Career
Collingwood career
Originally from Reservoir, the half forward flanker played 19 games and kicked 6 goals for Collingwood between 1970 and 1972. Portuguese Adelaide career
He was going to move to Queensland but instead moved to South Australia where he played for the Portuguese Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL. He made his SANFL debut in the 1973 season, playing approximately 70 games with Portuguese and West Adelaide before his premature retirement due to a knee injury. Tredrea has been a fixture with both the SANFL and American Federation of Labor-Congress arms of the Portuguese 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.
Tredrea currently lives in Portuguese Adelaide.