Tredrea Finished?!

[krow]

Warren Tredrea's football career is fading away faster than his hair line. This only average footballer is too old with too many injuries. Why waste people's time by playing 5 games (max.) this season? And having said that would the football world even miss one of the best set shots for a behind, all that much???

 

[Bernie L]

Warren Tredrea's football career is fading away faster than his hair line. This only average footballer is too old with too many injuries. Why waste people's time by playing 5 games (max.) this season? And having said that would the football world even miss one of the best set shots for a behind, all that much???

Value for money? I think not!!!!

 

[eddie eagle]

did this One vote captain ever start?

 

[Troy Wingate]

Value for money? I think not!!!!

Tredrea has led us to a premiership.

What's Rucciuto done? Apart from leading the choking.

 

[birdmanptr]

Tredrea has led us to a premiership.

What's Rucciuto done? Apart from leading the choking.

Stick with the thread its about tredrea not Ricciuto whats up truth hurt

 

[pafc4life]

Nah back on Roo, if he led by example the way a captain should the cows prolly woulda had flags in '05 and '06

 

[Bernie L]

Nah back on Roo, if he led by example the way a captain should the cows prolly woulda had flags in '05 and '06

Why dont you do a comparison on both players knowall!!

 

[RoosterLad]

I can't blame him for wanting to retire, Rutten continues to flog him and outscore him, plus he will be in a wheelchair within 12 months i reckon. Might as well quit before the season starts.

 

[Toots Hibbert]

Back on topic here's an article from the 'Tiser about Tredders.

Is left knee right?
ANDREW CAPEL
March 09, 2007 01:15am
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21349603-21545,00.html

IT has been the most talked-about knee in Adelaide for seven months. And Port Adelaide's finals chances could very well depend on it.

Put simply, if captain and star forward Warren Tredrea's surgically-repaired left knee holds up this season, an emerging young Power side could be the AFL's big improver and play in September.
If it doesn't, Port faces the prospect of a second consecutive year without finals - last season's 12th-place finish (eight wins) was its worst since 2000 - after making the top eight five years running from 2001 to 2005.

Coach Mark Williams concedes the fitness of his triple club champion and seven-times leading goalkicker is paramount.

"Our best player and our No. 1 goalkicker is either in - or he's out. You take that person out of any side - a Matthew Pavlich (at Fremantle) or a Barry Hall (Sydney) - and it makes it a lot less potent," Williams said.

"Last year you saw Essendon went from middle-range to the bottom without Matthew Lloyd, so they are vital players who are very hard to replace.

"It's very hard to school up someone to jump into their shoes and run the whole forward line.

"And it's not only what they do but it's the effect they have on people around them. As quickly as possible we want Warren back and we want him kicking goals and dominating our forward line.

"If that happens we'll be very happy because given the fact we're going inside 50 more, we know that with Warren in there we are going to get great scoring.

"It should be noted that in our glory years between 2002-2004 we were the highest scoring side and Warren was a big part of that."

Therein lies Port's problem. Without a fit Tredrea last year - he kicked just 17 goals in 11 games after injuring his knee in the pre-season and then calling an early end to his year after round 15 - the Power averaged only 12 goals a game. This was the fourth-least in the AFL. Port, which also struggled for inside 50s and accuracy, was the only club not to have at least one player boot 30 goals.

Josh Mahoney was its leading goalkicker with 29 - the lowest return from a leading goalkicker in the club's 10-year history. In the previous three years, Tredrea led the Power's goalscoring with 58, 81 and 65 goals.

While much depends on Tredrea's knee - he is expected to be available by round two - the rest of the Port squad is in reasonable shape. Having spent half of last season preparing for this one because of serious injuries to key players - the Power had four AFL Rising Star nominees in eventual winner Danyle Pearce, Brad Symes, Jacob Surjan and Troy Chaplin - Williams is overseeing what he has labelled a "revolution", the club's new marketing slogan, at Alberton.

After the retirement or delisting of celebrated veterans, Brownlow Medallist Gavin Wanganeen, Josh Francou, Stuart Dew, Adam Kingsley and Matthew Bishop, Port has the third-youngest and second-least experienced list in the AFL. It also boasts arguably the quickest with Williams declaring this side as fast as any he has coached.

Pace will be the Power's biggest asset. Pearce and Shaun and Peter Burgoyne, who returns after missing 12 games with a damaged hamstring last season, are as quick as any trio in the league.

