"The answer is, 'I don't know', because the things I've done are all very, very different - garbage, false teeth, football, so I think anything's possible. Jill Lindsay, in charge of league grounds and one of the AFL's longest-serving executives, looked Demetriou square in the eye on day one and said: "So, you're the guy who stuffed the league." This is in itself quite charming. In terms of game attendance, AFL is the most popular sport in Australia. "The scene is not played out in the sleek and softly lit inner sanctum of the league's Docklands headquarters, with its polished hardwood table, swivel chairs and portraits of football's long lineage of powerbrokers, but one that normally takes place in the kitchen of the Demetriou family home in Toorak. " Red Symons recalls. "Clearly, we've had great opportunities because of what our parents did for us," says Demetriou. Jennifer Hageney is the first wife of Andrew Shue, an American actor with whom she has three children named Nathaniel Shue, Aiden Shue and Wyatt Shue. "We are living in an age of scrutiny that we've never experienced before and it's not just football. Much has been made in the past of a possible move into politics, though Demetriou has consistently denied it. "James Brayshaw, the North Melbourne chairman and media personality who crossed swords with Demetriou when the AFL was pushing hard for North to relocate to the Gold Coast, says the AFL boss can bury the hatchet if he has to. ", He probably should have got into the Victorian cricket side, too - he was playing in the Victorian and Australian under-21 sides at 16 - but in those days, as his long-time friend and AFL medical commissioner Dr Harry Unglik puts it, "who had ever heard of a Demetriou in the Australian cricket team?". ""When (players) leave the game they're infinitely better people, more rounded, because they've been educated, involved in a club, they've got experts talking to them. The Kim Williams appointment to the commission would seem good for McLachlan who does not yet boast its unanimous support. He seems relaxed but self-possessed, friendly but not confiding. It was all give, it was incredible giving. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images). He lacks fanaticism. He was at his best when he was under the most stress and duress.". There's a world demand for false teeth, even in recessions." "I think anyone who has strong views about things and seeks by dint of their own strength of personality to force things through, always runs the risk of alienating people," observes Sydney Swans president Richard Collis. It's based in northern Italy. "He looks at numbers and they sort of sing to him, if you like; he has the ability to pick trends and assess things very quickly. You go through very, very dark periods, and I just threw myself into work. In recent months, he's been condemned for his lack of action over the St Kilda/Ricky Nixon scandal (involving a teenage girl) and pilloried for earning twice as much as the top players in his code. They'll have a women's round, an indigenous round, a tie-a-ribbon-around-everything round. Andrew Demetriou knows about people yelling abuse at the footy. Yes," says his head of communications, Brian Walsh, grinning. Please try again later. The AFL chief executive, whose successor could be named as early as May, has declared a wish to serve out the 2014 football season, demanded and received great loyalty from his staff who became emboldened themselves by a leader they regarded as fearless. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. He convinced the Players' Association to accept random testing for illicit drugs, not just performance-enhancing ones, something that is rare in sporting codes the world over, and unheard of in most professions. But no, it didn't.". He also claimed that the Swans would not win a premiership with the way they were playing, and this statement was underlined when the team suffered a 43-point defeat to St Kilda in Round 10. The chief executive of Crown Resorts, Ken Barton, and a non-executive director of the casino group, Andrew Demetriou, . There has been much talk of the $200-million war chest that will fund the expansion, and those on the inside say it will take all this and more. Demetriou is the youngest son of Greek Cypriot immigrants. Demetriou announced on 3 March 2014 that he would step down from the role as AFL CEO after eleven years, at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season. 1988: Played three games for Hawthorn before retiring. No responsibility for Essendon scandal: Demetriou, No responsibility for Bombers scandal: chief. The pairing - cheeky young footy player, independent older woman - seemed unlikely, but their friends remember them as a wonderful couple. "But that boyfriend Scott. I didn't take things as seriously.". "We've got a little board," explains Demetriou, chuffed. Historically, in fact, it's tried to go even further. ANDREW DEMETRIOU | CHAIRMAN Former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League (AFL), Andrew has been a CEO across a number of business sectors. "I love my girls," he says, scooping up Mattea, who abbreviates the Greek "baba" to "bubs" when she calls him. I want the best for those who work with me. Demetriou is not one of them. People think he's a bit of a dealmaker, but he's massively respected in terms of making money for the game.". In his role as head of the AFL Commission, he was responsible for a number of changes, including the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams, the restructuring of the tribunal system, and the brokering of two new television rights deals. What he lacks in celebrity style, however, he makes up for in knowledge. He'd had one great relationship in his life; that was all anyone could expect. Sydney won the 2012 premiership implementing a style of relentless tackling and attacking play. "He was the boy from the northern suburbs," one