Warren and Rachael Tredrea are parents for the first time.

Rachael gave birth to a baby girl at 4.40pm on Monday, waiting long enough for the Round 22 clash with Fremantle to pass and giving Warren plenty of time to relax this week ahead of Friday night’s clash with West Coast.

Warren had said he would miss last week’s clash with the Dockers if it meant being beside Rachael for the birth.

They have named their daughter Halle Neve Tredrea. She weighed 7lbs 1oz, that’s 3.2kg.

Warren was obviously a proud dad, sending around a picture message of Halle to friends within an hour of her birth.