Lange, who captained his state at Teal Cup level, started his career at Subiaco in 1996 and spent two seasons playing for the WAFL club.
[1] He moved to South Australian club Sturt in 1998 and appeared in their grand final loss to Port Adelaide that year.
At the end of the season, the Kangaroos picked him up with the 74th selection of the 1998 AFL draft.
He had a prolific season in 2006, with 484 disposals, 144 marks and 30 goals from his 19 games to win his second Swan Medal.
[3] The following year he was made club captain but missed the second half of the season with a broken leg.