2 days Ago By Cameron Noakes
A heated war has erupted on radio between AFL great Warren Tredrea and veteran sports journalist Caroline Wilson. The fuse was lit when Tredrea — who has radio slot on FiveAA in South Australia — took a phone call from an irate Port Adelaide fan who was calling for coach Ken Hinkley’s head. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: James Brayshaw sends message to Warren Tredrea.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The fan vented to Tredrea and called Hinkley a “con artist” . “He (Hinkley) said he had the list, he sold our top future draft picks to get the list. Now he’s says he doesn’t have it, he’s a con artist,” the fan said.
Tredrea, a legend of the club and premiership captain, joined Port Adelaide’s board in February. As the fan finished his rant, Tredrea simply responded: “Cool.” Wilson has taken umbrage to that response.
“I want to open with a question to Warren: Are you still on the Port Adelaide board after your comments the other night?” Wilson asked Tredrea during a segment on FiveAA. “I was really surprised with your response to that caller, and really surprised that you seemed to be at odds with the head of football Chris Davies, following his observations about the list.” Tredrea said that assertion was “totally incorrect” and that he was not at odds with Davies.
He also said he was disappointed with himself after his “cool” response to the angry fan. “(It) wasn’t an endorsement, it was an acknowledgment of the caller. And.
