Damian Lang

Career: 1998
Debut: Round 7, 1998 vs Port Adelaide, aged 22 years, 67 days
1025th Carlton Player
Games: 3 (8 AFL games in total)
Goals: 1 (5 AFL goals in total)
Last Game: Round 9, 1998 vs North Melbourne, aged 22 years, 81 days
Guernsey No. 44 (1988 - 1989).
Height: 191cm
Weight: 78kg
DOB: 3 March, 1976

Lang played 5 games with the Sydney Swans in 1994 and was later rookie listed by Carlton and played 3 games from round 7-9 in 1998. He was a 191 cm forward who could kick goals. In the reserves he could mark on the lead - he wasn't a pack marker - from 40 metres out on the boundary and slot it through. His shots on an angle were a real highlight, and surely signs of a youth spent in the pocket. Unfortunately, Lang was also only 78kg and wasn't of the size to be a key forward in the AFL.

He remained on the rookie list from 1997 to 1999 but did not manage a senior game in either of the 1997 or 1999 seasons and was not retained beyond 1999.

In 2000, Damian Lang headed off to play with VFL club Coburg-Fitzroy with ex-Blues teammates Matthew Hogg and Damien Lock where he would play 26 games and kick 12 goals. Lang then headed to Ovens & Murray team Wangaratta Magpies for the 2002 season.

Lang was originally recruited from Leeton, NSW.

Links

Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Damian Lang

Gallery

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  1998 - Damian Lang.jpg
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  1993 - Future Blue Damian Lang in NSWAFL Comp.Inside Football.
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  1993 - Future Blue Damian Lang named All-Aust.(14/07/93). Inside Football.
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  1993 - All Aust U/18's (J.Murphy & D.Lang) 28/07/93.
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  1994 - Damien Lang; the new Rhys-Jones (04/05/94). Inside Football.
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  1994 - The Class of '94; Damian Lang (25/05/94).Inside Football.
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  1994 - Lucky break for Lang (15/6/94).Inside Football.
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  1998 - Carlton Rookies.
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  1998 - Thumbs up for Rookie List.
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  1991 - NSW Rep. & Future Blue Damien Lang.
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  1999 - Damian Lang.