[6], In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. He was practising the delicate art, so valued by Australians, of high achievement without visible effort. He lacks fanaticism. "A bit different from the rest of us, all putting the Gold Coast and AC/DC.". At 61 years old, Andrew Demetriou height Demetriou's tastes are eclectic if nothing else. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. So he was really pointing out missed opportunities. "Now he's Mr Opera, Mr Art.". . Andrew Demetriou speaks to the media during the official opening of the Learning Life Centre at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on February 18,. This is what we do. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images "It's true," he says now. "It was relatively innocuous, but at the same time I thought, 'This is very unlike Andrew.' (But) I was very careful not to tread on too many toes. Michael Warner and Ashley Argoon 5 min read December 12, 2013 - 5:27PM HeraldSun "Our role is minimal. "I've said continuously that it's not going to be easy," says Demetriou calmly. Initially, Andrew Demetriou worked in the industry of dental imports 'I'm just ringing to say your brother has died.' The comic wore a white tuxedo with a matching black tie. 2023 Getty Images. [5], In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. Tania Hird, the wife of the suspended Essendon coach, has repeated the controversial claim that AFL boss Andrew Demetriou tipped off the club. They met for dinner, got talking and soon the Demetrious had taken a one-third interest in the fledgling business. It was while Demetriou was a student at La Trobe University in 1983 that he met his first wife, historian Jan Bassett. Thirty-one years!" "He was absolutely a source of help and advice.". That would leave a massive hole at the competitions governing body and the game at the crossroads. In 1996, Bassett was diagnosed with breast cancer. There's no doubt he would hate for history to say the same thing about him.". Acquire Learning entered voluntary administration in May 2017, shortly after Demetriou left the company. "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. "That was hard. "I'll never forget the phone calls," he says of the jarring interruption of bad news from afar. So, these clubs are great survivors. 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. Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. 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. A fourth daughter would be fantastic. [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. With his second wife, Symone, Demetriou raised twin daughters, as well as an additional daughter and a son. But I think it was 28." 1988 He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. "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. That always amuses me. She would have been 14 at the time of his most cherished football moment, but by then had jumped onto the bandwagon of the team that would go back-to-back that year, Essendon. Encouraging kids and beginners to try your code is one thing; seducing mature athletes from a rival code after years of development is quite another. But he also likes happiness.". . She has $200 thousand as her net worth from her career as professional florist. "Expansion is going to make things much tougher for clubs in the short term," says Gale, speaking as Richmond CEO. 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. ", "Andrew Demetriou," wrote Bassett, "has taught me much about life.". I wanted to see what his reaction would be. As the only indigenous code in the country, it regards itself as the one true national code, and since 1982 it has put six teams into states outside Victoria, two of them - the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions (formerly the Brisbane Bears) - far beyond its traditional boundaries. There will be a bit of talk about the next season. But should his long-serving deputy, who knocked back the NRL job in early 2013, fail to succeed him then McLachlan too would leave. He's convinced them that a truly national competition will benefit everyone in the long term, by bringing in more fans, giving sponsors a bigger platform, and making media rights more desirable and profitable. He was betraying the sports . ', and she said, 'Well, he's very good. 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?' 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If the other person feels they've been dudded, it's not a negotiation worth having. We're changing people's behaviour. "Towards the end of the day at this function, he pointed out a woman and said, 'She's nice, isn't she?' That's not to say he's not respected. Join 1.7 Million Subscribers "Although he might find himself tethered to his Blackberry, Demetriou more often than not walks through the front door at 5.30pm and rolls up the sleeves when needed. But no, it didn't.". But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' [17], Demetriou has interests in factories in Brazil and India which manufacture dental products and exports them to 70 markets, including Australia. He was at his best when he was under the most stress and duress.". The chief executive of Crown Resorts, Ken Barton, and a non-executive director of the casino group, Andrew Demetriou, . "Just the way he's championed the cause of women in general and other initiatives here. But Toorak, Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, can seem a long way from Coburg. 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. [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. Correction: CLARIFICATION A profile of AFL boss Andrew Demetriou published yesterday in The Age (Melbourne) Magazine referred to the 1998 AFL players' deal as the first collective agreement struck on their behalf. "We've had some differences and clashes over years. 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. 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.". He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. This is in itself quite charming. Jennifer bodymeasurement and social media presence. