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. "And in return? 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. "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. He probably should have got into law school, but he missed that. His 103 North games resulted in 54 wins. . [citation needed], Demetriou in 2014 became the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Acquire Learning. Now in his sixth year at the helm, the 48-year-old youngest son of Greek Cypriot migrants who was raised in a Coburg fish-and-chip shop, appears to be at the top of his game. [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. Even when I said to him, 'Andrew, you know, maybe now you should start to think about moving on how are you feeling? He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. Aghast, she never went back. 1998 Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. I want to be challenged by that team. It was like winning a Grand Final because we were gone." I just know it won't be politics." "I don't know about a fortune," he responds. Please try again later. And we watch a bit of junk on television. 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. 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. What's next for AFL's most powerful man Andrew Demetriou. "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. 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. Not even the global economic crisis could cool Demetriou's hot gospel on why expansion should not be stalled. Tania Hird, the wife of the suspended Essendon coach, has repeated the controversial claim that AFL boss Andrew Demetriou tipped off the club. As head of the AFL Players' Association, the footballers' union, Demetriou had played hard ball on the way to achieving his coup de grace - the first collective agreement (involving him) for the competition's 600-plus professional players, which gave them a massive pay rise, justly recognising them as the real stars of the show. We're changing people's lives. Business was booming, but romance, he told friends, was over. 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. Ben Buckley, his teammate at North Melbourne, later his No. "But you have to say it's very hard for any detractors to mount a really substantive case given the progress that's been made on his watch You'd have to say that at this stage the AFL is in better shape than any other football code in the country. Now, we formed that policy with 21 experts who got together to give us that advice. "It's hard at times," admits Symone. An incredible human being. North Melbourne Football Club had played three home games there in 2007 and, at the conclusion of that season, Demetriou offered the club $100 million to relocate there permanently. Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. . Were working to restore it. "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". In fact, Demetriou's term as chief is almost certain to be judged on the success of the AFL's latest foray. He was practising the delicate art, so valued by Australians, of high achievement without visible effort. And we're just going to give them an option to get involved in another game. 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. There are 70+ professionals named "Andrew Demetriou", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Or, as he would put it, giving people options. Keep up with all the latest signings here. During the 2013 Finals Series he also co-hosted Talking Footy for the Seven Network. Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. I remember my mother getting the same call. "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. "No disrespect to Andrew, but I don't think that's really his area of expertise," she laughs. Have views on everything. "When I played football," recalls James, "it was brutal, really brutal. It's the largest multicultural area in Australia. And Dad going off into the corner and crying. "He spoke about where the game had been 100 years ago. This is true for the AFL Commission as a whole, and for Demetriou personally. But now, a sudden round of interviews granted by Demetriou poses the question of whether the corporate journeyman, who has previously headed up companies making false teeth and managing waste, might be positioning himself for life after football. It never affected me.". "Two bunk beds and four boys in one room," recalls his eldest brother, lawyer James Demetriou. "I went to uni, did arts and a dip ed, majored in legal studies and politics, and got a job teaching year 12 politics. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. [citation needed], He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. His parents, whose fathers were both dead, had left Cyprus in 1951 and didn't return until 1983, until after their sons had completed their university studies. It's a ridiculous expectation. The pairing - cheeky young footy player, independent older woman - seemed unlikely, but their friends remember them as a wonderful couple. 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. Lead commercial strategy and business development, major event partnerships, production and venue hire for Carriageworks, Australia's largest multi-arts organisation. "Except, perhaps, the meta-narcissism of some of the best political leaders. "I don't stress about these things," says Demetriou. Demetriou kicked two goals. His parents followed his playing career faithfully, his father rarely missing a game. I just want to punch his lights out. 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. He is from Australian. