Career
He had been on North Melbourne"s supplementary list that season and was almost drafted by the club in the 1996 pre-season but they went for Peter Bell at the last minute. Traianidis was instead signed by Street Kilda and after taking part in their Ansett Cup premiership, played 13 American Federation of Labor-Congress games in 1996. A half forward, he kicked two goals on debut and was goal-less in his second game despite scoring five behinds.
In 1999 he started the season brightly but missed the second half of the year as he needed a knee reconstruction.
He was tried as a defender in 2000 and averaged 16 disposals a game. In the penultimate round of the 2001 season, Traianidis was reported for striking Brett Kirk and after receiving a one match ban announced his retirement.
He would return to Shepparton and continue to play country football until 2010. In his final season, playing for Shepparton East in the Picola & District Football League, he kicked eight goals in the winning grand final team
