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Paul Langmack

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 10th May, 1965
Current Age
59 years and 287 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

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State of Origin
1987
NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1984, 1985, 1988
RLW Player of the Year
1992
Dally M Captain Of The Year
1995

Known Family Links

Brother
Peter Langmack

Biography

Graded at C’bury while still a schoolboy at Patrician Brothers Paul Langmack played lock in the club's grand final win over P’matta in 1984. After playing for Halifax in the off-season, another grand final win followed in 1985. A clever organiser and ball-player Langmack toured with the 1986 Kangaroos and played in 10 matches (no Tests). While it seems incredible that he could have had such a long career without further rep honours Langmack consistently produced the goods at club level. A major attacking force in C’bury's 1988 grand final win over Balmain his defection to Wests in 1991 was a bitter one but he missed most of the season because of a knee injury. While he remained one of the Magpies’ most valued players, captaining the club until replaced by Jim Serdaris in 1994, he showed the fickleness of professional rugby league loyalty when he publicly backed the sacking of his former mentor Ryan towards the end of the 1994 season. Langmack was reinstated as club captain in 1995 under Tom Raudonikis. The Langmack-Raudonikis team took Wests to the semi-finals in 1995, with Langmack winning the ‘Dally M’ Captain of the Year award and earning him a new, three-year contract with the club. However, with Langmack battling injuries that threatened to end his career and openly questioning Raudonikis’ on-field tactics, their relationship soured. At the end of 1998 the veteran forward left the Magpies to see out his career with the Roosters. He retired in July 1999, having played over 300 games in his career, and took on an assistant coach’s role at W’Tigers and later Souths. When coach Craig Coleman was sacked at the beginning of 2003 Langmack was given a three-year deal with the Rabbitohs but suffered a similar fate when released by the club in 2004 after a disastrous 16-month period.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership 3 314 43 -   - 172 167 137 10 53.18% List
Midweek Cup - 11 1 -   - 4 6 5 0 54.55% List
NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals - 19 4 -   - 16 11 8 0 57.89% List
English Championship - 12 5 -   - 20 4 8 0 33.33% List
Regal Trophy - 4 1 -   - 4 3 1 0 75.00% List
Challenge Cup - 3 1 -   - 4 2 1 0 66.67% List
City vs Country Firsts - 1 2 -   - 8 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 6 1 -   - 4 6 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country - 4 - -   - - 4 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin 1 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 10 - -   - - 5 5 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1985   1 1 -   - 4 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1986, 1988-90   4 2 -   - 8 4 0 0 100.00% List
NSW 1987-88   4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
NSW City 1987   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1985-1990   10 3 0   0 12 7 3 0 70.00% List


Club Career

NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup   10 2 -   - 8 7 3 0 70.00% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup   20 1 -   - 4 16 4 0 80.00% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup   28 6 -   - 24 19 7 2 67.86% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup   28 5 -   - 20 17 10 1 60.71% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup   24 4 -   - 16 13 11 0 54.17% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup   23 5 -   - 20 17 6 0 73.91% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup   19 1 -   - 4 9 8 2 47.37% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup   22 1 -   - 4 12 9 1 54.55% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup   4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup   23 2 -   - 8 12 10 1 52.17% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup   15 3 -   - 12 5 10 0 33.33% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1994 Winfield Cup   21 4 -   - 16 6 13 2 28.57% List
Western Suburbs ARL 1995 Winfield Cup   22 4 -   - 16 10 12 0 45.45% List
Western Suburbs ARL 1996 Optus Cup   19 3 -   - 12 9 9 1 47.37% List
Western Suburbs ARL 1997 Optus Cup   21 2 -   - 8 10 11 0 47.62% List
Western Suburbs 1998 NRL Premiership   12 - -   - - 3 9 0 25.00% List
Sydney City 1999 NRL Premiership   3 - -   - - 0 3 0 0.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1983-90   174 25 -   - 100 110 58 6 63.22% List
Western Suburbs 1991-98   137 18 -   - 72 57 76 4 41.61% List
Sydney City 1999   3 - -   - - 0 3 0 0.00% List
Overall1983-1999   314 43 0   0 172 167 137 10 53.18% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Halifax 1984/85   19 7 -   - 28 9 10 0 47.37% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Halifax 1984   19 7 -   - 28 9 10 0 47.37% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    18/06/2017

    Had Wayne Pearce ahead of him for representative honours.Had Pearce not played Langmack could have played more representative games.

  • Jarrod
    27/12/2024

    Underrated player, especially his time at the Magpies. Was unlucky to have Wayne Pearce ahead of him in the 80s and then in the 90s Brad Clyde and Brad McKay were ahead in pecking order with Daley and Fittler also filling in at lock forward for NSW as well. Probably the Magpies most important player through the 90s.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club