observer puts it. "Was it four years?" (But) I was very careful not to tread on too many toes. He was awarded the University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) in 2015 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to sport management and to Australian society through his leadership and support of important social issues, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor. "If I were to believe you guys," he told the audience of journalists, "I'm a hot-tempered, loud, heavy-gambling Cypriot, prone to fly off the handle without warning. Andrew Demetriou: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. I wanted to see what his reaction would be. "I'm forever reading for work, reports and documents and whatever. But I always had my eye on other things. He's convinced them that a truly national competition will benefit everyone in the long term, by bringing in more fans, giving sponsors a bigger platform, and making media rights more desirable and profitable. "But I remember the euphoria in the rooms after. I want that for all who work for the AFL. In 2005 Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, labelling the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly". The advice of former AFL chairman the late Ron Evans rings true for him, daily.Evans took Demetriou aside on the day he was appointed, telling him straight: "I want you to remember one thing: you, me, everyone who works in football at our level gets to borrow the game. To do what? As the son of working-class migrants, says sports writer Richard Hinds, "he really taps into the psyche of the left. Gallop refuses to admit publicly to anything other than total confidence in rugby league. We're not drug experts. "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. I remember my mother getting the same call. "There's a bit of the ancestry there - a bit of the old Cypriot sitting under the tree having a glass of whatever they drink over there, watching the world go by. Please try again later. Demetriou is the youngest son of Greek Cypriot immigrants. [citation needed] He claimed that the Swans would not win the premiership with the way they were playing,[10] and this statement was underlined when the team suffered a 43-point defeat to St Kilda in Round 10. [citation needed] He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. He was a good, though never a great, player. "Yep, she let her guard down there!" Demetriou in 2014 became the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Acquire Learning. "His father, nearly 80, still lives in Coburg but these days spends the winters back in Cyprus. Recruited from Pascoe Vale, Demetriou played for the North Melbourne Football Club as a winger between 1981 and 1987, playing 103 games and kicking 47 goals. just moments after touching on the death of his first wife. ("Bizarre, I know," he told one reporter. "Andrew plays the great game at all times," his friend Red Symons once said. After the children are in bed, he and his wife watch "crappy TV" (hence his awareness of Kim Kardashian's rich inner life), and read the gossip mags. But there's something about his knees, as if he were once pigeon-toed, or injured in some way, that makes him kick out his feet as he walks. It hurts people. His best season was 1983, playing 23 of a possible 24 games, the club's campaign ending with a thumping in the preliminary final. Thirty-one years!" But, you know, that's Andrew defending his patch. ", "But it's completely unacceptable today. He's revolutionised the code's response to illicit drug use; initiated a policy to improve the treatment of women; allowed free movement of uncontracted, end-of-term players between clubs; and supported some of the strongest anti-discrimination policies in international sport. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. ", "He's exceptionally adept with figures," adds James Demetriou. When I bring up this dedication, Demetriou smiles - a big smile, perhaps the first of the interview. Demetriou insists that the policy, which forces two-time offenders into rehabilitation before any suspension, is working. [16], In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be his successor. North Melbourne rejected that offer and, in January 2008, the AFL chairman, Mike Fitzpatrick and Demetriou announced that the Gold Coast Football Club would enter the AFL in 2011. Having been directed by the commission to groom a successor, Demetriou has achieved that in his deputy Gillon McLachlan, who impressed the AFL board when he took over the reins during Demetrious long service leave of 2012. He understands the power and responsibility of running the "people's game". And I dare say it's the same for NRL. Does he ever have time on his own? Put it this way, says footy's head honcho of his current circumstances, "I've learnt more about baby wear than I thought I ever would. Director, Commercial. "Whatever it is, I honestly don't know. "We used to have games of the wogs against the Aussies, and we'd have Australian kids who wanted to be on the wogs' team. "History will tell.". Symone will have brought home Who or New Weekly and the next thing I'm reading about who Lindsay Lohan's slept with and whatever. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "I think - and I'm sure Andrew knows this - that GWS is the biggest challenge by far that the AFL has ever bitten off. He pauses again, looking almost embarrassed. "To be frank, if the clubs had had their way, there'd be no national expansion," says Gale. But his mother went only once, to the MCG for a final against Hawthorn in 1982. The new general manager of football operations was stunned, to say the least. There, above the Norm Smith medals and behind the gang of administration girls admiring a new engagement ring ("Show me that rock!" Even if it's 10 o'clock at night he'll still be responding to emails or taking calls. These are good qualities. And, of course, it was Symone. "What we've got is five years of data (that) shows we're doing nearly triple the number of tests, and the percentage (of those caught) is dropping. We don't own this game. By the time we've got two teams there the Swans will have been playing in Sydney for 31 years. [citation needed], Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. "I did have those conversations. The chief executive, who joined the AFL first as its football boss in 2000, will vacate the role which has become the most powerful in Australian sport, was questioned about whether he should be blamed at all for Essendons dangerous drug program. I used to go to the races. