"Along with my wife, we used to go away as a foursome on holidays," recalls Unglik. His best season was 1983, playing 23 of a possible 24 games, the club's campaign ending with a thumping in the preliminary final. [19][20] Acquire Learning entered voluntary administration in May 2017, shortly after Demetriou left the company. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. Sydney won the 2012 premiership implementing a style of relentless tackling and attacking play. He's not intimidated by power, perhaps because he enjoys it too much, perhaps he knows the truth about bullies. "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". "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. I've said to my staff and to myself that everyone's got to modify their lifestyle. I get home and see the children, help with the bath, reading books, getting to bed. Her son was knocked out by Leigh Matthews and carried off. 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. It's a ridiculous expectation. He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. I remember those calls"I just remember their work ethic and their sacrifice to give us better opportunities. 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." Demetriou found himself playing alongside some of North's greats - Keith Greig, Wayne Schimmelbusch, Ross Glendinning, the Krakouer brothers and Malcolm Blight to name a few - but by the time he was in his prime in the mid-'80s that premiership era had passed. He didn't have an ounce left in him. This board of directors includes Demetriou, wife Symone and couple Mirabai Winford and Sanjay Gill, who founded Purebaby, a brand for babies and toddlers that sources garments made of organic cotton in Indian factories that eschew sweatshop conditions.When the Demetrious' twin girls arrived in 2003 - two days after the businessman and former player took over the AFL's top job from departing chief executive Wayne Jackson - Symone went scouting for baby clothes and was drawn to the natural fabric and styles of the Purebaby range being sold in a Surrey Hills shop.She hit it off immediately with Winford and eventually introduced the entrepreneurial couple to her husband. The defeat was the turning point in the Swans' season, with the Swans losing only two more home-and-away games for the season, both by single-figure margins and eventually winning the 2005 Premiership. Demetriou married twice. "It's impossible for me to answer that, other than the fact that when you're dealing with terminal illness, and you've got a very limited time, you change your perspective on many things. Now, we formed that policy with 21 experts who got together to give us that advice. If I hadn't had footy this year, it would have been a lot worse. ", "Hmmm. But then, you know, by just a miracle in many ways, I met my current wife, and it really was like the darkness lifted.". Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement.Credit:Penny Stephens. Michael Warner and Ashley Argoon 5 min read December 12, 2013 - 5:27PM HeraldSun 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. 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. The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. WHEN you are the chief executive of the AFL you carry a big stick and you walk the corridors of power. I don't know why people are so obsessed by that." I'm very optimistic about what's going to happen in greater western Sydney, very optimistic. "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. "Our role is minimal. He probably should have got into law school, but he missed that. 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. [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. That deal is up for renegotiation, and he's expected by many to winkle more than $1 billion out of broadcasters this time around. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 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. "I remember the phone ringing and my father going to a corner and being told, 'I'm just ringing to let you know your mother died,' and, 'She died four days ago and we didn't know how to tell you.' The new general manager of football operations was stunned, to say the least. There's no doubt he would hate for history to say the same thing about him.". 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? Aug 2020 - Present2 years 7 months. [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. Name: Andrew Demetriou. "It was a case of 'winners are grinners'," she says without a hint of guilt. And it was possibly a greater asset to him than his kicking, which could be a bit hit and miss. "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. "We've got a little board," explains Demetriou, chuffed. I think he must have taken it in the best spirit because he still recounts that story. But football was never the main game. Either way, Purebaby seems the perfect antidote to Demetriou's pressure-cooker life running the national league, perhaps the most heavily scrutinised public role in this town and state alongside that of Premier. Yes," says his head of communications, Brian Walsh, grinning. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. I want that for all who work for the AFL. "He'll get massive kudos, or massive condemnation out of it," says Richard Hinds. "The business is a good business. "It doesn't make this better," he said at the time, "but it has helped me through a very difficult period. Demetriou's tastes are eclectic if nothing else. There'd be trees to sit under, and coffee to drink, and papers to read. I've always done that from the day they were born.". Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. 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. 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. I want to be part of the best team possible. "It's true," he says now. "Two bunk beds and four boys in one room," recalls his eldest brother, lawyer James Demetriou. [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. Its leafy luxury contrasts sharply with the suburban landscape of postcode 3058. ". Andrew Demetriou timeline: achievements and controversies From North Melbourne winger to departing CEO: Andrew Demetriou's 33 years in the AFL Mar 2, 2014, 3:54pm 1981: MADE his VFL debut with North Melbourne, playing 103 games with the club between 1981 and 1987. "I remember my mum telling me about going to a parent-teacher night when Andrew was in grade 2," says James. "Andrew Demetriou was born, the youngest of four boys, in Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents in 1961. 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. He has treated us fairly and with respect and I admire that. Does he ever have time on his own? Business was booming, but romance, he told friends, was over. The game will need all the money it can get. He took his first job back in football in 1997, partly so he could be at home with Bassett during her illness. Even as an 18-year-old, he had larger horizons. The Demetriou boys regularly drop by and the commitment to family and to one another remains strong. I think he said there were 100 teams in South Africa, set up by people who'd followed the gold rush, and a team in Ipswich who played Melbourne. '," Demetriou reflects now. Historically, in fact, it's tried to go even further. "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. Even if it's 10 o'clock at night he'll still be responding to emails or taking calls. 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. She died in 2004. But money isn't the whole story. 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. "He's quite immune to status and reputation and the thuggery that tends to go with it. And we're just going to give them an option to get involved in another game. 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. 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. [5], In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. Fans levelled a lot at Demetriou during his time as chief of the nation's dominant sporting code. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. ', and she said, 'Well, he's very good. "Symone and my children are my . 