Big Al and his 'noyce' galAlan Didak is set to face the biggest challenge of his AFL career. Last year’s Copeland Trophy winner has had a midnight curfew imposed on him by the Collingwood hierarchy, effective immediately.
Didak, whose recent nocturnal exploits have seen him in violent altercations outside Melbourne nightspots and inside a taxicab, will be fitted with a device inside his mouth guard that can monitor his whereabouts and even his TV viewing at any time of the day. Or night, as the case may be.
The mouth guard which Didak is known to travel everywhere with, now has GPS capabilities thanks to a microchip installed by an emigrated North Korean engineer.
“You never know when someone might want to take a crack at you” an industry source quoted Didak as saying at Spearmint Rhino.
Kevin Sheedy used a similar device on Ty Zantuck in 2004 but scrapped the experiment after the Essendon leadership group decided the money would be better used to book the back pocket a bus ride home.
According to a Collingwood spokesman, the Didak reaction was most likely about to set a precedent for AFL bad boys. West Coast among many other clubs has mooted a similar curfew in regard to Ben Cousins who has been known to associate with disreputable types such as Brian Burke and Daniel Chick.
“Alan realises he has to take responsibility for his whereabouts” the spokesman said. “The problem for much of the time is that Alan can’t remember where he is or where he should be. Hopefully the GPS will change all that.”
Imposing a curfew on the talented South Australian born left-footer, one that may have also prolonged Darren Millane’s alcohol fuelled life, is likely to enable Didak to catch up with reruns of Joan of Arcadia, a favourite show known to play daily on at least one of the ten Plasma screens on display at the Lexus Centre.
Didak who admitted to being in a car with Hell’s Angels associate Christopher Hudson hours before it is alleged that the biker seriously injured two bystanders and killed one other outside a King Street night club with a firearm, has avoided trouble with the law despite turning up to the Brownlow Medal Count in 2005 accompanied by a crime of sorts – this time against fashion.
It is not clear whether the 24 year old will return to the All Australian form he showed prior to tearing an ACL during last year’s embarrassing Elimination Final loss to the Western Bulldogs. This was the first of a series of setbacks for Didak that commenced in late 2005 when the number 4's season was interrupted by an irregular heartbeat.
Collingwood would not confirm the extent of the conditions to the midnight curfew. At this stage it is widely believed that if Didak is caught outside his own residence after midnight he could face the axe or worse, a trade back to Port Adelaide, the club he played as a junior.
It is also believed that Didak will also have to avoid certain influences, not just of the alcoholic variety. In the match against Carlton last year Didak knocked out best friend and ex-team mate Heath Scotland.
“He is not fussy who he associates with” Mrs. Keilar mother of murder victim Brendan Keilar recently told the press after learning that Didak may have been able to have prevent the senseless death of her son.
Didak, whose recent nocturnal exploits have seen him in violent altercations outside Melbourne nightspots and inside a taxicab, will be fitted with a device inside his mouth guard that can monitor his whereabouts and even his TV viewing at any time of the day. Or night, as the case may be.
The mouth guard which Didak is known to travel everywhere with, now has GPS capabilities thanks to a microchip installed by an emigrated North Korean engineer.
“You never know when someone might want to take a crack at you” an industry source quoted Didak as saying at Spearmint Rhino.
Kevin Sheedy used a similar device on Ty Zantuck in 2004 but scrapped the experiment after the Essendon leadership group decided the money would be better used to book the back pocket a bus ride home.
According to a Collingwood spokesman, the Didak reaction was most likely about to set a precedent for AFL bad boys. West Coast among many other clubs has mooted a similar curfew in regard to Ben Cousins who has been known to associate with disreputable types such as Brian Burke and Daniel Chick.
“Alan realises he has to take responsibility for his whereabouts” the spokesman said. “The problem for much of the time is that Alan can’t remember where he is or where he should be. Hopefully the GPS will change all that.”
Imposing a curfew on the talented South Australian born left-footer, one that may have also prolonged Darren Millane’s alcohol fuelled life, is likely to enable Didak to catch up with reruns of Joan of Arcadia, a favourite show known to play daily on at least one of the ten Plasma screens on display at the Lexus Centre.
Didak who admitted to being in a car with Hell’s Angels associate Christopher Hudson hours before it is alleged that the biker seriously injured two bystanders and killed one other outside a King Street night club with a firearm, has avoided trouble with the law despite turning up to the Brownlow Medal Count in 2005 accompanied by a crime of sorts – this time against fashion.
It is not clear whether the 24 year old will return to the All Australian form he showed prior to tearing an ACL during last year’s embarrassing Elimination Final loss to the Western Bulldogs. This was the first of a series of setbacks for Didak that commenced in late 2005 when the number 4's season was interrupted by an irregular heartbeat.
Collingwood would not confirm the extent of the conditions to the midnight curfew. At this stage it is widely believed that if Didak is caught outside his own residence after midnight he could face the axe or worse, a trade back to Port Adelaide, the club he played as a junior.
It is also believed that Didak will also have to avoid certain influences, not just of the alcoholic variety. In the match against Carlton last year Didak knocked out best friend and ex-team mate Heath Scotland.
“He is not fussy who he associates with” Mrs. Keilar mother of murder victim Brendan Keilar recently told the press after learning that Didak may have been able to have prevent the senseless death of her son.
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