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. "We've been around for 150 years, and we understand that for a lot of our supporters, their club is in their DNA, their bloodlines. Folau was paid a reported $3 million for three years; Hunt was persuaded to switch to AFL by Demetriou himself. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. She died in 2004. Crown director Andrew Demetriou becomes the third board member to resign from the gaming giant but claims the NSW gaming authority's comments about him are "unfair and unjust". He is presiding over an enterprise whose growth in recent years has been little short of exponential, with rising memberships, ballooning revenues and top ratings underscoring the might of the indigenous code in an era of unprecedented competition, in particular from the round ball behemoth that is The World Game. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "It's hard at times," admits Symone. People say it's how he made his fortune. What followed next was his second marriage in 2002 with Symone, who is currently his wife. "If you've done all the prep, you can't do more than that, so I never think about it. They met for dinner, got talking and soon the Demetrious had taken a one-third interest in the fledgling business. Plate of heart Soccer's Jose Mourinho is The Special . [2], Recruited from Pascoe Vale, Demetriou played for the North Melbourne Football Club as a winger between 1981 and 1987, playing 103 games and kicking 47 goals. But should his long-serving deputy, who knocked back the NRL job in early 2013, fail to succeed him then McLachlan too would leave. "The Demetrious pay a personal trainer to help keep them in shape - "boxing and all that sort of stuff two or three times a week" - but an Achilles injury has hindered Demetriou's recent progress. Andrew Demetriou's AFL career was shaped by family and tragedy, Andrew Demetriou will stand down as AFL CEO at the end of 2014 AFL to begin 2-3 month search for a replacement Deputy CEO Gillon McLachlan among leading candidates for top job Demetriou denies AFL could have done more to prevent Essendon supplements crisis. He later would be involved in another business, the Baxter Group, which he took from a market capitalisation of $40 million in 2003 to a sale in 2006 for $260 million. He was awarded the University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) in 2015 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to sport management and to Australian society through his leadership and support of important social issues, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor. In the dedication of a final book, she made an unusual reference to her husband. "Expansion is going to make things much tougher for clubs in the short term," says Gale, speaking as Richmond CEO. Whatever will be will be.". The AFL's headquarters are at afl House in Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. He was 24. "Just the way he's championed the cause of women in general and other initiatives here. Then there's Purebaby, to add a bit of fun. It was while Demetriou was a student at La Trobe University in 1983 that he met his first wife, historian Jan Bassett. But are they role models? The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. And probably dish them out. "He's quite immune to status and reputation and the thuggery that tends to go with it. An incredible human being. "Oh, hairpiece," says Walsh. First Name Andrew. And the caption said something like: 'That's what it takes'. "We've got players telling our doctors 'thank God, you saved me'. Andrew Demetriou.Credit:Sebastian Costanzo, "Kim Kardashian," he says suddenly. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. They've just gone to Blacktown because they think they can get some money from the government.". Demetriou is uniquely fitted for the expansionist task by two great strengths: his belief in the game's ability to promote causes like multiculturalism and egalitarianism, and his expertise in harnessing exactly these causes to make a great deal of money. If I hadn't had footy this year, it would have been a lot worse. In the business-class lounge at 6.30am, top button undone and pale blue tie looped around his neck, the most powerful man in Australian football scours the newspapers for news. That would leave a massive hole at the competitions governing body and the game at the crossroads. "He likes to present himself as not ambitious. Likewise, his partner, Emma, wore a white strapless mermaid wedding gown. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. Some ex-footballers move with the grace of movie stars. "Not many people get away with calling Andrew, Andy. [9], In the first half of 2005, Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, labelling the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly". "I'm never going into politics," he insists now, almost stamping a foot. But I think it was 28." "It's true," he says now. , money, salary, income, and assets. For Demetriou, Australian rules will always be the game that embraced him and gave him social and professional status; that supported him during a great tragedy in his life. (Kardashian is the star of US reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians.) In common with other older, poorer clubs, Richmond will suffer from the wealth of talented young players (usually allocated to clubs via the annual draft) and financial support being channelled into the new clubs. Thu 11 Feb 2021 06.27 EST First published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 02.37 EST. He has the air, sometimes seen in confident people, of not needing to charm you. It's not worth it." But one doubts it. