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Alan Didak

Alan Didak

2001-2013
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218 CFC Games Played

274 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
15 February 1983
Recruited From
Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Collingwood Debut
Round 7, 2001
Height:
184cm
Weight:
85kg

Biography

Footballers who own the clutch moments – those who almost crave it – are so often the ones that form the strongest connections with the fans.

Alan Didak was a perfect case in point.

A football showman, the man the fans dubbed ‘Dids’ always seemed to be able to back up his bravado with the sort of brilliance at precisely the right time that set him apart from so many of his contemporaries. He was sublimely skilled, with a raking left foot, deadly in its accuracy and dynamic in its impact.

At times he was compared to the incomparable Peter Daicos, which only served to show just how good the ‘Macedonian Marvel’ actually was. For Didak, the kid with Croatian heritage was some player.

The fact that there were similarities between the two Magpies of different generations was good enough, even if few could have ever hoped to reach the lofty status that Daicos has in the Collingwood pantheon.

Off the field, Didak’s sense of confidence, some might say cockiness, sometimes landed him in trouble. But through it all, his breathtaking moments in black and white always seemed to overshadow the negatives. As The Age’s Greg Baum so perfectly put it: “What Alan Didak had, he flaunted. A shimmy here, a waggle of his forefinger there, a cocky, mouthguardy grin; Didak didn’t just kick goals, he made a production of them.”

And those productions made him one of the most popular players of his generation, and the passion for you from the fans stretched from the start to the finish of his 218-game career.

That swagger was there almost from the start.

Didak was brought up in Whyalla, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, and he cut his teeth with Port Adelaide in the SANFL, making his senior debut at 17. In that same season he captained an under-18s Australian side in a compromise rules series against Ireland. Collingwood liked what it saw in the talented forward/midfielder and had no hesitation taking him with pick 3 in the 2000 national draft.

Fittingly, Didak scored a goal with his first kick in AFL football, in the Round 7 match against North Melbourne in 2001. That was the first of 274 goals kicked in black and white, and so many of them are on automatic recall for Collingwood fans lucky enough to have witnessed some of his finest moments.

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A young Didak celebrates kicking a goal with his first kick in AFL football.

Where do you start?

There was the sealer he kicked in the 2003 qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions, when he was on the wrong side for a left-footer, tucked up against the boundary line 50m out. With the crowd roaring, and a goal required to sink the Lions, his captain, Nathan Buckley, ran over to ask him: ‘Are you going to kick it, or are you going to pass it off.”

Didak’s answer was simple. “I’m going to kick it”, he said. And he did.

There was the scissor-kick goal he managed against Geelong in the 2007 preliminary final that almost defied logic, and another failed attempt against Melbourne that proved that audacity doesn’t always pay. There was the clutch goal he kicked in the dying seconds of the game against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in 2006, to win the match.

Collectively, there were the highlights of the 2010 season, in which Didak won the club goalkicking award with 41 majors, producing some of the most special moments in that remarkable season for the club.

Three goals came in the space of one minute (yes, one minute) against West Coast in Round 14. The first was a beautifully measured snap that he bounced through from the boundary line. Thirty seconds later, he soccered the ball off the ground from 25 metres, and from the restart of play, he took the ball from Jarryd Blair and slotted it through a third from 40 metres. Fans, and even Didak himself, barely had time to draw a breath.

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Didak celebrates a remarkable game against West Coast in round 14, 2010.

Three weeks later came what would be his trademark shimmy. He goaled against Richmond after using his footwork and evasive skills to baulk two hapless Tigers before closing the deal, as he so often did. That moment prompted the great Malcolm Blight to say that Didak had been “born with a footy in his mind.”

Then, in the Grand Final Replay against St Kilda, he produced the second most famous smother of that game, when he stopped Jason Blake in his tracks during the third quarter, and turned around a right-foot snap that effectively snuffed out the Saints’ hopes. It was vintage Didak, and all the more memorable because he was doing it under sufferance. He had badly damaged his pectoral muscle late in the season, but kept playing.

Collingwood supporters loved him from the outset. By the time he had turned 21, he was a bona fide Collingwood cult hero, having a supporters’ group create a website in his honour, as well as strike the ‘Alan Didak Medal’, for their own best-and-fairest award.

