{"id":252448,"date":"2025-10-31T04:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252448\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:49:25","slug":"warren-tredrea-officially-removed-from-port-adelaide-board-after-internal-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252448\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Tredrea officially removed from Port Adelaide board after internal investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port Adelaide<\/a> have cut ties with club champion Warren Tredrea and officially removed him from their board.<\/p>\n

7NEWS chief AFL<\/a> reporter Mitch Cleary revealed Tredrea had been ousted by fellow directors<\/a> after an extensive review following controversial comments made on his podcast in June.<\/p>\n

Comments made by British Army veteran AJ Roberts on an episode of Tredrea\u2019s podcast caused outrage in the Jewish community and sparked the club investigation.<\/p>\n

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Tredrea responded to the controversy in June by saying he was only seeking to \u201cshare other perspectives\u201d than mainstream media.<\/p>\n

The club confirmed Tredrea\u2019s departure on Friday, slamming the former player for refusing to issue a public apology.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing that review, the board sought to engage with Tredrea to agree certain actions to be taken by him in his capacity as a director,\u201d the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmongst other things, the board formally requested that Tredrea agree to a club statement which included an apology to the club and anyone who took offence to the comments made on his podcast by Mr AJ Roberts.<\/p>\n

\u201cTredrea refused to agree with the public apology request to close out the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board has afforded Tredrea numerous opportunities to reconsider his position, which he has not changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter exhausting all reasonable avenues for resolution, the board determined that Tredrea\u2019s continuation as a director was not in the best interests of the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the support of the AFL, the process was implemented in accordance with the Corporations Act and the Club\u2019s Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PortPort Adelaide great Warren Tredrea has been removed from the club\u2019s board. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

The club stressed the decision shouldn\u2019t tarnish Tredrea\u2019s contribution to the club as a player.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board wishes to make clear: this is a governance matter relating to its expectations of club directors. It is not, and should never be interpreted as, a reflection on Warren Tredrea\u2019s extraordinary contribution to Port Adelaide as a player.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarren Tredrea is a premiership captain, club champion, and one of the greatest players to represent the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis legacy as a player is secure and will forever be celebrated by this club and our members. That legacy remains untarnished and separate from this governance decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Jewish Council of Australia said that it was \u201cdeeply disturbed by the amplification of far-right anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in this Instagram post and podcast episode\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tredrea immediately responded to try and distance himself from the comments, but stopped short of apologising.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of my podcast has been not to shine a light on my own personal views and opinions,\u201d said Tredrea, who continued to serve on Port\u2019s board during the review.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut rather to provide a platform for others to present their views and opinions in an unfiltered forum.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand some of these may be uncomfortable for some to listen to.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that he wanted to \u201cmake it abundantly clear\u201d he \u201cunequivocally\u201d condemns war and genocide, and seeks \u201conly to share other perspectives of what has been a very one-way reported narrative in the mainstream media\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not in any way, shape or form, an anti-Semite, and consider it defamatory for anyone to accuse me as such,\u201d Tredrea said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs someone who always aims to do the moral and good thing even when it\u2019s hard, my ultimate goal is to create unity and cohesion whilst pursuing a fair go for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tredrea is revered and considered among Port\u2019s greatest AFL players. He is a four-time All Australian and captained the club to their only premiership in 2004.<\/p>\n

After a decorated 255-game playing career between 1997 and 2010, Tredrea moved into the media in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Tredrea joined Channel Nine in 2013. He was dismissed in 2021 for refusing the company\u2019s COVID vaccine edict and lost a court appeal seeking $6 million in lost wages.<\/p>\n

He also bizarrely claimed there isn\u2019t enough gold or silver to cover Nine\u2019s legal costs, so he issued the IOU to settle the debt.<\/p>\n

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