Gary Tredrea

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Gary Tredrea
Personal information
Full name Gary Tredrea
Date of birth (1951-10-06) 6 October 1951 (age 69)
Place of birth Victoria
Original team(s) Reservoir
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Half forward flank, midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1970–1972 Collingwood (VFL) 19 (6)
1973–76, 1978–79 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 65 (56)
1977 West Adelaide (SANFL) 6 (2)
Total90 (64)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Tredrea (born 6 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer and current assistant coach of Port Adelaide in the SANFL. He is the father of Port Adelaide Power champion, Warren Tredrea.

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VFL/SANFL career

Collingwood career

Originally from Reservoir, the half forward flanker played 19 games and kicked 6 goals for Collingwood between 1970 and 1972.

Port Adelaide career

He was going to move to Queensland but instead moved to South Australia where he played for the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL. He made his SANFL debut in the 1973 season, playing approximately 70 games with Port and West Adelaide before his premature retirement due to a knee injury.

Coaching career

Tredrea has been a fixture with both the SANFL and AFL arms of the Port Adelaide Football Club since his playing retirement, coaching junior and reserves grades before returning to the Magpies as assistant coach to Tim Ginever for season 2008.

Personal life

Tredrea currently lives in Port Adelaide.

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