It wasn’t just his goalkicking nous that attracted support; for a time a rat’s tail haircut did the trick. But he was also a complete footballer who didn’t just rely on a highlights reel for his popularity. This was never better underlined than when he won the Copeland in 2006 – proving his footy credentials once and for all. He was brilliant that year and was always a menace in the forward 50. Even when his team tapered off he was still a potent force and it was no surprise when he won the best and fairest as well as being named as an All-Australian. At the end of the season it was found that he had badly damaged a knee which required major surgery, making his performances even more impressive.

Along the way, Didak had a few moments where he tested the club ‘s patience, as well as that of the fans.

In 2007 he became embroiled in controversy regarding the company that kept away from football, and then a year later he and Heath Shaw were suspended by the club for the remainder of the 2008 season after Shaw crashed his car and lied to protect Didak, by saying he wasn’t a passenger. Both worked hard to regain the respect of their teammates and their club.

Statistically, Didak’s best season was in the 2010 premiership year. He had a career-best 590 disposals and kicked 41.21 – just two behinds fewer than his 2006 tally – and won a second All-Australian jumper that season. He played 20 games in 2011, but unfortunately his body was starting to fail him. His return in 2012 and 2013 – his last two years in black and white – meant he only played 16 games across those two seasons.

When he returned to the senior team against West Coast in Round 22, 2013 – almost as much by persuasive powers of his teammates as anything else – he kicked his penultimate goal in black and white. And when he did, the entire Collingwood team left their stations, and rushed to him. It was a measure of what he meant to them. If the fans could have done the same, they would have.

His 218th and last game came in the elimination final loss to Port Adelaide. And when he was delisted a few weeks later, it wasn’t the farewell that anyone wanted. He briefly flirted with the idea of trying to reprise his magic for another season at Greater Western Sydney, but the deal fell though.

Collingwood fans were happy about that. For just as Daicos remained a one-club player after the club called an end to his career almost two decades earlier, Alan Didak’s association with Collingwood and the Magpie Army was so strong that it would have been a sin had he played anywhere else. Luckily, we – and he – were spared that imperfect end to a glorious career.

– Glenn McFarlane

 

 

 

 

Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
2001-2013 218 274 23 63%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
2001 5 3 0 19 9 2 28 4

2001 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 7 North Melbourne L 1 0 7 3 1 10 4 View match >
Round 8 Port Adelaide W 0 0 2 0 1 2 4 View match >
Round 15 Brisbane L 1 0 5 3 0 8 4 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 1 0 3 3 0 6 4 View match >
Round 17 Fremantle W 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2002 19 24 10 147 46 24 193 4

2002 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 4 Hawthorn W 1 0 13 2 3 15 4 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 View match >
Round 6 St Kilda W 1 0 9 2 1 11 4 View match >
Round 7 Western Bulldogs W 1 0 4 3 1 7 4 View match >
Round 10 Sydney W 1 0 11 2 0 13 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 1 0 6 3 1 9 4 View match >
Round 12 Fremantle L 0 1 6 5 0 11 4 View match >
Round 13 North Melbourne W 3 2 10 3 1 13 4 View match >
Round 14 Adelaide W 3 0 5 0 0 5 4 View match >
Round 15 Geelong L 1 0 13 4 0 17 4 View match >
Round 16 Richmond W 2 0 10 3 2 13 4 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 0 1 8 5 1 13 4 View match >
Round 18 Carlton W 0 0 7 5 4 12 4 View match >
Round 19 Hawthorn L 5 2 10 1 1 11 4 View match >
Round 20 Essendon L 1 1 4 1 4 5 4 View match >
Round 21 St Kilda W 2 1 11 0 2 11 4 View match >
Qualifying Final Port Adelaide W 1 2 4 0 0 4 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Adelaide W 1 0 8 5 2 13 4 View match >
Grand Final Brisbane L 0 0 8 2 1 10 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2003 25 36 22 177 77 33 254 4

