Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "But I really can't fault him. "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. Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. Country: Australia. The game will need all the money it can get. He lives in a $7-million Toorak mansion, has a family house in Cyprus, and holidays at Lake Como in Italy. He lacks fanaticism. The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. "Andrew is a vigorous defender of his organisation's objectives," is how Buckley diplomatically puts it. Feb 18, 2021 - 10.20pm. Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement.Credit:Penny Stephens. An incredible human being. And, he adds, "You've got to be fair. Development of Carriageworks' commercial and major events programs to expand our . Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. He has the air, sometimes seen in confident people, of not needing to charm you. I'll read junk, too. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. The mistake was made in production. To many league supporters, it was the defection of top players Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt - both State of Origin and international stars - that made what had been a largely theoretical idea of an 18-team AFL suddenly intensely personal. "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. So, how much is Andrew Demetriou worth at the age of 61 years old? That always amuses me. Former AFL chief Andrew Demetriou is a strong family man. That deal is up for renegotiation, and he's expected by many to winkle more than $1 billion out of broadcasters this time around. "It doesn't make this better," he said at the time, "but it has helped me through a very difficult period. Then there's Purebaby, to add a bit of fun. [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. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. He says the national game has a record of kicking into a stiff breeze and still scoring goals, and timing is everything: key sponsors have been bedded down until 2011, the players agreement is locked in similarly and the broadcasting rights will be re-negotiated when the country is likely pulling out of its slowdown. People think he's a bit of a dealmaker, but he's massively respected in terms of making money for the game.". If you see what he's done it becomes clear he must be ambitious, and possess a certain amount of drive. In those days it was quite humorous, and in a bizarre way acceptable: 'Oh well, wog, dago, they don't really know what they're talking about.' But as the code that stands to lose the most, not only in terms of money but in historic heartland support, privately there's both frustration and cynicism within the NRL's ranks. 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. We spent a hell of a lot of time travelling in the last two or three years, we did some really wonderful things together, and in some ways, she changed quite a bit as a person in that time, too. And Dad going off into the corner and crying. My mother, who passed away three years ago, was an incredible woman. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. (m). is 182cm (6ft 0in) and Weight 80kg (176lb). Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. They're all different. But one doubts it. ", 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?". "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 always puts the family first. "When I played football," recalls James, "it was brutal, really brutal. "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. "She said to the teacher, 'How's Andrew going? Demetriou is the youngest son of Greek Cypriot immigrants. "He spoke about where the game had been 100 years ago. So he was really pointing out missed opportunities. Andrew Demetriou, the million-dollar boss of Australia's dominant sports code, joins his fellow board members around the table once a month. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. "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. ". His parents followed his playing career faithfully, his father rarely missing a game. "Andrew's not frightened (to take heat) and he encourages us to think long term and make decisions in the long-term interests of the game and not be worried about short term criticisms there's no doubt he came under personal pressure from the Federal Government at that time. 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. There, above the Norm Smith medals and behind the gang of administration girls admiring a new engagement ring ("Show me that rock!" "When they do get to relax, it's often in front of the TV and an episode of Desperate Housewives or Wife Swap. "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. "Now he's Mr Opera, Mr Art.". And we adopted an attitude of making the most of every day and every hour. "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. WHEN you are the chief executive of the AFL you carry a big stick and you walk the corridors of power. "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. They'll have a women's round, an indigenous round, a tie-a-ribbon-around-everything round. But McLachlans reputation was not enhanced when he was placed in charge of standing in judgment over Melbourne following the tanking investigation, nor by the messy completion of the Essendon negotiation. ", Demetriou had spent his years with Bassett teaching and developing his business interests, primarily in a company manufacturing acrylic teeth, called Ruthinium. "But what I do know is that in greater western Sydney, there are 220 different ethnic groups, 220 languages spoken and 180,000 indigenous people. Demetriou remains a shareholder and board member. ", "Even though the commission has always had expansionist aspirations, there's clearly a lot of Andrew in it as well," adds Richmond's Brendon Gale. Keep up with all the latest signings here. And on the drugs policy, the heat was coming in the form of a blowtorch from Howard Government ministers George Brandis and Christopher Pyne, who in the lead-up to the 2007 election beat a path to league headquarters, media in tow, demanding change. "It's an amazing game," he says, smiling. [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". The game is certainly more dominant and far wealthier than when he took over and, according to his chairman, he has given the game a conscience. 