FOUR years after being recognised in the Australian football Hall of Fame, Port Adelaide Premiership Captain Warren Tredrea has been inducted into the Football Club’s Hall of Fame.

The accolade, received at Port’s Season Launch and Hall of Fame gala event at the Adelaide Convention Centre, is in addition to his induction into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

A strong forward and renowned goalkicker, Tredrea booted a remarkable 582 goals for the club, including 33 for the Magpies in the SANFL, during 255 AFL and 27 SANFL games.

Tredrea’s importance and versatility is evident in his list of honours; four Best and Fairest awards, three Best and Fairest runner-up awards, eight times the club’s leading goal kicker and four times an All Australian.

A life member of Port Adelaide and son of former Magpie Gary Tredrea, Warren Tredrea rose through the junior ranks and won the 1996 SANFL Premiership as a 16 year-old before being drafted by the Power.



He repeated his Premiership success in 2004, when he guided the side to its historic first AFL flag as acting Captain, while Matthew Primus was injured.

Tredrea said his Hall of Fame honour was right up there with his Premiership success.

“I’ve been out of footy eight years but that doesn’t diminish your love for the footy club,” he said.

“It was always Port Adelaide. My earliest memories were Russell Ebert coaching, then it was Jack and eventually I got a debut as a teenager.

“I lived the dream that any kid always wanted.”

He thanked his parents, friends and his coaches – particularly Mark Williams and John Cahill who “set a wonderful example to me that footy wasn’t going to be easy.”

Tredrea was inducted into the Hall of Fame by former Captain and teammate Gavin Wanganeen, who recalled meeting him for the first time as a teenager at pre-season training for the inaugural Power squad in 1997.



“He was a tall, skinny young lad who hadn’t developed an AFL body, but despite his rawness, I had heard of the hype surrounding his talent and I knew that barring injury, he’d go on to have a pretty good career,” Wanganeen said.

“He’s got an unreal record but that is because he learnt the process from a young age to work hard, get your body right, be professional and he was just so driven from a young age that he never left any stone unturned when it came to preparation and training hard.”

“He was one of the most professional guys I have played with and that is what got him the best out of himself and when it came to his leadership later in his career, he led by the way he trained, the way he performed and he got respect from his peers because of those things.”

Renowned for his aerobic capacity, work-rate and unique kicking style, Tredrea still holds the club records for total goals scored, most goals in a season (81, 2004), goals scored in a single game and total score in a single game.

The latter two records were achieved against Carlton at Princess Park in round 7 1998 when he booted 8.4 before coming off with a knee injury.

“Warren played such an important role as a key forward and always stretched the opposition key defender with his unbelievable aerobic capacity,” Wanganeen said.

“Deep in the second half he would still be running like it was the first five minutes of the game and that was vital throughout his career.”

Wanganeen said the fact that Tredrea was inducted into the South Australian and AFL Halls of Fame before the Hall of Fame at his own club signals just how hard it is to be recognised at Port Adelaide.

“To be inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame is no mean feat, no mugs make it there, so it’s a credit to him to be recognised in that way, but to also be inducted into the Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame is a huge honour that I know about first hand.”

“It’s such a historic club and it is so special, knowing the roots of the club, the blood, sweat and tears that have gone into it so for Warren having a long family history with the club his recognition is well deserved.”

Tredrea is the 36th inductee into the Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame.

Warren Gary Tredrea

Games: 281 (255 AFL / 27 SANFL)
Goals: 582 (549 AFL / 33 SANFL)
AFL Premiership captain and player (2004)
SANFL Premiership player (1996)
AFL pre-season premiership player (2002)

Port Adelaide Football Club captain (2006 - 2008)
Port Adelaide Football Club life member (2005)
South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2012)
AFL Hall of Fame (2014)

4x John Cahill Medallist (2001, 2004, 2005, 2009)
3x John Cahill Medal - 2nd place (1999, 2002, 2003)
2x Most Improved Player (1998,1999)
8x Port Adelaide AFL Leading Goalkicker (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)
4x All-Australian (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
International Rules (2001, 2002)

Club AFL records
Career goals (549 goals)
Most goals kicked in a game (8 goals, 4 behinds; Round 7, 1998 v Carlton at Princes Park)
Highest score kicked in a game (8.4 (52); Round 7, 1998 v Carlton at Princes Park)
Most goals in a season (81, 2004)