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What followed next was his second marriage in 2002 with Symone, who is currently his wife. 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. [citation needed], Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. I used to go to the races. They'll share a couple of pizzas, maybe have a glass of wine. I think he must have taken it in the best spirit because he still recounts that story. I just never envisaged that I could meet anybody else. [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. If you'd said I was going to be working in football 20 years later, I'd have thought you were mad.". Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. "Demetriou had a cup of tea with David Gallop [head of the NRL] on the Tuesday morning," says rugby league sage Roy Masters, "and that afternoon he had Karmichael Hunt over to his Toorak home. "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". Jennifer husband is now married to news anchor Amy Robach and is co-parenting Robach two daughter together. Andrew and Symone Demetriou moved there 18 months ago from Hawthorn, into a two-storey 1930s home with lap pool, cellar and five-car garage, essentially to be nearer their daughters' school. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. 2023 Getty Images. I get home and see the children, help with the bath, reading books, getting to bed. In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. 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. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. 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 understand it. "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. Much has been made in the past of a possible move into politics, though Demetriou has consistently denied it. ". Andrew Demetriou has a distinctive walk. A month after the ex-AFL chief and former Crown Melbourne chairman gave a televised public lesson in October in how . "Adrian Anderson, the defamation lawyer whose left-field appointment by Demetriou as football operations manager mimicked Demetriou's own path, witnessed the stand-off close up. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [4], In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. Aghast, she never went back. You've got to make sure that you leave the game in better shape than when you borrowed it." What he lacks in celebrity style, however, he makes up for in knowledge. A fourth daughter would be fantastic. noted some who passed including his first wife Jan and heaped love on his wife and four kids. is 182cm (6ft 0in) and Weight 80kg (176lb). "He was absolutely a source of help and advice.". Were working to restore it. "Clearly, we've had great opportunities because of what our parents did for us," says 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. Crown Resorts director Andrew Demetriou has resigned from the board of the embattled gaming giant but has vowed to defend his reputation. I've said to my staff and to myself that everyone's got to modify their lifestyle. Andrew Demetriou: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. "I love my girls," he says, scooping up Mattea, who abbreviates the Greek "baba" to "bubs" when she calls him. He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. "We are living in an age of scrutiny that we've never experienced before and it's not just football. More than anything, at all stages of his life, football has allowed Demetriou both to stand out, and to fit in. Or, as he would put it, giving people options. The AFL are incredibly good at leveraging causes into money. "Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Pennant Hills: it's an upper-middle-class socio-economic group they want. It's the day before our Lindsay Lohan conversation, and he's leaning back in a dark sofa, one arm hanging over its side. "I remember my mum telling me about going to a parent-teacher night when Andrew was in grade 2," says James. Not that it seems to bother him. Just quietly: Andrew Demetriou has lost another gig. It is well known, of course, that in a country already saturated by four national football competitions, giving people options in a new place means taking them from an old one. He pauses again, looking almost embarrassed. 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. And Britney," Demetriou changes tack. In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be his successor. I want to be challenged by that team. Suitably enough, Demetriou met Symone Richards, then a corporate accounts manager, in 2001 at a grand-final-day function. Part of the secret is planning: he's created a five-person strategy team at the AFL to crunch numbers and model scenarios. Andrew . There'd be trees to sit under, and coffee to drink, and papers to read. Demetriou, of course, knows this very well. "Well, nobody said anything about my mother, thank God. 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.' 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. Even his generally unemotional chairman Mike Fitzpatrick wiped away something resembling a tear at that point. I'm very outspoken. 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. She died in 1999, aged 47. It was all give, it was incredible giving. ""Our game takes 17-year-olds from completely different backgrounds. Name: Andrew Demetriou. JANE BALLANTYNE He has wide interests outside the AFL. Even Demetrious fellow commissioners enjoyed his press conferences - despite the odd misstep - as much as anything and they would not have been disappointed by his first farewell performance on Monday morning at AFL headquarters. He admits to a simple philosophy: "You should never walk away from a negotiation if one party feels dudded. I just know it won't be politics." And Dad going off into the corner and crying. "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. Ryan Edwards and his wife, Mackenzie, have officially called it quits amid their ongoing legal issues. It was while Demetriou was a student at La Trobe University in 1983 that he met his first wife, historian Jan Bassett. Oh. "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.". He may even, say several of his friends, end up at Lake Como. 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. They now have four children, Alexandra, Francesca, Mattea and Sacha and they were at the media conference with Symone as well as other family members. 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. The Kim Williams appointment to the commission would seem good for McLachlan who does not yet boast its unanimous support. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. In seven years in the job, he has transformed how, where and by whom Aussie rules is played. "From day one, and we're genuine about it, we have had a very healthy respect for the NRL," he says. 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. "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. Seven years later though, Demetriou praised the Swans for their new attacking style of play under coach John Longmire and rated them as serious contenders for the premiership. "Of that opening remark, Lindsay recalls: "It was a throwaway line, really. 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.". 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. 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. Back in his playing days - 106 games for North Melbourne and Hawthorn - fitness came naturally. Michael Warner and Ashley Argoon 5 min read December 12, 2013 - 5:27PM HeraldSun "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". [5], In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. He later would be involved in another business, the Baxter Group, which he took from a market capitalisation of $40 million in 2003 to a sale in 2006 for $260 million. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. It's convenient to hate the AFL.". No one barracks for the AFL, put it that way. And the heads of other codes - Buckley, the NRL's David Gallop and the ARU's John O'Neill - have all maintained upbeat public attitudes towards expansion. But that's just part and parcel of the job. So we have a population that is very diverse, that's very proud of what it's achieved. Demetriou maintained his involvement in Ruthinium when he moved to the AFLPA. Were working to restore it. Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. 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. ""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'm a big fan, and a great supporter," says Jill Lindsay, who started at league headquarters 40 years ago. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. He is a member of famous Player with the age 61 years old group. Business was booming, but romance, he told friends, was over. "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.". 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. They have three daughters and a son. Giving up cricket, Demetriou joined North Melbourne football club, and played 103 games as an "unobtrusive wingman" between 1981 and 1987, as well as three games for Hawthorn in 1988. "To be frank, if the clubs had had their way, there'd be no national expansion," says Gale. But his mother went only once, to the MCG for a final against Hawthorn in 1982. According to our Database, He has no children. Director, Commercial. Keep up with all the latest signings here. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. . These are good qualities. "Andrew plays the great game at all times," his friend Red Symons once said. "The Demetrious pay a personal trainer to help keep them in shape - "boxing and all that sort of stuff two or three times a week" - but an Achilles injury has hindered Demetriou's recent progress. He probably should have got into law school, but he missed that. Demetriou insists that the policy, which forces two-time offenders into rehabilitation before any suspension, is working. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images). [18], Demetriou had a regular spot with Red Symons on Melbourne radio station ABC 774. About expanding into new territories. "Though one of nine AFL commissioners, the buck stops with Demetriou. He still has this quality of que sera sera effortlessness, say those close to him. Please try again later. 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. You've got to invest in the things you care about.". "Yep, she let her guard down there!" Andrew Schulz's wife Emma is 27 years old as she was born on February 14, 1995. 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. At a time when, north of the border, the aftermath of the 1995-97 Super League war was still fracturing relationships in rugby league, "Andrew understood that the key to any successful deal is to create value for all parties," says Brendon Gale. Demetriou currently leads a great life - great job, great family, great health etc. 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. "A bit different from the rest of us, all putting the Gold Coast and AC/DC.". 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 probably should have got into the Victorian cricket side, too - he was playing in the Victorian and Australian under-21 sides at 16 - but in those days, as his long-time friend and AFL medical commissioner Dr Harry Unglik puts it, "who had ever heard of a Demetriou in the Australian cricket team?". Nor does she recall easily his number. 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. 1983 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. My mother, who passed away three years ago, was an incredible woman. [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. We provided a small injection of capital which gave the business the ability to borrow money and it's grown incredibly well. We're not drug experts. An incredible human being. Demetriou married twice. He didn't have an ounce left in him. He's even convinced those behind enemy walls to join his crusade. Demetriou is also the highest-paid executive in any code: last year he earned $2.2 million. Ben Buckley, his teammate at North Melbourne, later his No. Andrew Demetriou is the CEO of the AFL Commission (which runs the AFL competition) and, like Lindsay Lohan, he's a consistent performer. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. He was elected by the board of directors at the end of the 2003 season, taking over from the outgoing CEO Wayne Jackson. "Demetriou's somewhat feisty reputation preceded him when he landed Jackson's job, something he acknowledged tongue-in-cheek in a Melbourne Press Club speech just days after taking up his new role (and becoming a father). I played golf once three or four years ago, and when I got home after six hours " - he pauses, smiling - "no, no. "In many ways, they didn't expect anything from us. "You can't be around for 100-plus years and not be a resilient code," he continues. "Expansion is going to make things much tougher for clubs in the short term," says Gale, speaking as Richmond CEO. We're changing people's lives. "Can you imagine?". It had got a lot easier by the time Andrew went through - his cohort was that big '60s influx of migrants - but I know he copped it on the footy field. Its leafy luxury contrasts sharply with the suburban landscape of postcode 3058. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. 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. The Demetriou boys regularly drop by and the commitment to family and to one another remains strong. Not even the global economic crisis could cool Demetriou's hot gospel on why expansion should not be stalled. He's also almost tripled the AFL's annual turnover, partly via a record-breaking $780-million media rights deal in 2006. "It was a case of 'winners are grinners'," she says without a hint of guilt. "The Sydney Swans went there in 1981. "It wasn't whim. Country: Australia. So, these clubs are great survivors. 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. And Andrew's allowed me to express them. Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. "The business is a good business. "We grew up in an area where you just laughed at those things," he says. 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. No responsibility for Essendon scandal: Demetriou, No responsibility for Bombers scandal: chief. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Mackenzie filed for divorce on Monday . "I don't think we want to get Andrew involved in the grow suits. We take these people and put them into a club environment and we expect them all to behave exactly the same. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. [21], Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. Gallop refuses to admit publicly to anything other than total confidence in rugby league. But I always had my eye on other things. "I think the task is absolutely massive," says Ireland. ", "Andrew Demetriou," wrote Bassett, "has taught me much about life.". But are they role models? "And in return? The mistake was made in production. He keeps his cards so close to his chest, I guess I should have known that the briefest glimpse of him showing an interest in a woman meant that he would marry her and have children with her.". Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old? I remember those calls"I just remember their work ethic and their sacrifice to give us better opportunities. Bit like Lindsay Lohan.". [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. ', 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.' He had moved from the AFLPA to the AFL Commission in 2000 as general manager of football operations. "If you've done all the prep, you can't do more than that, so I never think about it. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Yes," says his head of communications, Brian Walsh, grinning. At this point in time, no one knows if Andrew Demetriou can make the AFL expansion work. This month marks a great high point in Demetriou's power. We run a football code. So they never saw their mothers again. "Symone and my children are my . I remember my mother getting the same call. Please try again later. Fans levelled a lot at Demetriou during his time as chief of the nation's dominant sporting code. (Kardashian is the star of US reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians.) I don't know why people are so obsessed by that." But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. People say it's how he made his fortune. 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