What he lacks in celebrity style, however, he makes up for in knowledge. Demetriou played 103 games for the North Melbourne Football Club between 1981 and 1987, finishing his playing career with a three-game stint for Hawthorn in 1988. He's also almost tripled the AFL's annual turnover, partly via a record-breaking $780-million media rights deal in 2006. Demetriou, who takes his girls to his local Auskick at weekends, where he's likely to run into Eddie McGuire and a host of footy influentials, says he's not fussed. Historically, in fact, it's tried to go even further. "About time! "I remember my mum telling me about going to a parent-teacher night when Andrew was in grade 2," says James. I don't know why people are so obsessed by that." This is in itself quite charming. In fact, it was not the first, but the first involving Mr Demetriou. [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". He understands the power and responsibility of running the "people's game". " Red Symons recalls. [6], In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. Were working to restore it. Demetriou is not one of them. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. 2023 Getty Images. he grew up with a brother named Jim who also pursued a football career. Lead commercial strategy and business development, major event partnerships, production and venue hire for Carriageworks, Australia's largest multi-arts organisation. [citation needed], Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Andrew . "Demetriou can absorb a punch or two, clearly. Demetriou is also the highest-paid executive in any code: last year he earned $2.2 million. "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. But I always had my eye on other things. "I did have those conversations. Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. Australian sport's reputation blackened: Abbott. Collect, curate and comment on your files. That would leave a massive hole at the competitions governing body and the game at the crossroads. "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. "It's either that or Andy," says Symone. I think there's an expectation that they are but some of them are just young men who make some silly decisions some of the time." It's been a real joy to be a part of. "A bit different from the rest of us, all putting the Gold Coast and AC/DC.". We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. "Just the way he's championed the cause of women in general and other initiatives here. "Andy Demetriou" redirects here. Not that it seems to bother him. ', he would say things like, 'You know, I don't know what the right way to feel is, but at the moment I don't feel comfortable doing that.' Symone and Andrew Demetriou, expecting their fourth child and partners in a babywear business. 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. But I think it was 28." [11] This proved to be the turning point in the Swans' season, as they lost only two further home-and-away games for the season, both by single-figure margins,[12] and eventually won the premiership. [17], Demetriou has interests in factories in Brazil and India which manufacture dental products and exports them to 70 markets, including Australia. 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. Please try again later. "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. He'd had one great relationship in his life; that was all anyone could expect. "It was relatively innocuous, but at the same time I thought, 'This is very unlike Andrew.' "I've said from day one I regard it as a privilege to be in the role; I love the job, but I'm sensible enough to know one day it will come to an end.". [4], In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. Bit like Lindsay Lohan.". We've got a factory in Brazil, one in India now. The AFL are incredibly good at leveraging causes into money. And we adopted an attitude of making the most of every day and every hour. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. According to our Database, He has no children. I don't begrudge that at all. Folau was paid a reported $3 million for three years; Hunt was persuaded to switch to AFL by Demetriou himself. [13], Seven years later, Demetriou praised the Swans for their new attacking style of play under second-year coach John Longmire and rated them as serious contenders for the premiership. That always amuses me. Gallop refuses to admit publicly to anything other than total confidence in rugby league. One day they might be in Geraldton, and within two days they're told they have to fly to Brisbane and play for the Lions and leave their family and friends. 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It's the largest multicultural area in Australia. "Just the four of us. Aug 2020 - Present2 years 7 months. So, these clubs are great survivors. But there wouldn't be footy. And, of course, it was Symone. We don't want to give them everything, but we want to give them opportunities. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. "In many ways, they didn't expect anything from us. But should his long-serving deputy, who knocked back the NRL job in early 2013, fail to succeed him then McLachlan too would leave. "It's true," he says now. Whatever will be will be.". He should not be content with just doing better than the other children.". "Except, perhaps, the meta-narcissism of some of the best political leaders. The commission has not guaranteed McLachlan the job and appointed an executive search team to test the market for Demetrious successor long before he told Fitzpatrick at the 2014 Super Bowl that he would officially resign in early March. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip shop in Melbourne's Pascoe Vale South. In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be his successor. "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 sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Were working to restore it. is 182cm (6ft 0in) and Weight 80kg (176lb). "She's all right.". He has the air, sometimes seen in confident people, of not needing to charm you. "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. Demetriou appears to have a knack of finding common ground. "My wife and I talk about it now, about how we try to find a balance for our children. I invest heavily in my family, and in friends and colleagues. ". (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images). Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old? His early days are well recorded: he and older brothers James, George and Phivos with his parents Tony and Chrysi all sharing two bedrooms, the boys often minded in the shop and then pitching in as they grew older. Were working to restore it. "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. "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. 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. Suitably enough, Demetriou met Symone Richards, then a corporate accounts manager, in 2001 at a grand-final-day function. Jennifer husband is now married to news anchor Amy Robach and is co-parenting Robach two daughter together. Andrew Demetriou is the CEO of the AFL Commission (which runs the AFL competition) and, like Lindsay Lohan, he's a consistent performer. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. It represents to him what is best about Australia: egalitarianism, acceptance, encouragement of talent. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. His first wife died in 1999. He is a member of famous Player with the age 61 years old group. He seems relaxed but self-possessed, friendly but not confiding. They never saw their mothers after they left. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 14 April. Demetriou was 38. I always appreciate the great obligation we've got to the game. I didn't take things as seriously.". It was the first public example of his negotiating skill. I'm the little chairman. His best memory was the elation of a come-from-behind triumph over Carlton in the elimination final of 1985. They'll share a couple of pizzas, maybe have a glass of wine. Today it's like heaven in comparison. 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. He is not dating anyone. ""Our game takes 17-year-olds from completely different backgrounds. "Every time we expand, we grow," says Demetriou. But that's just part and parcel of the job. 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