Apparently holding mainstream conservative views is highly unusual

It’s funny how Caroline Wilson didn’t name or shame the many football figures who pushed the Yes vote but has now launched a bizarre attack on Warren Tredrea for his political views.

Veteran football reporter Caroline Wilson launched a bizarre attack against Port Adelaide great and board member Warren Tredrea last week.

According to Wilson the premiership captain’s “strong” political views are causing all sorts of concern at Alberton Oval.

Of course she didn’t name a single person who is troubled, nor identify what particular view has been deemed so “unusual” as to cause consternation at the club.

Apparently holding mainstream conservative views is highly unusual, as is supporting the duly elected president of the United States or other wildly popular figures such as Elon Musk and Robert F Kennedy Jnr.

Warren Tredrea has copped a bizarre attack from Caroline Wilson. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe

“It’s definitely raising eyebrows across the footy world, across the Alberton fraternity – even at board level,” Wilson claimed on Channel 7.

“He has some very strong and unusual political views.”

Curiously, Kane Cornes, whose Port Adelaide links and contacts are impeccable, has not heard of any disquiet at the club about Tredrea’s political views or posts.

Funny how Caro didn’t name or shame the many football figures who pushed the Yes vote in the Voice referendum such as Nathan Buckley and Patrick Dangerfield.

Port Adelaide also joined in the divisive activism, releasing a statement in August declaring the club “wholeheartedly supports the recognition of First Nations people in the Constitution”.

Now that was an “unusual” political opinion, particularly since more than 64 per cent of South Australians voted No in the referendum.

But, according to Caro’s sources, it’s Tredrea’s tweets that are causing a stir.

According to Caroline Wilson’s sources it’s Tredrea’s tweets that are causing a stir. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Wilson also labelled the Port great’s desire for transparency as “unusual”.

She said: “He’s an unusual board member; he’s member-elected … and he’s making some big demands at the board table too … he wants board meetings to be completely transparent.”

Lord have mercy!

Transparency and people power.

How can the footy world tolerate that?

This attempt to shame and silence a board member for having perfectly mainstream views is frankly pathetic and bound to fail.

Perhaps Wilson should declare her own Leftist worldview and associations before such attacks.

Originally published as Apparently holding mainstream conservative views is highly unusual