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. ", "Andrew Demetriou," wrote Bassett, "has taught me much about life.". "Expansion is going to make things much tougher for clubs in the short term," says Gale, speaking as Richmond CEO. Jennifer bodymeasurement and social media presence. "I'm forever reading for work, reports and documents and whatever. "Don't quote me on this, I could get it wrong. Part of the secret is planning: he's created a five-person strategy team at the AFL to crunch numbers and model scenarios. 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. Aug 2020 - Present2 years 7 months. Demetriou appears to have a knack of finding common ground. But Toorak, Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, can seem a long way from Coburg. "The business is a good business. [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". About colours. 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. That's the reality of the world we're living in. A fourth daughter would be fantastic. He convinced the Players' Association to accept random testing for illicit drugs, not just performance-enhancing ones, something that is rare in sporting codes the world over, and unheard of in most professions. Please try again later. This is what we do. 2 at the AFL, and now CEO of Football Federation Australia (formerly Soccer Australia), remembers Demetriou's player profile at North Melbourne. What he lacks in celebrity style, however, he makes up for in knowledge. He was at his best when he was under the most stress and duress.". Andrew Demetriou. 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. "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. Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. 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. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. "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. We spoil them from time to time, but we also want them to want. He lacks fanaticism. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. 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. Demetriou married twice. What followed next was his second marriage in 2002 with Symone, who is currently his wife. I played golf once three or four years ago, and when I got home after six hours " - he pauses, smiling - "no, no. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. Andrew Demetrious long-anticipated and impeccably-timed resignation was punctuated with emotion, humour and a characteristic verbal whack when the subject of his legacy was inevitably linked with the Essendon drugs scandal. Aries. "Both he and Jan loved travelling; I can remember him sitting in cafes in Europe, devouring the newspapers front to back, just as he does here.". During the 2013 Finals Series he also co-hosted Talking Footy for the Seven Network. 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. "What people don't realise is that it hasn't been easy for him," says James. "It was relatively innocuous, but at the same time I thought, 'This is very unlike Andrew.' 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. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. With his second wife, Symone, Demetriou raised twin daughters, as well as an additional daughter and a son. I'm very outspoken. 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. ". No one barracks for the AFL, put it that way. . But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' Just quietly: Andrew Demetriou has lost another gig. Demetriou's lasting impression was of his parents' deep commitment and love for their family, but also the pain for them of distance and separation. But he also likes happiness.". "He's telling the truth about that," says Don Watson. The AFL are incredibly good at leveraging causes into money. "Yep, she let her guard down there!" He took his first job back in football in 1997, partly so he could be at home with Bassett during her illness. [8] 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. [6], In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. 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. And Dad going off into the corner and crying. [citation needed] During the 2013 Finals Series he also co-hosted Talking Footy for the Seven Network. It was.Post football, Demetriou set out teaching at first, legal studies and politics, then got into business running Ruthinium, a company that imported dental products. [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. Demetriou's tastes are eclectic if nothing else. "I love my girls," he says, scooping up Mattea, who abbreviates the Greek "baba" to "bubs" when she calls him. Feb 18, 2021 - 10.20pm. He is not dating anyone. Or, as he would put it, giving people options. We take these people and put them into a club environment and we expect them all to behave exactly the same. Demetriou, for his part, was "overwhelmed" by the support he received from the footballing community after Bassett's death. ""If you started with a blank piece of paper you wouldn't have 10 teams in Melbourne. "He was amazing during her illness," says Unglik. Oh. I think he must have taken it in the best spirit because he still recounts that story. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. "Just the way he's championed the cause of women in general and other initiatives here. That always amuses me. No, declared Demetriou, because Ill tell you what I didnt do - I never injected anyone. The mistake was made in production. 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. "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 couple tied the wedding knot in November 2021, a year after their engagement. "Footy wasn't a career path for me," Demetriou acknowledges. The Demetriou boys regularly drop by and the commitment to family and to one another remains strong. Lead commercial strategy and business development, major event partnerships, production and venue hire for Carriageworks, Australia's largest multi-arts organisation. The youngest of four boys born to Greek Cypriot parents, Demetriou was good enough to play top-level football in the 1980s, eking out. It was that meeting that convinced Karmichael that he should move to AFL.". But I always had my eye on other things. "When they do get to relax, it's often in front of the TV and an episode of Desperate Housewives or Wife Swap. No responsibility for Essendon scandal: Demetriou, No responsibility for Bombers scandal: chief. "Those who work closely with him reckon Demetriou has achieved all of that. But, you know, that's Andrew defending his patch. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Not that it seems to bother him. The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. "I thought, 'Bloody hell, what have I walked into here? "He's quite immune to status and reputation and the thuggery that tends to go with it. . 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. Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Demetriou currently leads a great life - great job, great family, great health etc. His self-assessment went like this: "I am impatient when I see injustice, I am not happy with mediocrity, I have no place for lack of integrity, lack of honesty, lack of respect for others. Beyond this foundation, the brothers' childhoods combined both genuine acceptance and deep-rooted racism. We run a football code. He's even convinced those behind enemy walls to join his crusade. 1988: Played three games for Hawthorn before retiring. About expanding into new territories. WHEN you are the chief executive of the AFL you carry a big stick and you walk the corridors of power. "I remember Andrew speaking at an AFL conference a couple of years ago," recalls Swans CEO Andrew Ireland. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Mackenzie filed for divorce on Monday . Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. "Symone and my children are my . 