David EdwardsDidak Questioned By Police Whilst The Hard Worker Celebrates 300
June 28th 2007 14:25
As the AFL swing back into their first full round in the past fortnight, yet another Collingwood player is being questioned by the police, but this time it with their involvement with the notorious city gunman Christopher Wayne Hudson.
Collingwood forward Alan Didak was today questioned by detectives as an witness in an shooting offence involving Hudson a week prior to his alleged triple shooting in Melbourne CBD. Whilst Didak is in no way alleged with any crime involvement with Hudson, and is only being questioned as a witness, Collingwood have already come out tonight to explain Didak’s involvement with the alleged gunman.
Administration for the Collingwood Football Club Gary Pert stated in a press release that Didak was out at a Melbourne night club after the Magpies lost to the Demons at the Queen’s Birthday match, when Hudson came up and introduced himself as a fan and “offered him a lift home,”
“While in the car, Didak was told that Hudson had to go home to the clubhouse of his bikie gang, and after staying a short while and meeting another man he once again got in the back of the Coupe,”
“With Didak sitting in the back of the Coupe he observed some reckless driving and wanted to get out of the car. Alan was later dropped back in the city and made his way home in a taxi.”
Whilst Didak has not been considered to be in any involvement with Hudson or any crime for that nature, there seems to be many questions still involving the incident. First of all while it has been admitted that Didak had been drinking heavily that night, why was he all by himself that he agreed to a lift by Hudson? Why would Didak accept a ride from someone he met in a nightclub a few hours earlier? Why did Didak agree to continue the journey after Hudson stated that he was making a detour? Why did Didak agree to get back into the car after stopping at the clubhouse? And most of all, what happened in the car that Hudson stopped driving erratically and simply dropped Didak off near the city?
There is no doubt that the full story has not been told, and indeed we might not get the full details. However it is definite that in this day and age that this situation is something that no player should find himself into. This year alone we have had Cousins, Tarrant and Farmer all involved with nightclub incidents, and Collingwood has definitely been in the papers for the wrong reason for the last few seasons due to off-field incidents, it is simply irresponisble that Didak found himself in this situation.
Today’s players have to endure an ever constant, ever watching media frenzy. Just looking back at the biggest incidents in the past decade (Cousin’s flee from the police, Carey’s affair with a player’s wife, the alleged attack from a number of St. Kilda players) all have been the perfect example of the 24 hour media keeping tabs on athletes. How Didak found himself drinking heavily in a nightclub to be approached by who became an involved in a three day manhunt means that there is still quite a bit that the players have to learn. If there is one rule that all clubs have to stick to all their players is that regardless of their personal or professional lives, they have to avoid at all costs being involved in such incidents such as this.
What is the biggest problem of this whole scenario is the timing. This whole incident occurred in the fortnightly period where two of the true great players of the competition reach unbelievable milestones. Last week we saw the good guy of the AFL, St. Kilda’s Robert Harvey, become the 10th player in AFL/VFL history to reach 350 games, whilst this week the Kangaroos will celebrate their side’s toughest player, Glenn Archer, play his 300th game. Harvey and Archer are two prime examples of how player should act both on and off the field, as both players have been true leaders and champions throughout their career, whilst never being shed in any single bad light at any stage off the field.
It is a true testament of how players act by looking at the sharp contrast between Didak and Archer. In this modern times of football, you have to consider every single step you take in case it leads you down the wrong path. Whilst Archer and Harvey have tiptoed their entire career whilst scandals have been occurring right at their feet, it is the players like Didak who, even through no real fault of their own, give the impression that players in the AFL are just landmines waiting to go off.
What To Watch: This week it is entirely AFL you should be focused on. On Friday night see the Melbourne Demons play their final game for Daniher (who announced today that it will be the end as the Demon’s coach) go up against their fierce rivals Essendon, whilst on Sunday see how the Kangaroos can support and celebrate’s Glenn Archer’s 300th match against the ever rising Bulldogs. If the AFL is not your code, then Wimbeldon will be in full swing, whilst the Tri Nations heat up with Australia playing New Zealand at the MCG. It is one of those weekends where sports fans will be smiling in delight.