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. And that was okay; I didn't think there was anything wrong with that. What's next for AFL's most powerful man Andrew Demetriou. "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. And Britney," Demetriou changes tack. Does he ever have time on his own? Discover Andrew Demetriou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. I don't know why people are so obsessed by that." "Those who work closely with him reckon Demetriou has achieved all of that. When I bring up this dedication, Demetriou smiles - a big smile, perhaps the first of the interview. Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. But he also likes happiness.". He is not dating anyone. He had moved from the AFLPA to the AFL Commission in 2000 as general manager of football operations. ("Bizarre, I know," he told one reporter. Were working to restore it. Andrew J. Demetriou | Corporate Attorney | Los Angeles | Husch Blackwell Andrew J. Demetriou Senior Counsel Los Angeles phone: 213.356.2949 fax: 213.337.6551 email: andrew.demetriou@huschblackwell.com Overview Experience Thought Leadership Outside the Office Community Leadership Download Bio Download vCard Overview "If you've done all the prep, you can't do more than that, so I never think about it. It's a ridiculous expectation. 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. Aries. And I dare say it's the same for NRL. That would leave a massive hole at the competitions governing body and the game at the crossroads. It's a great escape. She died in 1999, aged 47. "I went to uni, did arts and a dip ed, majored in legal studies and politics, and got a job teaching year 12 politics. These are good qualities. 1998 Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Likewise, his partner, Emma, wore a white strapless mermaid wedding gown. Seven years later though, Demetriou praised the Swans for their new attacking style of play under coach John Longmire and rated them as serious contenders for the premiership. The idea of expansion is also in the DNA of the AFL. There's no doubt he would hate for history to say the same thing about him.". There'd be trees to sit under, and coffee to drink, and papers to read. Date of Birth: 14 April 1961. . 1988: Played three games for Hawthorn before retiring. I played golf once three or four years ago, and when I got home after six hours " - he pauses, smiling - "no, no. Her sense of humanity, and my father's too, they were very generous and were always looking for the good in people. Says Demetriou now: "It was an incredibly powerful statement. But Demetriou, the negotiator, has talked them around. He might be just a very good actor, but I don't think he's addicted to the clout he has - I'm sure he likes it, and I'm sure he likes winning and doesn't like losing. Back in his playing days - 106 games for North Melbourne and Hawthorn - fitness came naturally. ANDREW Demetriou leaves the AFL wounded by events in recent years, but they will not define him. "I don't think the AFL has the slightest interest in the community of western Sydney," says Roy Masters. More importantly, they're great institutions for the community and economy in this state.". According to our Database, He has no children. I've always done that from the day they were born.". 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. And all I know (about) what we did was as a game (we) always put the players first to protect the integrity of the game., When pressed later about his own level of culpability Demetriou was firmer: I do not accept any responsibility for people who seek to infiltrate the game, who inject young men with god knows what substances, to introduce substances which are abhorrent to the game and to families.. 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. And we're just going to give them an option to get involved in another game. In 1996, Bassett was diagnosed with breast cancer. Demetriou was 38. "With a chuckle, he continues: "I have to say, that board meeting takes longer than the meetings of other boards that I've been on they're talking about different designs, the manufacturers in India, what colours we should do. Crown Resorts director Andrew Demetriou has resigned from the board of the embattled gaming giant but has vowed to defend his reputation. "No disrespect to Andrew, but I don't think that's really his area of expertise," she laughs. Andrew Demetriou is the CEO of the AFL Commission (which runs the AFL competition) and, like Lindsay Lohan, he's a consistent performer. '," Demetriou reflects now. "About time! If I hadn't had footy this year, it would have been a lot worse. Australian sport's reputation blackened: Abbott. "He was the boy from the northern suburbs," one observer puts it. "Demetriou's values were sewn into his very fabric by his humble upbringing, by the work ethic and sacrifice of parents hell-bent on building a life for their children in a new land. 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". "The business is a good business. In 2008, Demetriou earned an annual salary of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator or player then employed by the AFL. "Towards the end of the day at this function, he pointed out a woman and said, 'She's nice, isn't she?' During the 2013 Finals Series he also co-hosted Talking Footy for the Seven Network. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. The AFL is debt-free and soon will have "squirrelled away" a $50-million contingency.Overall, the league is unrecognisable as the once-bereft and bankrupt Victorian competition of 1985, the year the 12 original clubs handed control to an independent commission. "Our role is minimal. It's been a real joy to be a part of. "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. Demetriou insists that the policy, which forces two-time offenders into rehabilitation before any suspension, is working. "His father, nearly 80, still lives in Coburg but these days spends the winters back in Cyprus. He didn't have an ounce left in him. [17], Demetriou has interests in factories in Brazil and India which manufacture dental products and exports them to 70 markets, including Australia. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. We manufacture and distribute false teeth. