Didak was deemed best on ground by both head coach Mick Malthouse and Mark Thompson in the 22-point Magpie win.?? He now moves into 8th spot on the overall AFL leader board.
It was a complete black and white vote tally with seven Magpies featuring in the votes including Didak.??
Dane Swan has strengthened his lead on the AFL leader board polling seven votes to take him 16 votes clear of Hawthorn’s Luke Hodge.?? Swan has already equaled Gary Ablett's winning tally of 104 votes last year.
Harry O’Brien and Sharrod Wellingham received four each while Scott Pendlebury (3), Darren Jolly (1) and Brent Macaffer (1) were also acknowledged.????
For Macaffer it is the first time he has featured in the voting in 14 games this year.
In the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year, head coaches vote each week on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis. Coaches vote only on their own matches, but may vote for players on the opposing team.
Past winners of the prestigious award include Gary Ablett Jnr (2007-09), Simon Goodwin and Adam Goodes (joint winners in 2006), Barry Hall (2005) and Warren Tredrea (2004).
Collingwood v Geelong voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alan Didak | Coll |
| 7 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 4 | Harry O'Brien | Coll |
| 4 | Sharrod Wellingham | Coll |
| 3 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 1 | Darren Jolly | Coll |
| 1 | Brent Macaffer | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 104 | Dane Swan (15) |
| 55 | Alan Didak (11) |
| 48 | Scott Pendlebury (14) |
| 42 | Luke Ball (8) |
| 23 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 22 | Dale Thomas (7) |
| 20 | Dayne Beams (5) |
| 17 | Travis Cloke (4) |
| 13 | Darren Jolly (3) |
| 12 | Harry O'Brien (3) |
| 12 | Sharrod Wellingham (5) |
| 9 | Steele Sidebottom (2) |
| 9 | Simon Prestigiacomo (2) |
| 9 | Leigh Brown (2) |
| 3 | Nick Maxwell (1) |
| 2 | Alan Toovey (1) |
| 1 | Brad Dick (1) |
| 1 | Chris Dawes (1) |
| 1 | Ben Johnson (1) |
| 1 | Brent Macaffer (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 88 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
| 68 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 67 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
| 61 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 60 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
| 57 | Paul Chapman | Geelong |
| 56 | Alan Didak | Collingwood |
| 54 | Brendon Goddard | St Kilda |
| 54 | Adam Goodes | Sydney |
| 54 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle |
