36 Facts About Warren Tredrea

Warren Gary Tredrea was born on 24 December 1978 and is a former Australian Rules Footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League and former Weekday Sports Presenter on Nine News Adelaide.

The son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea, Warren Tredrea played the bulk of his junior football as a wingman before a substantial growth spurt at the age of 16 saw him transformed into a key position player, highlighted by his capture of both Port's Under-17 Coach's Trophy and the St Michael's College, Adelaide 'student athlete' award in 1995.

Warren Tredrea made his senior South Australian National Football League debut for Port Adelaide in 1996, managing nine games and capping his rookie year with a premiership medallion, booting two goals in Port Adelaide's 36-point Grand Final victory over Central District.

Warren Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port Adelaide squad in the AFL.

Warren Tredrea's starring role in the 89-point win came at a cost however, with a dislocated kneecap suffered late in the final quarter keeping him out until Round 13.

Warren Tredrea ended the season as leading goalkicker with 33 goals, beating leading goalkicker of 1997, Scott Cummings by a goal.

Warren Tredrea finished the following season in 1999, on 40 goals as leading goalkicker again.

In 2001, Warren Tredrea imposed himself on the AFL competition, booting 51 goals and taking 169 marks with his contributions as a major factor in his side's rise from 14th to third on the AFL ladder.

Warren Tredrea was rewarded for his season winning his maiden John Cahill Medal as Port Adelaide's best and fairest player and the first of four selections as All-Australian centre half forward.

Warren Tredrea backed up his breakthrough 2001 efforts with further outstanding seasons in 2002, by kicking 49 goals with an All-Australian selection and in 2003, he booted 58 goals, being the leading goal kicker for the club a fifth time and getting another All-Australian.

Warren Tredrea started the year in fine fashion, kicking six goals alongside Stuart Dew in the club's 96-point victory over Essendon.

Warren Tredrea then kicked five goals against West Coast the following week and booted four goals against Hawthorn in Round 3.

Warren Tredrea gained captaincy for the entire year after Primus re-injured his knee in Round 3.

Warren Tredrea had a season-high seven goals in Round 7 in the showdown against Adelaide.

Warren Tredrea went on to kick six goals against Carlton in Round 15 and against West Coast in Round 17.

Warren Tredrea then captained the team into the finals and eventually captained them to the premiership win over the Brisbane Lions.

Warren Tredrea stated that as an Arsenal fan, the celebration was an homage to Thierry Henry who had "then" recently celebrated in the same fashion.

Warren Tredrea repeated what he did the previous year, booting 65 goals and taking a personal best 220 marks to win his third John Cahill Medal despite narrowly losing his All-Australian mantle to Fremantle's Matthew Pavlich.

Indeed, Warren Tredrea played some of his most explosive football ever highlighted by a dominant seven-goal haul on the All-Australian centre half back, Trent Croad, a pair of five-goal hauls on Matthew Scarlett of Geelong and Mal Michael of Brisbane; and a best on ground performance against the Kangaroos in the Elimination Final after kicking four goals.

When it became obvious in Round 15 after only kicking one goal against Geelong and with the Power looking like not making the finals, Warren Tredrea had surgery on his knee early with the intention of having him fully fit before 2007.

In Round 12 2007, Warren Tredrea played his 200th senior appearance for the club against the team he first played against, Essendon and in doing so became the first Port player to reach that milestone in the club's AFL era.

In December 2007, after much speculation, Warren Tredrea re-signed with the Power for a further year.

Warren Tredrea captained the team again in 2008, kicking two goals in Port's Grand Final rematch against Geelong and again the following week.

Warren Tredrea booted four goals against Hawthorn in Round 8 and again kicked four goals against Fremantle in Round 17, eventually dislocating his shoulder in the final term, ending his year.

Warren Tredrea started the first two games of 2009 slowly but in Round 3 he kicked six goals against the Demons.

Warren Tredrea booted three goals in the Geelong loss in Round 13 and kicked four goals against the Brisbane Lions in Round 21, which was his final game for the year.

Warren Tredrea booted 51 goals in 21 games of the season, his best return since 2005 and the eighth time he had topped the Port Adelaide goal kicking chart.

At season's end Warren Tredrea was awarded his fourth John Cahill Medal as Port Adelaide's best and fairest player.

Warren Tredrea started 2010 well, kicking two goals and picking up 13 disposals against North Melbourne at AAMI Stadium.

Warren Tredrea played his 250th game with a win against the West Coast Eagles in Round 2 at Subiaco Oval.

However, in Round 7,2010, Warren Tredrea collided with teammate Matt Thomas and damaged his ankle ligaments.

On 26 July 2010, as a result of the injury, Warren Tredrea retired, having played 255 games with a return of 549 goals.

Warren Tredrea is considered by many to be the greatest Port Adelaide player of its AFL era.

Warren Tredrea was farewelled with a lap of honour in Port Adelaide's Round 18 win over Hawthorn and a testimonial dinner on 5 November 2010.

Warren Tredrea presented the Nine News Adelaide Weekday Sports Bulletin until being dismissed in January 2022 for not adhering to Nine Network's COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Warren Tredrea has three children: a daughter, Halle Neve, born in September 2007, and two sons, Nate Callum born in March 2009 and Leo Mason born in October 2010.