[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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. The AFL is debt-free and soon will have "squirrelled away" a $50-million contingency.Overall, the league is unrecognisable as the once-bereft and bankrupt Victorian competition of 1985, the year the 12 original clubs handed control to an independent commission. But Toorak, Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, can seem a long way from Coburg. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip . They met for dinner, got talking and soon the Demetrious had taken a one-third interest in the fledgling business. Demetriou currently leads a great life - great job, great family, great health etc. But football was never the main game. Credit: The high-profile Melbourne identity, who has been a director of the casino giant since 2015 and is chairman of Crown . but that is not to say that he hasn't experienced challenges to get to that point and won't continue to. "Don't quote me on this, I could get it wrong. "I got a kick, which helps," he laughs. "He likes to present himself as not ambitious. "I'll never forget the phone calls," he says of the jarring interruption of bad news from afar. [4], In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. You go through very, very dark periods, and I just threw myself into work. 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. The family was close, and Demetriou grew up conscious of his parents' love, sacrifice and work ethic. 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. Andrew Demetriou was born, the youngest of four boys, in Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents in 1961. So he was really pointing out missed opportunities. 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. "I don't think we want to get Andrew involved in the grow suits. It was that meeting that convinced Karmichael that he should move to AFL.". "Just the four of us. "We've had some differences and clashes over years. But no, it didn't.". '," Demetriou reflects now. I'm very optimistic about what's going to happen in greater western Sydney, very optimistic. He is currently single. Were working to restore it. 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The youngest of four boys born to Greek Cypriot parents, Demetriou was good enough to play top-level football in the 1980s, eking out. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. No one knows what Demetriou will do next, least of all Demetriou. But then, you know, by just a miracle in many ways, I met my current wife, and it really was like the darkness lifted.". Free market forces might not deem Demetriou's playing career worthy of football's pantheon - a 1985 Scanlen's card of the moustachioed player was selling for $1.99 on eBay last month - though anyone who gets to pull the boots on for more than 100 matches can't be too shabby, a record that would mark a Demetriou boy a potential father-son recruit. 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. We're changing people's behaviour. In 2008, Demetriou earned an annual salary of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator or player then employed by the AFL. Discover Andrew Demetriou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. They're all different. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. "It was a case of 'winners are grinners'," she says without a hint of guilt. According to our Database, He has no children. The game will need all the money it can get. Andrew Demetriou's net worth We don't want to give them everything, but we want to give them opportunities. "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. 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. We're not drug experts. Australian sport's reputation blackened: Abbott. Leaves it to others. And, of course, it was Symone. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Andrew Demetriou is the CEO of the AFL Commission (which runs the AFL competition) and, like Lindsay Lohan, he's a consistent performer. Andrew Demetriou: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Meanwhile, in February, the code announced its highest-ever revenue, for last year's season: $335.8 million; its biggest operating surplus, $23 million; and record club membership of more than 614,000. [citation needed], He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. "It wasn't whim. [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. There'd be trees to sit under, and coffee to drink, and papers to read. 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. 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. "No disrespect to Andrew, but I don't think that's really his area of expertise," she laughs. But I always had my eye on other things. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. She has $200 thousand as her net worth from her career as professional florist. Crown director Andrew Demetriou becomes the third board member to resign from the gaming giant but claims the NSW gaming authority's comments about him are "unfair and unjust". Andrew Demetriou, the million-dollar boss of Australia's dominant sports code, joins his fellow board members around the table once a month. Name: Andrew Demetriou. And I dare say it's the same for NRL. 1983 And he dismisses those who have branded the AFL incursion into western Sydney mere bravado or "bigger-than-Jesus hubris", as one Sydney rugby league commentator damned it. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. 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. We've never underestimated them. 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. And, he adds, "You've got to be fair. "Andrew needs to set high goals for himself," wrote his grade 4 teacher, "because he can achieve them. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son. The new general manager of football operations was stunned, to say the least. 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.' [citation needed], Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. I always appreciate the great obligation we've got to the game. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. 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. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. It never affected me.". "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. There are 70+ professionals named "Andrew Demetriou", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. "But the world needs teeth."). [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's telling the truth about that," says Don Watson. "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.". I don't know why people are so obsessed by that." Of course, the less you appear to care, the more you are likely to care. But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' I've got to say he was absolutely amazing. Have views on everything. 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