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. We provided a small injection of capital which gave the business the ability to borrow money and it's grown incredibly well. No, declared Demetriou, because Ill tell you what I didnt do - I never injected anyone. Even as an 18-year-old, he had larger horizons. I just know it won't be politics." "Andrew needs to set high goals for himself," wrote his grade 4 teacher, "because he can achieve them. [citation needed], He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. I understand it. It was like winning a Grand Final because we were gone." 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. . It hurts people. 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. "It was a case of 'winners are grinners'," she says without a hint of guilt. "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.". She died in 1999, aged 47. I want that for all who work for the AFL. Right now, he's enjoying himself, in the job and in general. Given her mother followed North Melbourne, she thinks she must have seen him in passing, if only on Saturday evening's TV replay, but she couldn't be sure. No one barracks for the AFL, put it that way. 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. he grew up with a brother named Jim who also pursued a football career. "I spend more time reading the front part of the paper rather than sport. Back in his playing days - 106 games for North Melbourne and Hawthorn - fitness came naturally. For Demetriou, Australian rules will always be the game that embraced him and gave him social and professional status; that supported him during a great tragedy in his life. It's convenient to hate the AFL.". . 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. Even when I said to him, 'Andrew, you know, maybe now you should start to think about moving on how are you feeling? First Name Andrew. "History will tell.". I remember that really clearly, and a great photograph of (coach) John Kennedy hugging Schimmer who was spent, just spent. His best memory was the elation of a come-from-behind triumph over Carlton in the elimination final of 1985. It's been a real joy to be a part of. 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. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. (Kardashian is the star of US reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians.) 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? 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. He seems relaxed but self-possessed, friendly but not confiding. [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. "The answer is, 'I don't know', because the things I've done are all very, very different - garbage, false teeth, football, so I think anything's possible. Demetriou appears to have a knack of finding common ground. It's the day before our Lindsay Lohan conversation, and he's leaning back in a dark sofa, one arm hanging over its side. 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 net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. 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. 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. 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. Much has been made in the past of a possible move into politics, though Demetriou has consistently denied it. "Footy wasn't a career path for me," Demetriou acknowledges. 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. 1998 Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. So they never saw their mothers again. Oh. Of course, the less you appear to care, the more you are likely to care. "You can't be around for 100-plus years and not be a resilient code," he continues. Does he ever have time on his own? 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. Please try again later. Beyond this foundation, the brothers' childhoods combined both genuine acceptance and deep-rooted racism. In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. "Two bunk beds and four boys in one room," recalls his eldest brother, lawyer James Demetriou. "He has all the qualities of a good politician," says Don Watson, who, as Prime Minister Paul Keating's speech writer, should know. Demetriou, of course, knows this very well. noted some who passed including his first wife Jan and heaped love on his wife and four kids. 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. What's next for AFL's most powerful man Andrew Demetriou. "Not with four children, no. [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. Demetriou, in fact, was better at most things than most people. "Just the four of us. They have three daughters and a son. They'll have a women's round, an indigenous round, a tie-a-ribbon-around-everything round. Jennifer husband is now married to news anchor Amy Robach and is co-parenting Robach two daughter together. It's a great escape. More importantly, they're great institutions for the community and economy in this state.". "I'm forever reading for work, reports and documents and whatever. And I dare say it's the same for NRL. "You've got to give it to her, she's a consistent performer. Aries. "From day one, and we're genuine about it, we have had a very healthy respect for the NRL," he says. ", "Even though the commission has always had expansionist aspirations, there's clearly a lot of Andrew in it as well," adds Richmond's Brendon Gale. He always puts the family first. Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement.Credit:Penny Stephens. "About time! "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. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images). To do what? In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. His parents followed his playing career faithfully, his father rarely missing a game. And we watch a bit of junk on television. 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're changing people's lives. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 14 April. They're all different. "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement. Please try again later. The entire Demetriou family lived in the two-bedroom flat attached to the shop. 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. 