2003 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Richmond W 2 4 12 3 1 15 4 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 2 1 4 2 1 6 4 View match >
Round 3 Geelong W 3 0 5 3 1 8 4 View match >
Round 4 Brisbane L 1 4 8 2 3 10 4 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 2 1 7 6 3 13 4 View match >
Round 6 Sydney L 0 0 5 2 2 7 4 View match >
Round 7 Adelaide W 2 0 10 2 1 12 4 View match >
Round 8 West Coast L 2 0 3 5 0 8 4 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 0 2 4 2 1 6 4 View match >
Round 10 Port Adelaide L 1 0 2 4 0 6 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 3 2 10 4 0 14 4 View match >
Round 12 Hawthorn L 0 1 11 5 2 16 4 View match >
Round 13 Western Bulldogs W 1 1 11 5 2 16 4 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne W 2 0 7 1 1 8 4 View match >
Round 15 Fremantle W 2 0 4 4 1 8 4 View match >
Round 16 Richmond W 0 1 10 0 0 10 4 View match >
Round 17 Carlton W 2 1 8 2 1 10 4 View match >
Round 18 Geelong W 1 0 3 5 1 8 4 View match >
Round 19 Brisbane L 0 2 5 0 4 5 4 View match >
Round 20 Adelaide W 3 0 11 4 1 15 4 View match >
Round 21 Sydney W 1 0 14 7 4 21 4 View match >
Round 22 Essendon W 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 View match >
Qualifying Final Brisbane W 2 0 5 1 0 6 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Port Adelaide W 1 1 7 2 2 9 4 View match >
Grand Final Brisbane L 3 1 9 4 1 13 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2004 18 21 26 186 42 22 228 4

2004 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Richmond L 2 4 12 2 1 14 4 View match >
Round 2 Western Bulldogs W 0 2 8 3 1 11 4 View match >
Round 3 Brisbane L 1 0 6 1 0 7 4 View match >
Round 4 Fremantle L 0 1 8 4 1 12 4 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 3 2 17 2 3 19 4 View match >
Round 6 Port Adelaide L 2 2 6 1 0 7 4 View match >
Round 7 Carlton L 0 1 6 2 0 8 4 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda L 1 3 9 4 0 13 4 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 1 3 10 2 1 12 4 View match >
Round 10 North Melbourne W 1 1 14 7 1 21 4 View match >
Round 11 West Coast W 3 1 8 0 0 8 4 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne L 1 0 7 3 3 10 4 View match >
Round 13 Sydney L 0 1 8 0 0 8 4 View match >
Round 14 Hawthorn W 4 2 20 2 4 22 4 View match >
Round 15 Geelong L 1 1 18 3 1 21 4 View match >
Round 20 Essendon L 0 0 6 0 0 6 4 View match >
Round 21 Port Adelaide L 0 0 9 2 4 11 4 View match >
Round 22 Carlton L 1 2 14 4 2 18 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2005 12 21 9 105 30 17 135 4

2005 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 5 Essendon L 0 0 7 0 1 7 4 View match >
Round 6 St Kilda L 2 0 8 2 0 10 4 View match >
Round 7 Fremantle L 1 1 7 3 0 10 4 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 0 0 9 3 3 12 4 View match >
Round 9 West Coast W 2 1 9 4 3 13 4 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn W 4 0 12 2 1 14 4 View match >
Round 11 Geelong W 5 0 12 4 0 16 4 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne L 3 0 8 6 2 14 4 View match >
Round 13 Sydney L 1 3 12 2 4 14 4 View match >
Round 14 Port Adelaide W 2 3 12 1 1 13 4 View match >
Round 17 St Kilda L 0 1 7 3 1 10 4 View match >
Round 19 North Melbourne L 1 0 2 0 1 2 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2006 23 41 23 280 116 46 396 4

2006 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Adelaide L 3 1 10 4 3 14 4 View match >
Round 2 Hawthorn W 1 2 17 1 2 18 4 View match >
Round 3 North Melbourne W 3 0 12 4 2 16 4 View match >
Round 4 Essendon W 4 0 18 1 2 19 4 View match >
Round 5 Port Adelaide W 0 2 8 4 2 12 4 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 3 0 10 11 2 21 4 View match >
Round 7 West Coast L 1 0 6 6 1 12 4 View match >
Round 8 Geelong W 0 0 12 11 1 23 4 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs W 3 1 14 5 1 19 4 View match >
Round 10 Brisbane W 0 1 13 3 5 16 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 2 1 19 4 1 23 4 View match >
Round 12 Sydney W 4 2 14 3 1 17 4 View match >
Round 13 Richmond L 3 1 10 7 1 17 4 View match >
Round 14 St Kilda L 0 1 7 7 0 14 4 View match >
Round 15 Fremantle L 3 2 14 3 0 17 4 View match >
Round 16 West Coast W 1 2 11 5 3 16 4 View match >
Round 17 Hawthorn W 3 1 17 8 3 25 4 View match >
Round 18 Adelaide L 2 0 10 6 2 16 4 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 1 0 13 4 3 17 4 View match >
Round 20 Port Adelaide W 1 1 10 3 3 13 4 View match >
Round 21 Carlton W 2 2 18 8 2 26 4 View match >
Round 22 North Melbourne W 1 1 9 3 2 12 4 View match >
Elimination Final Western Bulldogs L 0 2 8 5 4 13 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2007 18 25 6 191 77 46 268 4

