{"id":95389,"date":"2023-08-29T08:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T23:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=95389"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T23:06:38","slug":"tredders-on-how-tex-walker-turned-his-career-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/tredders-on-how-tex-walker-turned-his-career-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Tredders on how Tex Walker Turned His Career Around"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Port Adelaide great Warren Tredrea says stepping down as captain was the \u201cbest thing\u201d Taylor Walker did as the veteran Crows forward is named in the 2023 All Australian squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LISTEN HERE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/interview-warren-tredrea-28-august-2023\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"INTERVIEW: Warren Tredrea - 28 August 2023\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about Tex, Tredders told FIVEAA\u2019s Rowey &amp; Timmy G:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m first to say I thought he was gone three years ago, two years ago\u2026 His body was banged up, his form was questionable, things weren\u2019t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to do this stuff because I know him reasonably well&#8230; and he\u2019s a really good fella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been really pleased just watching him go and play. I still reckon the best thing he ever did was step down from captaincy. He looks like a rejuvenated big kid again. If you can get that big kid back in you \u2013 because captaincy smacks it out of you\u2026 all of a sudden now he just plays. He\u2019s had a wonderful season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s back, bouncing around and clearly his body is good\u2026 good on him and he has to be in the All Australian team when they announce it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/rowey-timmy-g-podcast-28-august-2023\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey &#038; Timmy G Podcast - 28 August 2023\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Adelaide great Warren Tredrea says stepping down as captain was the \u201cbest thing\u201d Taylor Walker did as the veteran Crows forward is named in the 2023 All Australian squad. 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