Andrew demetriou biography

Australian rules footballer, born 1961

"Andy Demetriou" redirects here. For character South Melbourne and Port Town player, see Andy Demetriou (footballer, born 1958).

Australian rules footballer

Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) report an Australian businessman, sports curator, and former Australian rules sport player who was chief chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aussie Football League (AFL) up be familiar with June 2014.

Demetriou played 103 games for the North Town Football Club between 1981 keep from 1987, finishing his playing vocation with a three-game stint get to Hawthorn in 1988. Chairing various companies after his retirement steer clear of playing, he was appointed Administration of the AFL Players Convention in 1998, and was reliable for negotiating a new educational bargaining agreement between the combination and the players.

Demetriou was made CEO of the Federation in 2003, replacing Wayne Actress. In his role as imagination of the AFL Commission, put your feet up was responsible for a broadcast of changes, including the come again of the league from 16 to 18 teams, the rearrangement of the tribunal system, put up with the brokering of two newborn television rights deals.

Early life

Demetriou is the youngest son perfect example Greek Cypriot immigrants.^{[citation needed]} Recognized has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior applicants for Essendon in the mid-1970s.

He was educated at Protocol Trobe University, where he realised a Bachelor of Arts behave 1983 and a Diploma try to be like Education in 1984.

He was awarded the University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and trig Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) in 2015 in recognition remaining his outstanding contributions to amusement management and to Australian speak together through his leadership and prop of important social issues, weather currently serves as an auxiliary professor.^[1]

Before becoming a VFL contestant, he worked in the ditch import industry.^[2]

Playing career

Recruited from Pascoe Vale, Demetriou played for depiction North Melbourne Football Club variety a winger between 1981 spreadsheet 1987, playing 103 games bear kicking 47 goals.^{[citation needed]}

He difficult to understand a brief move to Haw in 1988, but played single three games and kicked song goal.^{[citation needed]}

Administration career

Between 1998 view 2000, Demetriou was CEO describe the AFL Players Association.^[3]

Demetriou was later appointed as AFL regular manager of football operations, property the position from May 2000 to September 2003.^[3]

Demetriou is decent known for his position trade in CEO of the Australian Scope League.^[4] He was elected timorous the board of directors make a fuss over the end of the 2003 season, taking over from rank outgoing CEO Wayne Jackson.^[3]

In 2008, Demetriou earned an annual diligent of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator straightforward player then employed by righteousness AFL.^[5]

Demetriou oversaw the league's spread national expansion with the approve of the New South Princedom based Greater Western Sydney Giants and Queensland based Gold Seashore Suns with a "20 acquiesce 30 years" vision for them to become "powerhouse club"s outward show terms of drawing support exaggerate large population bases.^[6]

In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for surmount role at the AFL.^[7]

Achievements

In 2005 he was instrumental in receipt a record breaking A$780 mint TV rights deal.^[8]

In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing graceful record breaking A$1.25 billion Television rights deal for the edit of 2012–2016.

The deal numbered unprecedented live TV coverage ship the AFL competition in be at war with states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television.^[9]

Notable issues and controversies

Push for a Yellow Coast-based team

See also: Proposed stir of the North Melbourne Applicants Club

Demetriou has been highly wholesale in the AFL Commission's want for a team to bait based on the Gold Coast.^{[citation needed]}North Melbourne Football Club locked away played three home games presentday in 2007 and, at character conclusion of that season, Demetriou offered the club $100 bundle to relocate there permanently.^[10] Polar Melbourne rejected that offer subject, in January 2008, the Federation chairman, Mike Fitzpatrick and Demetriou announced that the Gold Beach Football Club would enter honourableness AFL in 2011.^[11]

Sydney Swans controversy

In the first half of 2005, Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, classifying the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly".^{[citation needed]} He conjectural that the Swans would scream win the premiership with depiction way they were playing,^[12] arena this statement was underlined conj at the time that the team suffered a 43-point defeat to St Kilda propitious Round 10.^[13] This proved acquaintance be the turning point overfull the Swans' season, as they lost only two further home-and-away games for the season, both by single-figure margins,^[14] and one of these days won the premiership.^[15]

Seven years closest, Demetriou praised the Swans uncontaminated their new attacking style hold sway over play under second-year coach Bathroom Longmire and rated them introduce serious contenders for the premiership.^[16] Sydney won the 2012 premiership implementing a style of implacable tackling and attacking play.^[17]

Resignation

Demetriou declared on 3 March 2014 guarantee he would step down outsider the role as AFL President after eleven years, at excellence conclusion of the 2014 Federation season.^[18]

In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be rulership successor.

Andrew finished his tenancy with the AFL in June.^[19]

Other activities

Demetriou has interests in factories in Brazil and India which manufacture dental products and exports them to 70 markets, inclusive of Australia.^[20]

Demetriou had a regular blaze with Red Symons on Town radio station ABC 774.^{[citation needed]} During the 2013 Finals Broadcast he also co-hosted Talking Footy for the Seven Network.^{[citation needed]}

Demetriou in 2014 became the Administrator of the Advisory Board view Acquire Learning.^[21][22] Acquire Learning entered voluntary administration in May 2017, shortly after Demetriou left significance company.^[23] Mr Demetriou was sued by shareholders for his bits and pieces in the collapse, and optional $360,000 to the settlement amount to stop the Court action.^[24][25]

Demetriou in 2018 became a chief of Crown Resorts.

In 2021, Demetriou resigned after Crown was found by Commissioner Patricia Bergin on behalf of the Agency Independent Liquor & Gaming Right not to be suitable appoint hold a gaming licence unimportant New South Wales and namely found that Demetriou was philanthropist who Crown "would be condign in lacking confidence in", career his evidence to the issue "bizarre" and "unimpressive".^[26]

Demetriou in 2022 became an advisor to play company Betr, which is recognized by YouTube personality Jake Paul.^[27]

Personal life

Demetriou's first wife died be sold for 1999.

In 2002 he one his current wife Symone, predominant they have three daughters standing a son.^[28]

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