2007 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 5 Essendon W 3 0 11 5 0 16 4 View match >
Round 7 Carlton W 4 1 8 2 0 10 4 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs L 2 0 6 4 1 10 4 View match >
Round 9 Brisbane W 2 0 10 3 0 13 4 View match >
Round 10 Fremantle W 1 0 11 4 3 15 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 0 2 12 4 3 16 4 View match >
Round 12 Sydney W 1 0 10 2 1 12 4 View match >
Round 13 Hawthorn L 2 0 7 7 3 14 4 View match >
Round 14 St Kilda W 1 2 10 7 4 17 4 View match >
Round 15 Geelong L 0 0 12 2 4 14 4 View match >
Round 16 Essendon W 1 0 11 7 2 18 4 View match >
Round 17 Brisbane L 0 0 10 4 1 14 4 View match >
Round 18 Carlton W 1 0 7 6 3 13 4 View match >
Round 20 Melbourne W 1 1 12 2 8 14 4 View match >
Round 21 Sydney W 1 0 7 4 4 11 4 View match >
Elimination Final Sydney W 1 0 15 2 3 17 4 View match >
Semi Final West Coast W 2 0 18 9 5 27 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong L 2 0 14 3 1 17 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2008 18 24 15 325 77 38 402 4

2008 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fremantle W 3 1 11 1 2 12 4 View match >
Round 2 Brisbane L 2 1 16 8 2 24 4 View match >
Round 3 Richmond W 0 1 23 0 3 23 4 View match >
Round 4 Carlton L 1 1 19 4 0 23 4 View match >
Round 5 North Melbourne L 1 3 26 3 0 29 4 View match >
Round 6 Essendon W 1 0 21 4 3 25 4 View match >
Round 7 Hawthorn L 0 2 17 4 4 21 4 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 3 0 17 1 3 18 4 View match >
Round 9 Geelong W 2 0 19 7 3 26 4 View match >
Round 10 West Coast W 3 1 24 4 1 28 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 2 2 19 3 2 22 4 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 0 0 11 4 3 15 4 View match >
Round 13 Western Bulldogs L 0 0 17 4 3 21 4 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 1 1 22 6 4 28 4 View match >
Round 15 Adelaide W 1 1 17 5 2 22 4 View match >
Round 16 North Melbourne L 1 1 16 5 0 21 4 View match >
Round 17 Essendon L 2 0 11 5 0 16 4 View match >
Round 18 Hawthorn L 1 0 19 9 3 28 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2009 20 20 12 358 152 37 510 4

2009 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Adelaide L 0 0 15 7 1 22 4 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 3 0 20 9 1 29 4 View match >
Round 3 Geelong L 1 1 14 4 3 18 4 View match >
Round 4 Brisbane W 0 1 9 4 1 13 4 View match >
Round 10 Port Adelaide W 3 0 11 8 0 19 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 2 3 26 7 2 33 4 View match >
Round 12 Sydney W 2 1 29 5 3 34 4 View match >
Round 13 Fremantle W 2 0 31 8 2 39 4 View match >
Round 14 Essendon W 0 0 24 12 0 36 4 View match >
Round 15 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 27 6 6 33 4 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 0 0 12 5 0 17 4 View match >
Round 17 Carlton W 1 1 15 9 4 24 4 View match >
Round 18 Brisbane W 1 1 19 10 1 29 4 View match >
Round 19 Adelaide W 2 0 24 7 1 31 4 View match >
Round 20 Richmond W 2 1 17 12 3 29 4 View match >
Round 21 Sydney W 0 1 15 4 1 19 4 View match >
Round 22 Western Bulldogs L 0 1 18 10 2 28 4 View match >
Qualifying Final St Kilda L 0 0 7 6 3 13 4 View match >
Semi Final Adelaide W 0 1 11 8 2 19 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong L 1 0 14 11 1 25 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2010 24 41 21 350 240 65 590 4