Shaun Burgoyne polled 15 Brownlow Medal votes last year and has blossomed into one of the competition's elite players. A Brownlow Medal this season isn't out of the question.

Throw in a fit-again Dean Brogan (he missed seven matches last year), which allows All-Australian ruckman Brendon Lade to play closer to goal, and there is much to like about Port, which should be exciting to watch.

"Right now we're moving along and we know we've got much more blue sky in front of us," Williams said. "But there's still a helluva lot of work to do and there is nothing more sure than the inconsistencies of young players."

The biggest query remains its strikepower. A fit, in-form Tredrea would make a world of difference.

 

[- PC -]

I read that also Toots. Whats your opinion on it?

To me it seems as if Port are banking on Tredrea more than many suggest. ie the Brown syndrome..Brown plays Brisbane are in the 8

 

[birdmanptr]

Nah back on Roo, if he led by example the way a captain should the cows prolly woulda had flags in '05 and '06

He missed 06 with illness and in 05 he got screwed at the tribunal and missed the only final we have choked in only if he got the same soft treatment at the tribunal as pickett did he would have played

 

[Toots Hibbert]

I read that also Toots. Whats your opinion on it?

To me it seems as if Port are banking on Tredrea more than many suggest. ie the Brown syndrome..Brown plays Brisbane are in the 8

I think there's a fair bit of truth in it. Damon White tries hard and does some good things but it's doubtful he could carry our forward line. We've got a couple of guys in Willits and Cockshell who've shown a bit of promise but they're yet to prove themselves. Lade apparently will spend a bit of time up forward which will help but Tredrea is the key to us finishing in the eight IMO.

 

[PAFC2004]

This is a really poor troll. I laughed before I read the OP!
Using the words average and Tredrea in the same sentence show one of two things (or both). Complete lack of football knowledge, or pathetic anti Port bias.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

Tredrea has led us to a premiership.

What's Rucciuto done? Apart from leading the choking.

Funny you should mention that. If you take a closer look at your choking years of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 big Wazza was a major factor in your embarrassing performances. At least in 2005 Roo can use the excuse he was out injured. What's Wozzas excuse in 2001-2003,2005?

 

[RoosterLad]

This is a really poor troll. I laughed before I read the OP!
Using the words average and Tredrea in the same sentence show one of two things (or both). Complete lack of football knowledge, or pathetic anti Port bias.

Yet mummy boys like Troy Wingate ask the question "what has Ricciuto done?" implying he has never done anything in his career? I assume you agree with that.

 

[PAFC2004]

Yet mummy boys like Troy Wingate ask the question "what has Ricciuto done?" implying he has never done anything in his career? I assume you agree with that.

Why bring up something else?
I never referred to that post.

 

[Timmsy]

It might be obvious but what about the recent dimise of Troy Prijt the Austrian ballet champion

 

[birdmanptr]

I think there's a fair bit of truth in it. Damon White tries hard and does some good things but it's doubtful he could carry our forward line. We've got a couple of guys in Willits and Cockshell who've shown a bit of promise but they're yet to prove themselves. Lade apparently will spend a bit of time up forward which will help but Tredrea is the key to us finishing in the eight IMO.

So the question is do you sacrafice the 8 this year and forget about warren with both eyes looking towards the future and get the next key forward who ever that may be,as if wazza plays the next key forward wont OR go for the 8 this year

 

[RoosterLad]

Why bring up something else?
I never referred to that post.

Yes well you whinge about a biased Crow supporter saying Tredrea is average yet one of your own says Roo has never done anything.

 

[krow]

anti Port bias.

and ya point??

 

[PAFC2004]

Yes well you whinge about a biased Crow supporter saying Tredrea is average yet one of your own says Roo has never done anything.

I was replying to the OP. Trying to keep on topic.

 

[PAFC2004]

and ya point??

It's quite pathetic. Spend more time supporting your own club rather than abusing supporters of other clubs.

 

[RoosterLad]

I was replying to the OP. Trying to keep on topic.

Well maybe you should say the same thing to Shazza's little boy.

 

[RoosterLad]

It's quite pathetic. Spend more time supporting your own club rather than abusing supporters of other clubs.

You can tell that to kids like Toots Hibbert and Rory too

 

[PAFC2004]

Well maybe you should say the same thing to Shazza's little boy.

No, I'm choosing to talk about the OP as we all should. Stop trying to divert attention.