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old? "That was hard. But I think it was 28." She and Andrew married soon afterwards (friends recall him saying he wished he'd done it earlier), and Bassett fought the illness for three years. But Toorak, Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, can seem a long way from Coburg. According to our Database, He has no children. We've never underestimated them. ", Finally - and perhaps most importantly - he believes (or persuades others he believes) that no deal is worth dying for. In 2005 Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, labelling the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly". They're all different. but that is not to say that he hasn't experienced challenges to get to that point and won't continue to. [17], Demetriou has interests in factories in Brazil and India which manufacture dental products and exports them to 70 markets, including Australia. It hurts people. If you see what he's done it becomes clear he must be ambitious, and possess a certain amount of drive. Her son was knocked out by Leigh Matthews and carried off. "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. [6], In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. There's no doubt he would hate for history to say the same thing about him.". What followed next was his second marriage in 2002 with Symone, who is currently his wife. "Every time we expand, we grow," says Demetriou. "Yep, she let her guard down there!" 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. The chief executive of Crown Resorts, Ken Barton, and a non-executive director of the casino group, Andrew Demetriou, . "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. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. Some ex-footballers move with the grace of movie stars. But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' "He was absolutely a source of help and advice.". He's even convinced those behind enemy walls to join his crusade. If you asked him what his future with the AFL is, he would say, 'Oh, I'll do it for five years and then I'll retire to Lake Como.' "I don't think we want to get Andrew involved in the grow suits. Historically, in fact, it's tried to go even further. "Our role is minimal. "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". "I'm not a reader of books, which is a disgrace when it's all said and done, but I'm a prolific reader of newspapers, back to front," he says. There, above the Norm Smith medals and behind the gang of administration girls admiring a new engagement ring ("Show me that rock!" I always appreciate the great obligation we've got to the game. Leaves it to others. "We're now 50-50," says Andrew Demetriou. But he also likes happiness.". 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'll get massive kudos, or massive condemnation out of it," says Richard Hinds. Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator, and former Australian rules football player who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australian Football League (AFL) up to June 2014. Jokes about people's mothers hurt people!". Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement.Credit:Penny Stephens. People credit Bassett and her circle with helping form Demetriou culturally: there's a famous story, told by several people, of a memorable day when he astounded everyone by leaving an AFL game early to attend an Andrea Bocelli concert. Demetriou maintained his involvement in Ruthinium when he moved to the AFLPA. "In year 12 he had major issues with a couple of teachers who took exception to his brashness and his confidence and the way he excelled. "I don't think the AFL has the slightest interest in the community of western Sydney," says Roy Masters. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. But, you know, that's Andrew defending his patch. We're changing people's behaviour. Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Right now, he's enjoying himself, in the job and in general. We're not drug experts. The idea of expansion is also in the DNA of the AFL. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. ANDREW DEMETRIOU | CHAIRMAN Former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League (AFL), Andrew has been a CEO across a number of business sectors. Oh. "To be frank, if the clubs had had their way, there'd be no national expansion," says Gale. Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator, and former Australian rules football player who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australian Football League (AFL) up to June 2014. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. "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. "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. Eventually, the Australian arm bought out its Italian parent. "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. And it was as AFLPA CEO in 1998 that he secured a historic collective-bargaining agreement that delivered a significant pay rise to the competition's 600-odd players. "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. He had moved from the AFLPA to the AFL Commission in 2000 as general manager of football operations. "It's an amazing game," he says, smiling. But are they role models? "But I really can't fault him. This is in itself quite charming. "Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Pennant Hills: it's an upper-middle-class socio-economic group they want. He is not dating anyone. I don't begrudge that at all. The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm the little chairman. Then there's Purebaby, to add a bit of fun. If you're going to have relationships, they've got to be meaningful. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son.[22]. Andrew Demetrious income source is mostly from being a successful Player. [citation needed] He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement. Feb 18, 2021 - 10.20pm. Demetriou, for his part, was "overwhelmed" by the support he received from the footballing community after Bassett's death. 