2010 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 4 1 19 3 1 22 4 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 0 0 9 6 3 15 4 View match >
Round 3 St Kilda L 1 1 10 11 6 21 4 View match >
Round 4 Hawthorn W 2 1 13 16 2 29 4 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 0 20 7 5 27 4 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 2 0 11 10 4 21 4 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 2 4 17 12 1 29 4 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 3 1 15 10 3 25 4 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 0 2 13 7 5 20 4 View match >
Round 10 Brisbane L 2 1 15 10 2 25 4 View match >
Round 11 Western Bulldogs W 3 0 15 10 4 25 4 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 1 1 16 8 3 24 4 View match >
Round 14 West Coast W 3 0 16 12 1 28 4 View match >
Round 15 Port Adelaide W 2 1 11 9 4 20 4 View match >
Round 16 St Kilda W 0 1 20 13 2 33 4 View match >
Round 17 Richmond W 3 0 15 13 2 28 4 View match >
Round 18 Carlton W 2 0 17 14 3 31 4 View match >
Round 19 Geelong W 1 2 20 15 2 35 4 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 2 1 13 9 2 22 4 View match >
Round 21 Adelaide W 1 0 15 9 2 24 4 View match >
Qualifying Final Western Bulldogs W 2 0 11 9 0 20 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong W 1 3 17 11 1 28 4 View match >
Grand Final St Kilda D 1 0 8 9 5 17 4 View match >
Grand Final St Kilda W 2 1 14 7 2 21 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2011 20 9 9 238 117 44 355 4

2011 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Port Adelaide W 1 1 11 4 3 15 4 View match >
Round 2 North Melbourne W 2 1 11 8 4 19 4 View match >
Round 3 Carlton W 1 1 13 8 1 21 4 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 1 0 22 4 3 26 4 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 1 10 10 2 20 4 View match >
Round 6 Western Bulldogs W 1 1 11 9 3 20 4 View match >
Round 8 Geelong L 0 0 9 4 4 13 4 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 0 0 5 4 1 9 4 View match >
Round 10 West Coast W 1 0 11 9 6 20 4 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 0 1 16 3 4 19 4 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne W 1 1 15 9 2 24 4 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 0 0 7 2 0 9 4 View match >
Round 20 Port Adelaide W 0 0 7 7 4 14 4 View match >
Round 21 St Kilda W 0 0 9 2 1 11 4 View match >
Round 22 Brisbane W 0 0 24 6 1 30 4 View match >
Round 23 Fremantle W 0 2 24 7 0 31 4 View match >
Round 24 Geelong L 0 0 14 13 1 27 4 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast W 0 0 9 5 2 14 4 View match >
Preliminary Final Hawthorn W 0 0 3 1 1 4 4 View match >
Grand Final Geelong L 0 0 7 2 1 9 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2012 11 6 7 130 51 11 181 4

2012 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 7 Brisbane W 1 2 18 7 4 25 4 View match >
Round 8 Geelong W 0 0 10 4 0 14 4 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 1 2 16 5 2 21 4 View match >
Round 10 Gold Coast Suns W 2 0 21 8 2 29 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 View match >
Round 20 Sydney W 1 1 9 6 2 15 4 View match >
Round 21 North Melbourne L 1 1 14 4 1 18 4 View match >
Round 22 West Coast L 0 1 11 4 0 15 4 View match >
Round 23 Essendon W 0 0 11 3 0 14 4 View match >
Qualifying Final Hawthorn L 0 0 7 5 0 12 4 View match >
Semi Final West Coast W 0 0 12 5 0 17 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2013 5 3 4 48 37 4 85 4

2013 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 10 Brisbane W 0 0 5 6 2 11 4 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 1 2 15 10 0 25 4 View match >
Round 22 West Coast W 1 1 8 7 1 15 4 View match >
Round 23 North Melbourne L 1 1 13 11 1 24 4 View match >
Elimination Final Port Adelaide L 0 0 7 3 0 10 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 218 274 164 2554 1071 389 3625
Avg/Game   1.26 0.75 11.72 4.91 1.78 16.63
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

1025

Draft
2000 National AFL Draft by Collingwood
Total AFL Games
218
Total AFL Goals
274
CFC Debut
Round 7, 2001
CFC Last Game
Elimination Final, 2013
Recruited From
Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Full Name
Alan Didak
Nickname
Dids

Awards

  • x2
    All Australian
    2006, 2010
  • Leading Goalkicker (Gordon Coventry Trophy)
    2010
  • E.W. Copeland Trophy (Best and Fairest)
    2006
  • Premiership
    2010
  • Life Members
    2015
  • CFC Hall of Fame
    2017
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