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 14 April. I've said to my staff and to myself that everyone's got to modify their lifestyle. We're changing people's lives. We've carefully put building blocks along the way to target a time, and the time is right now because if it's not now when (the league) is in a strong position, then when? Demetriou, of course, knows this very well. Ben Buckley, his teammate at North Melbourne, later his No. "His favourite holiday destination was St Moritz, and 'classical' was his favourite music," Buckley laughs. It represents to him what is best about Australia: egalitarianism, acceptance, encouragement of talent. And because he was so good at both footy and cricket, that probably aggravated some people: 'How come you're better than us, you bloody wog?' He respected me as somebody in an organisation. He looks momentarily uncomfortable, as if he's never thought about it. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. He was no Trojan horse on behalf of the players, but nor did he give up on them when he assumed a role on the opposite side of the negotiating table. Fans levelled a lot at Demetriou during his time as chief of the nation's dominant sporting code. "I'm a big fan, and a great supporter," says Jill Lindsay, who started at league headquarters 40 years ago. Collect, curate and comment on your files. We're changing people's behaviour. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou and wife Symone Demetriou arrive for the 2006 AFL Brownlow Medal Dinner at Crown Casino September 25, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. She was quite a reserved person. This is true for the AFL Commission as a whole, and for Demetriou personally. I always put the players first: Andrew Demetriou. As the only indigenous code in the country, it regards itself as the one true national code, and since 1982 it has put six teams into states outside Victoria, two of them - the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions (formerly the Brisbane Bears) - far beyond its traditional boundaries. Andrew Demetriou and wife Symone Demetriou arrive for the 2006 AFL Brownlow Medal Dinner at Crown Casino September 25, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. Nor does she recall easily his number. "I think the task is absolutely massive," says Ireland. Demetriou is also the highest-paid executive in any code: last year he earned $2.2 million. And some suggested a life in politics back in 2005, when he openly questioned whether Australia had become mean-spirited compared to the optimistic country that welcomed his parents in the 1950s, challenging directly the Howard Government's tough asylum-seeker laws in the wake of the Tampa incident. "My wife and I talk about it now, about how we try to find a balance for our children. "You've got to give it to her, she's a consistent performer. Chairing several companies after his retirement from playing, he was appointed CEO of the AFL Players Association in 1998, and was responsible for negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players. Jennifer husband is now married to news anchor Amy Robach and is co-parenting Robach two daughter together. We take these people and put them into a club environment and we expect them all to behave exactly the same. There will be a bit of talk about the next season. Andrew Demetrious income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He keeps his cards so close to his chest, I guess I should have known that the briefest glimpse of him showing an interest in a woman meant that he would marry her and have children with her.". "Huh? Aries. In fact, Demetriou's term as chief is almost certain to be judged on the success of the AFL's latest foray. And it was possibly a greater asset to him than his kicking, which could be a bit hit and miss. Not even the global economic crisis could cool Demetriou's hot gospel on why expansion should not be stalled. In 1996, Bassett was diagnosed with breast cancer. Demetriou gives little away. There's been speculation before, most famously when the now-defunct Bulletin magazine declared in late 2007 that he was about to pull the pin to spend more time with his family, even retreat to a holiday home on Italy's Lake Como. No one barracks for the AFL, put it that way. I want to be part of the best team possible. And Dad going off into the corner and crying. Back in his playing days - 106 games for North Melbourne and Hawthorn - fitness came naturally. "Except, perhaps, the meta-narcissism of some of the best political leaders. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. He is currently single. [citation needed], He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. Ryan Edwards and his wife, Mackenzie, have officially called it quits amid their ongoing legal issues. The western Sydney move is a brave one; we're all looking at that with great interest.". I played golf once three or four years ago, and when I got home after six hours " - he pauses, smiling - "no, no. So my career was teaching. But we are where we are based on this unbelievable industry, and the fact is we've got 10 teams in Melbourne that 10 years ago had 200,000 members and now have 400,000. [citation needed], In 2008, Demetriou earned an annual salary of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator or player then employed by the AFL. So they never saw their mothers again. 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