Until next time, sports minds.
Collingwood forward Alan Didak was today questioned by detectives as an witness in an shooting offence involving Hudson a week prior to his alleged triple shooting in Melbourne CBD. Whilst Didak is in no way alleged with any crime involvement with Hudson, and is only being questioned as a witness, Collingwood have already come out tonight to explain Didak’s involvement with the alleged gunman.
Administration for the Collingwood Football Club Gary Pert stated in a press release that Didak was out at a Melbourne night club after the Magpies lost to the Demons at the Queen’s Birthday match, when Hudson came up and introduced himself as a fan and “offered him a lift home,”
“While in the car, Didak was told that Hudson had to go home to the clubhouse of his bikie gang, and after staying a short while and meeting another man he once again got in the back of the Coupe,”
“With Didak sitting in the back of the Coupe he observed some reckless driving and wanted to get out of the car. Alan was later dropped back in the city and made his way home in a taxi.”
Whilst Didak has not been considered to be in any involvement with Hudson or any crime for that nature, there seems to be many questions still involving the incident. First of all while it has been admitted that Didak had been drinking heavily that night, why was he all by himself that he agreed to a lift by Hudson? Why would Didak accept a ride from someone he met in a nightclub a few hours earlier? Why did Didak agree to continue the journey after Hudson stated that he was making a detour? Why did Didak agree to get back into the car after stopping at the clubhouse? And most of all, what happened in the car that Hudson stopped driving erratically and simply dropped Didak off near the city?
There is no doubt that the full story has not been told, and indeed we might not get the full details. However it is definite that in this day and age that this situation is something that no player should find himself into. This year alone we have had Cousins, Tarrant and Farmer all involved with nightclub incidents, and Collingwood has definitely been in the papers for the wrong reason for the last few seasons due to off-field incidents, it is simply irresponisble that Didak found himself in this situation.
Today’s players have to endure an ever constant, ever watching media frenzy. Just looking back at the biggest incidents in the past decade (Cousin’s flee from the police, Carey’s affair with a player’s wife, the alleged attack from a number of St. Kilda players) all have been the perfect example of the 24 hour media keeping tabs on athletes. How Didak found himself drinking heavily in a nightclub to be approached by who became an involved in a three day manhunt means that there is still quite a bit that the players have to learn. If there is one rule that all clubs have to stick to all their players is that regardless of their personal or professional lives, they have to avoid at all costs being involved in such incidents such as this.
What is the biggest problem of this whole scenario is the timing. This whole incident occurred in the fortnightly period where two of the true great players of the competition reach unbelievable milestones. Last week we saw the good guy of the AFL, St. Kilda’s Robert Harvey, become the 10th player in AFL/VFL history to reach 350 games, whilst this week the Kangaroos will celebrate their side’s toughest player, Glenn Archer, play his 300th game. Harvey and Archer are two prime examples of how player should act both on and off the field, as both players have been true leaders and champions throughout their career, whilst never being shed in any single bad light at any stage off the field.
It is a true testament of how players act by looking at the sharp contrast between Didak and Archer. In this modern times of football, you have to consider every single step you take in case it leads you down the wrong path. Whilst Archer and Harvey have tiptoed their entire career whilst scandals have been occurring right at their feet, it is the players like Didak who, even through no real fault of their own, give the impression that players in the AFL are just landmines waiting to go off.
What To Watch: This week it is entirely AFL you should be focused on. On Friday night see the Melbourne Demons play their final game for Daniher (who announced today that it will be the end as the Demon’s coach) go up against their fierce rivals Essendon, whilst on Sunday see how the Kangaroos can support and celebrate’s Glenn Archer’s 300th match against the ever rising Bulldogs. If the AFL is not your code, then Wimbeldon will be in full swing, whilst the Tri Nations heat up with Australia playing New Zealand at the MCG. It is one of those weekends where sports fans will be smiling in delight.
Until next time, sports minds.
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