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. It's a great escape. Ryan Edwards and his wife, Mackenzie, have officially called it quits amid their ongoing legal issues. Andrew Demetriou: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. [4], In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. But his mother went only once, to the MCG for a final against Hawthorn in 1982. [5], In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. 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. "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. 1983 And, of course, it was Symone. As the AFL's most visible symbol, it can also be convenient to hate Andrew Demetriou. But on the advice of medical experts he incorporated a three-strikes policy that puts player welfare ahead of the urge to "name and shame" offenders, and subsequently got belted by political leaders who reckoned it was lax.He doesn't care. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. "He's a boy from Cypriot parents who used to muck around in the backblocks of Coburg, and I think he's a very driven man.". "Symone cannot recall noticing her husband on-field. People say it's how he made his fortune. Discover Andrew Demetriou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. He seems to be content with running a very large, fractious, tending-to-testosterone-soaked organisation in a civilised and imaginative way and looking after his family.". [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. ", "What is out there is our bread and butter. We manufacture and distribute false teeth. James Hird's wife Tania says Andrew Demetriou knew about payments to suspended coach UPDATE: James Hird says he will fight to protect his right to his $1 million salary while serving his 12-month suspension. WHEN you are the chief executive of the AFL you carry a big stick and you walk the corridors of power. "There is tremendous power vested in Andrew's position," says Brendon Gale, former head of the AFL Players Association (AFLPA) and CEO of Richmond Football Club. "He's comfortable in any environment," says author and commentator Don Watson, who's known him since 1995. In terms of game attendance, AFL is the most popular sport in Australia. I invest heavily in my family, and in friends and colleagues. But it's not all beer and skittles. 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". Two years later, Demetriou had begun to learn his lesson. She died in 1999, aged 47. ', 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.' "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. Demetriou currently leads a great life - great job, great family, great health etc. "My wife and I talk about it now, about how we try to find a balance for our children. "Andrew needs to set high goals for himself," wrote his grade 4 teacher, "because he can achieve them. No, declared Demetriou, because Ill tell you what I didnt do - I never injected anyone. [citation needed], Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. "Informality quickly makes way for more formal discussion on those evenings when the four business partners order in. "The Sydney Swans went there in 1981. 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. "He was the boy from the northern suburbs," one observer puts it. "He has all the qualities of a good politician," says Don Watson, who, as Prime Minister Paul Keating's speech writer, should know. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. ""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. "I love my girls," he says, scooping up Mattea, who abbreviates the Greek "baba" to "bubs" when she calls him. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is what we do. 'I'm just ringing to say your brother has died.' Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. "We grew up in an area where you just laughed at those things," he says. What might have been acceptable 10 years ago is not acceptable now. 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. And we adopted an attitude of making the most of every day and every hour. "It wasn't whim. "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, of course, knows this very well. But, yeah, he's always on call. In seven years in the job, he has transformed how, where and by whom Aussie rules is played. And that was okay; I didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Exports to about 70 countries. "His favourite holiday destination was St Moritz, and 'classical' was his favourite music," Buckley laughs. I played golf once three or four years ago, and when I got home after six hours " - he pauses, smiling - "no, no. ". "Whatever it is, I honestly don't know. "Just the way he's championed the cause of women in general and other initiatives here. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 14 April. I understand it. It's based in northern Italy. The new general manager of football operations was stunned, to say the least. "He really stood out," says Unglik. ANDREW Demetriou leaves the AFL wounded by events in recent years, but they will not define him. "Now he's Mr Opera, Mr Art.". "It's either that or Andy," says Symone. He's a dignified man, and holds himself well: back straight, arms relaxed, briefcase swinging. "History will tell.". About expanding into new territories. There will be a bit of talk about the next season. "We have an agenda and someone takes the minutes and Mirabai and Sanjay are pretty much out the door by 11 o'clock," adds Symone, who met her husband while working in the AFL's commercial department and keeps her hand in by helping Purebaby with marketing. 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