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. He had moved from the AFLPA to the AFL Commission in 2000 as general manager of football operations. Some ex-footballers move with the grace of movie stars. noted some who passed including his first wife Jan and heaped love on his wife and four kids. Then there's Purebaby, to add a bit of fun. But Demetriou, the negotiator, has talked them around. He's revolutionised the code's response to illicit drug use; initiated a policy to improve the treatment of women; allowed free movement of uncontracted, end-of-term players between clubs; and supported some of the strongest anti-discrimination policies in international sport. His best memory was the elation of a come-from-behind triumph over Carlton in the elimination final of 1985. I just never envisaged that I could meet anybody else. We're not drug experts. The chief executive, who joined the AFL first as its football boss in 2000, will vacate the role which has become the most powerful in Australian sport, was questioned about whether he should be blamed at all for Essendons dangerous drug program. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "I think the task is absolutely massive," says Ireland. "Along with my wife, we used to go away as a foursome on holidays," recalls Unglik. This month marks a great high point in Demetriou's power. "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. "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. Thirty-one years!" He didn't have an ounce left in him. Thu 11 Feb 2021 06.27 EST First published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 02.37 EST. 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. In 2008, Demetriou earned an annual salary of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator or player then employed by the AFL. The comic wore a white tuxedo with a matching black tie. "I did have those conversations. It's a great escape. This is no doubt true - but not the whole truth. In fact, it was not the first, but the first involving Mr Demetriou. [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. 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. 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. "Sometimes in the exercise of that power, feathers get ruffled. 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.. [citation needed] He claimed that the Swans would not win the premiership with the way they were playing,[10] and this statement was underlined when the team suffered a 43-point defeat to St Kilda in Round 10. "A bit different from the rest of us, all putting the Gold Coast and AC/DC.". "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". "Demetriou can absorb a punch or two, clearly. It's the first time in history it's gone into a market without there being some demand for the game there.". "But the world needs teeth."). You've got to invest in the things you care about.". [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". So, how much is Andrew Demetriou worth at the age of 61 years old? "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. In recent months, he's been condemned for his lack of action over the St Kilda/Ricky Nixon scandal (involving a teenage girl) and pilloried for earning twice as much as the top players in his code. 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. 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. ""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. It's not worth it." 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. "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. Does he ever have time on his own? Back in his playing days - 106 games for North Melbourne and Hawthorn - fitness came naturally. 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. They never saw their mothers after they left. [citation needed], Demetriou in 2014 became the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Acquire Learning. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. "But I really can't fault him. 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 "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. And because of where the new AFL teams are based, who will play in them and how the money will flow, the most serious impacts are almost certain to be felt by AFL's main competitor for fans, players and cash: the National Rugby League. Michael Warner and Ashley Argoon 5 min read December 12, 2013 - 5:27PM HeraldSun Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. Even his generally unemotional chairman Mike Fitzpatrick wiped away something resembling a tear at that point. [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. What might have been acceptable 10 years ago is not acceptable now. David. These are good qualities. No one knows what Demetriou will do next, least of all Demetriou. Plate of heart Soccer's Jose Mourinho is The Special . We have estimated "My wife and I talk about it now, about how we try to find a balance for our children. It was like winning a Grand Final because we were gone." Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. It's been a real joy to be a part of. "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.". But football was never the main game. "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. He's a dignified man, and holds himself well: back straight, arms relaxed, briefcase swinging. He understands the power and responsibility of running the "people's game". ", Admits O'Neill, "We all have to play to our own competitive advantages, but I envy the AFL their deep pockets. According to our Database, He has no children. I just know it won't be politics." "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. 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. "Our role is minimal. Leaves it to others. He was practising the delicate art, so valued by Australians, of high achievement without visible effort. He speaks with his chin down, dark eyes watchful behind his rimless glasses. ", Demetriou had spent his years with Bassett teaching and developing his business interests, primarily in a company manufacturing acrylic teeth, called Ruthinium. ". The western Sydney move is a brave one; we're all looking at that with great interest.". I don't think there's anything wrong with giving people options.". I want that for all who work for the AFL. 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. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. It's based in northern Italy. "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. And the caption said something like: 'That's what it takes'. 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 never affected me.". Were working to restore it. Join 1.7 Million Subscribers Development of Carriageworks' commercial and major events programs to expand our . I get home and see the children, help with the bath, reading books, getting to bed. "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. I wanted to see what his reaction would be. "In many ways, they didn't expect anything from us. "I've said continuously that it's not going to be easy," says Demetriou calmly. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Andrew is currently non Executive Director of Crown Resorts, Chairman of Capital Health Group and Cox Architects and sits on the Australian Reconciliation Council. "He was the boy from the northern suburbs," one observer puts it. Today it's like heaven in comparison. 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. "Nine years on, having moved from football operations to the top job, football's consensus is that Demetriou has done anything but stuff the league. Demetriou is not one of them. Andrew . 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. Have views on everything. If you see what he's done it becomes clear he must be ambitious, and possess a certain amount of drive. More than anything, at all stages of his life, football has allowed Demetriou both to stand out, and to fit in. "He'll get massive kudos, or massive condemnation out of it," says Richard Hinds. Australian sport's reputation blackened: Abbott. And they are relishing the prospect of a fourth child, due in November. One of the more significant challenges he has faced was his first wife died of cancer in 1999. 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. He should not be content with just doing better than the other children.". I want to be challenged by that team. 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