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Warren⁤ Tredrea‍ Removed from Port adelaide Board​ Over Podcast Comments

Port Adelaide has removed Warren Tredrea from its board after the former club great refused to apologise for comments made by a guest ‌on ​his podcast.

An interview ⁣published in May with a former British army veteran drew criticism from the Jewish Council‍ of Australia, accusing it of ⁤amplifying far-right‌ antisemitic⁢ conspiracy⁤ theories, prompting the AFL club to commence a governance review.

At the⁤ time, Tredrea said on social media he was not “in any way, shape, or form, an antisemite”, and considered it “defamatory for anyone to accuse me in this very way”.

After the governance review, the Port adelaide board formally requested Tredrea agree ‌to an apology to the club and anyone who took offense to the comments made on the podcast.The club revealed today the 46-year-old‍ had refused,triggering‌ his removal.

“the board has afforded Mr Tredrea‍ numerous ‍opportunities to reconsider his position, which he has not⁢ changed,” ⁢a statement released on Friday stated.