Karl Langdon

Karl Langdon
Personal information
Full name	Karl Langdon
Date of birth	28 March 1968
Original team(s)	Subiaco
Height/Weight	191 cm / 90 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988-1995	West Coast Eagles	100 (107)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995 season.

Karl John Langdon (born 28 March 1968) is a leading sports commentator and radio personality in Western Australia and a former Australian rules footballer with the Subiaco Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.

Early life

Karl began his sport career at Guildford Grammar School, a private boys' school in Perth, Western Australia. During his schooling years he was an outstanding sportsman, captaining the school's football, cricket and athletics teams, the first student in its history to do so.^[1] In 1985 he won the Guildford Sportsman of the Year award. Karl was a cricketer, he was selceted in the u/16 Australian team, he also represented Western Australia at u/16 and u/19 level and attended the WA institute of Sport.

Australian rules football career

In 1985, Karl began his football career, joining the WAFL's Subiaco Football Club. He played in Subiaco's 1986 premiership side in only his fourth league game after starting the season in the colts. At the end of the 1987 season after playing in a losing grand final against Claremont in the WAFL, he was drafted by the West Coast Eagles in the VFL and debuted in 1988. A flamboyant half-forward who was naturally red-headed, but bleached his hair during his playing days, Karl played 100 games with the West Coast Eagles and played in their first ever premiership side in 1992. A knee injury the following year sidelined him for the entire 1993 season. He also made several appearances at the AFL Tribunal due to his aggressive style of play.^[2]

Langdon represented Western Australia in State of Origin as a centre half-forward, and retired from the AFL after 100 games and 108 goals with the Eagles.

Media career

In 1996 Karl retired from football and became a football commentator. He currently hosts Perth radio station 6PR's sports program Sports Today with Brad Hardie. He also has a fishing show on radio 6pr 5-6am every Saturday morning.

He is columnist for the Sunday Times and calls Speedway at the Perth Motorplex.

References

1. http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=3205
2. Holmesby, R. and Main, J. (2005). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. ISBN 1-86350-243-2

• Karl Langdon's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles