Click here to purchase the 'In Black and White Yearbook' from the Collingwood Superstore.
Over the next few weeks, Collingwoodfc.com.au will be publishing excerpts from the 2010 Yearbook.
Sometimes awards tell a tale, especially in the compilation of individual honours that assisted team success. Such was the 2010 season of Alan Didak.
A fourth-placing in the best-and-fairest, in a premiership year, is fitting acknowledgment for a player at the peak of his powers. Didak was at his breathtaking best this season, being a worthy recipient of the JF McHale Trophy in a year in which he also won his first Gordon Coventry Trophy as the club’s leading goalkicker with 41, and earned his second All-Australian guernsey.?
The 27-year-old, who won the Copeland Trophy in 2006 and was fifth in 2009, spent most of this season terrorising opposition half-back flankers, with occasional stints in the midfield, and arguably took his game to a whole new level. He was third at the club for total kicks, fourth for both overall disposals and contested disposals, and also had more score assists than any other Magpie.
The premiership that Didak has been craving almost became unreachable when he severely injured his pectoral muscle on the eve of the finals, potentially robbing him of a chance to shine on the September stage, but also severely denting Collingwood’s chances of going all the way. Yet he courageously carried the injury through the finals campaign and, with a goal in each grand final - including the unforgettable smother and snap in the third term of the replay - Didak stamped himself on the two contests that capped the club’s drive to the flag.?
“This is all I’ve wanted. To win the flag with this group of guys, at this great club, is the ultimate,” Didak said after the grand final replay triumph.
The In Black & White Yearbook - 2010 Premiers Souvenir Edition is packed with great features, including:
• 24-page premiership special
• Magnificent photos from both Grand Finals
• Complete overview of every player and every game from the 2010 season
• Reflections on the season from the Coach, President & CEO
• Feature on three-time Copeland Trophy winner Dane Swan
• 2010 Awards Section, including full Copeland voting
• Tribute to the retiring Magpies
• VFL Magpies season recap
All for just $9.95.
Click here to purchase the 'In Black and White Yearbook' from the Collingwood Superstore.
Please note - fixture errors
The club wishes to apologise for a number or errors in the 2011 season fixture printed on page 96 of the In Black & White - 2010 Premiers Souvenir Edition. For the club’s complete and correct 2011 season fixture, please CLICK HERE.