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. Oh. I remember my mother getting the same call. ", "Hmmm. Initially, Andrew Demetriou worked in the industry of dental imports So my career was teaching. Even his generally unemotional chairman Mike Fitzpatrick wiped away something resembling a tear at that point. Gallop refuses to admit publicly to anything other than total confidence in rugby league. "It's either that or Andy," says Symone. I wasn't that gifted; I made the most of the ability I had. Lead commercial strategy and business development, major event partnerships, production and venue hire for Carriageworks, Australia's largest multi-arts organisation. Join 1.7 Million Subscribers Now, as the AFL's chief, with salary and bonus exceeding $1.5 million last year, he is the driver of the AFL Commission's greater ambition for 17th and 18th teams - for the Gold Coast (from 2011) and Sydney's sprawling west (a year later). Collect, curate and comment on your files. Suitably enough, Demetriou met Symone Richards, then a corporate accounts manager, in 2001 at a grand-final-day function. 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. "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. "Informality quickly makes way for more formal discussion on those evenings when the four business partners order in. A fourth daughter would be fantastic. And I read the form guide, which I love. And, of course, it was Symone. I think he must have taken it in the best spirit because he still recounts that story. I always appreciate the great obligation we've got to the game. Given her mother followed North Melbourne, she thinks she must have seen him in passing, if only on Saturday evening's TV replay, but she couldn't be sure. "Just the four of us. [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. We run a football code. "His favourite holiday destination was St Moritz, and 'classical' was his favourite music," Buckley laughs. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. "What people don't realise is that it hasn't been easy for him," says James. 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. It was the first public example of his negotiating skill. We've never underestimated them. "Except, perhaps, the meta-narcissism of some of the best political leaders. he says. I was lucky to have someone who understood," he recalls. Even when I said to him, 'Andrew, you know, maybe now you should start to think about moving on how are you feeling? Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. It never affected me.". He was elected by the board of directors at the end of the 2003 season, taking over from the outgoing CEO Wayne Jackson. "Whatever it is, I honestly don't know. Suddenly, he was switching teams.The irony was hardly lost on his new colleagues. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Please try again later. He suffered heartbreak a decade ago when his first wife, the academic and historian Jan Bassett, died of cancer, but today Andrew Demetriou's life seems very much on an even keel. The day of our interview, he leaves work early to go to his four-year-old daughter's birthday party "at one of those Japanese restaurants where they throw things in the air". It had got a lot easier by the time Andrew went through - his cohort was that big '60s influx of migrants - but I know he copped it on the footy field. And he dismisses those who have branded the AFL incursion into western Sydney mere bravado or "bigger-than-Jesus hubris", as one Sydney rugby league commentator damned it. View the profiles of professionals named "Andrew Demetriou" on LinkedIn. Right now, Demetriou doesn't look to be going anywhere, though he insists he'll know when it's time to move on long before others know it of him. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. At AFL House, there's also a sense of higher purpose: a desire for expansion to carry the torch of Aussie rules enlightenment into the darkness of heathen league, union and soccer lands. David. But then, you know, by just a miracle in many ways, I met my current wife, and it really was like the darkness lifted.". Now, we formed that policy with 21 experts who got together to give us that advice. "We've got a little board," explains Demetriou, chuffed. We don't want to give them everything, but we want to give them opportunities. [1], Before becoming a VFL player, he worked in the dental import industry. "Symone and my children are my . Chief executive Andrew Demetriou is kissed by his wife Symone during an AFL press conference at AFL House on March 3, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.. [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. I get home and see the children, help with the bath, reading books, getting to bed. Demetriou now has four children - twin girls born two days after he took on the CEO role, the Monday after the 2003 grand final, another daughter born in 2007, and a little boy born in 2009. "And finally, I want the right amount of time to consider my responsibilities to my workplace and my family and to make sure the balance works for both. Were working to restore it. Or, as he would put it, giving people options. The family was close, and Demetriou grew up conscious of his parents' love, sacrifice and work ethic. Andrew . If you'd said I was going to be working in football 20 years later, I'd have thought you were mad.". He speaks with his chin down, dark eyes watchful behind his rimless glasses. He suffered heartbreak a decade ago when his first wife, the academic and historian Jan Bassett, died of cancer, but today Andrew Demetriou's life seems very much on an even keel. You've got to invest in the things you care about.". I always put the players first: Andrew Demetriou. If the other person feels they've been dudded, it's not a negotiation worth having. As the son of working-class migrants, says sports writer Richard Hinds, "he really taps into the psyche of the left. "Two bunk beds and four boys in one room," recalls his eldest brother, lawyer James Demetriou. I invest heavily in my family, and in friends and colleagues. Demetriou became emotional when he talked about those loved ones and colleagues he had lost during his time in the games administration - his first wife Jan Bassett, mother Chrysi, former AFL chairman Ron Evans, ground operations boss Jill Lindsay and Jim Stynes. It's not worth it." Demetriou himself rejects the idea of deliberate discrimination in his early life, but it seems more likely that, for an able and confident kid, it did exist and he simply brushed it off. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". 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