Gary Tredrea (born 6 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer with Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Port Adelaide and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
| Gary Tredrea | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gary Tredrea | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Reservoir (MFL) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half forward flank, midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1972 | Collingwood (VFL) | 19 (6) | |
| 1973–76, 1978–79 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 65 (56) | |
| 1977 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 6 (2) | |
| Total | 90 (64) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editOriginally from Metropolitan Football League (MFL) club Reservoir, the half forward flanker played 19 games and kicked 6 goals for Collingwood between 1970 and 1972.
Tredrea was initially going to head to Queensland but instead moved to South Australia where he played for Port Adelaide in the SANFL, making his SANFL debut in 1973.
Tredrea played 65 games with Port Adelaide and six games with West Adelaide before his premature retirement in 1979 due to a knee injury.
Following his retirement, Tredrea has remained involved with the SANFL and AFL arms of Port Adelaide, coaching junior and reserves grades before his appointment as assistant coach to Tim Ginever for the 2008 SANFL season.
Personal life
editTredrea currently lives in Port Adelaide. He is the brother of Australian cricketers Sharon and Janette Tredrea[1][2] and the father of Port Adelaide player Warren Tredrea.
References
edit- ^ McMahon, Peg (19 January 1976). "Test team named". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "True pioneer: Tredrea's Hall of Fame career". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- Gary Tredrea's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.