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. "From day one, and we're genuine about it, we have had a very healthy respect for the NRL," he says. When the AFL season begins on Thursday, it will include a new team, the Gold Coast Suns, and in 2012, the Suns will be joined by the Greater Western Sydney Giants (GWS); then, for the first time in its 115-year history, the VFL/AFL will have 18 teams in its top competition. The youngest of four boys born to Greek Cypriot parents, Demetriou was good enough to play top-level football in the 1980s, eking out. Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. "She said to the teacher, 'How's Andrew going? Andrew Demetriou was born, the youngest of four boys, in Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents in 1961. But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' The pairing - cheeky young footy player, independent older woman - seemed unlikely, but their friends remember them as a wonderful couple. Wife Symone and their four children, whom he described as his greatest achievement and who all attended his farewell press conference, he said were his sunshine. "He's comfortable in any environment," says author and commentator Don Watson, who's known him since 1995. Demetriou, who has sat on Crown's board since 2015, told the inquiry that the company's risk management processes were good but that important information was not escalated to the board. [citation needed] 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. So he was really pointing out missed opportunities. 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. He's a dignified man, and holds himself well: back straight, arms relaxed, briefcase swinging. We don't own this game. 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. "He likes to present himself as not ambitious. [18], Demetriou had a regular spot with Red Symons on Melbourne radio station ABC 774. He is not dating anyone. "We've got players telling our doctors 'thank God, you saved me'. 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.' Demetriou in 2014 became the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Acquire Learning. "Andrew is a vigorous defender of his organisation's objectives," is how Buckley diplomatically puts it. Demetriou maintained his involvement in Ruthinium when he moved to the AFLPA. Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. But there wouldn't be footy. Jennifer bodymeasurement and social media presence. When he told his children on Sunday night he was stepping down their first question was whether they could still go to the football. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. No, declared Demetriou, because Ill tell you what I didnt do - I never injected anyone. "Oh, hairpiece," says Walsh. Were working to restore it. The expansion has been planned and supported by Demetriou's AFL at its streamlined, spin-savvy best, with a massive fighting fund, an aggressive recruiting policy and a much-denied-but-hard-to-escape determination to become the dominant football code in Australia. ""If you started with a blank piece of paper you wouldn't have 10 teams in Melbourne. 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." A month after the ex-AFL chief and former Crown Melbourne chairman gave a televised public lesson in October in how . Beyond this foundation, the brothers' childhoods combined both genuine acceptance and deep-rooted racism. Chief executive Andrew Demetriou is kissed by his wife Symone as his daughters Francesca and Alexandra look on during an AFL press conference at AFL. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. This is true for the AFL Commission as a whole, and for Demetriou personally. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip . The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. "I don't stress about these things," says Demetriou. But I always had my eye on other things. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. This month marks a great high point in Demetriou's power. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. [15], 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. "Footy wasn't a career path for me," Demetriou acknowledges. [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". At 61 years old, Andrew Demetriou height 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. It was like winning a Grand Final because we were gone." Plate of heart Soccer's Jose Mourinho is The Special . The mistake was made in production. Andrew is currently non Executive Director of Crown Resorts, Chairman of Capital Health Group and Cox Architects and sits on the Australian Reconciliation Council. There, above the Norm Smith medals and behind the gang of administration girls admiring a new engagement ring ("Show me that rock!" In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be his successor. 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. Of course, the less you appear to care, the more you are likely to care. Collect, curate and comment on your files. "Not with four children, no. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. What we've said all along is that we're just offering another option for young children to take up the game. And Andrew's allowed me to express them. We manufacture and distribute false teeth. But his mother went only once, to the MCG for a final against Hawthorn in 1982. 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. Symone and Andrew Demetriou, expecting their fourth child and partners in a babywear business. Bit like Lindsay Lohan.". And Dad going off into the corner and crying. Demetriou became emotional when he talked about those loved ones and colleagues he had lost during his time in the game's administration - his first wife Jan Bassett, mother Chrysi, former AFL . Demetriou, of course, knows this very well. "Andrew needs to set high goals for himself," wrote his grade 4 teacher, "because he can achieve them. ANDREW DEMETRIOU | CHAIRMAN Former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League (AFL), Andrew has been a CEO across a number of business sectors. About colours. She was quite a reserved person. They've just gone to Blacktown because they think they can get some money from the government.". "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. With his second wife, Symone, Demetriou raised twin daughters, as well as an additional daughter and a son. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. He speaks with his chin down, dark eyes watchful behind his rimless glasses. 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. Much has been made in the past of a possible move into politics, though Demetriou has consistently denied it. [citation needed], Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. But, yeah, he's always on call. "I went to uni, did arts and a dip ed, majored in legal studies and politics, and got a job teaching year 12 politics. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. Andrew Demetrious income source is mostly from being a successful Player. 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. I don't begrudge that at all. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". "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. By the time we've got two teams there the Swans will have been playing in Sydney for 31 years. "Can you imagine?". Please try again later. ", "But it's completely unacceptable today. I want equality of opportunity. 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. Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. I wasn't that gifted; I made the most of the ability I had. Demetriou, a straight talker who supporters and critics alike recognise for his negotiating steel as much as they do for his decisiveness on policy issues, has used his CEO tenure to build on the league's expanding reputation as a force for cultural and social change, championing racial equality, cancer awareness and respect for women while putting player welfare at the forefront of league policies on pay and illicit drug use. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. He is currently single. I always appreciate the great obligation we've got to the game. He has wide interests outside the AFL. I've said it 3000 times. 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