |
| Total | 203 (84) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Langdon participated in the Auskick program at Glen Iris, Victoria.[1] He played his junior football with the Glen Iris Gladiators and Prahran. He played for Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup.
AFL career
Originally recruited by the Fremantle Football Club as the club's 3rd, and the 54th overall draft pick in the 2014 AFL draft,[2] he made his debut in Round 22 of the 2015 AFL season against Melbourne at Domain Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] After 5 seasons and 68 games, Langdon was traded to Melbourne at the conclusion of the 2019 season.[4]
Personal life
Langdon's older brother Tom, also played in the AFL for the Collingwood Football Club, before announcing his retirement in November 2020.[2]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[5]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2015 | Fremantle | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Fremantle | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 100 | 105 | 205 | 34 | 35 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 81 | 179 | 42 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 26 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 279 | 191 | 470 | 121 | 61 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 22.4 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 26 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 320 | 230 | 550 | 131 | 42 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 15 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 216 | 126 | 342 | 88 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 20.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2021# | Melbourne | 15 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 315 | 209 | 524 | 130 | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 21.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022[b] | Melbourne | 15 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 286 | 206 | 492 | 95 | 30 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 21.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 15 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 272 | 218 | 490 | 93 | 54 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 15 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 243 | 206 | 449 | 119 | 53 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 15 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 225 | 213 | 438 | 115 | 62 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Career[6] | 202 | 84 | 81 | 2374 | 1797 | 4171 | 980 | 428 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 14 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2022 statistics include one game in which Langdon was substituted out of the game due to injury (round 10) and was replaced by Toby Bedford.
Honours and achievements
Team
- AFL premiership player (Melbourne): 2021
- McClelland Trophy (Melbourne): 2021
- WAFL premiership player (Peel Thunder): 2016
Individual
- 22under22 team: 2018
- Fremantle Players' Award: 2018