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. Ryan Edwards and his wife, Mackenzie, have officially called it quits amid their ongoing legal issues. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. It never affected me.". 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." "What people don't realise is that it hasn't been easy for him," says James. 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. Keep up with all the latest signings here. 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. Happily ensconced in their $7-million Toorak mansion, replete with the trappings of an executive lifestyle, the Demetrious revel in life with their twins, Francesca and Alexandra, now five, and two-year-old daughter, Mattea. Were working to restore it. In terms of game attendance, AFL is the most popular sport in Australia. People say it's how he made his fortune. "He really stood out," says Unglik. They never saw their mothers after they left. He met his second wife, Symone, then a corporate sales executive at the AFL in 2001 and they married a few years later. 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. 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. In seven years in the job, he has transformed how, where and by whom Aussie rules is played. But to be truthful, I never thought I'd last long in football. The pairing - cheeky young footy player, independent older woman - seemed unlikely, but their friends remember them as a wonderful couple. It's based in northern Italy. But there's something about his knees, as if he were once pigeon-toed, or injured in some way, that makes him kick out his feet as he walks. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. But that's just part and parcel of the job. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. " Red Symons recalls. Demetriou has a regular spot with Red Symons on Melbourne radio station ABC 774. "He was amazing during her illness," says Unglik. The couple tied the wedding knot in November 2021, a year after their engagement. "I thought, 'Bloody hell, what have I walked into here? But as the code that stands to lose the most, not only in terms of money but in historic heartland support, privately there's both frustration and cynicism within the NRL's ranks. Discover Andrew Demetriou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [4], In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. "James Brayshaw, the North Melbourne chairman and media personality who crossed swords with Demetriou when the AFL was pushing hard for North to relocate to the Gold Coast, says the AFL boss can bury the hatchet if he has to. 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. What might have been acceptable 10 years ago is not acceptable now. "Another call. JANE BALLANTYNE just moments after touching on the death of his first wife. "When I played football," recalls James, "it was brutal, really brutal. Suddenly, he was switching teams.The irony was hardly lost on his new colleagues. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. Thu 11 Feb 2021 06.27 EST First published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 02.37 EST. Then there's a long silence, during which he appears to be considering weighty matters of national significance. "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 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. We take these people and put them into a club environment and we expect them all to behave exactly the same. "I got a kick, which helps," he laughs. 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. In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son.[22]. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip shop in Melbourne's Pascoe Vale South. 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. [citation needed], Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Andrew Demetriou's net worth Demetriou kicked two goals. So, how much is Andrew Demetriou worth at the age of 61 years old? 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. His best season was 1983, playing 23 of a possible 24 games, the club's campaign ending with a thumping in the preliminary final. If you see what he's done it becomes clear he must be ambitious, and possess a certain amount of drive. [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. We don't want to give them everything, but we want to give them opportunities. "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. Country: Australia. , money, salary, income, and assets. 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. "I think the task is absolutely massive," says Ireland. ". ", "Hmmm. Demetriou is the youngest son of Greek Cypriot immigrants. [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". The mistake was made in production. 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. "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. "Every dollar that goes to the GWS, that's a dollar less to the existing clubs or players.". Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. "He likes to present himself as not ambitious. "I remember Andrew speaking at an AFL conference a couple of years ago," recalls Swans CEO Andrew Ireland. The idea of expansion is also in the DNA of the AFL. Demetriou is also the highest-paid executive in any code: last year he earned $2.2 million. "In many ways, they didn't expect anything from us. Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. Andrew Demetriou was born on 14 April, 1961 in Australian, is an Australian rules footballer, born 1961. "Demetriou can absorb a punch or two, clearly. "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. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. [21], Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. [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. What we've said all along is that we're just offering another option for young children to take up the game. Demetriou was 38. She was his tutor, several years older than him and a noted academic. [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. "Symone cannot recall noticing her husband on-field. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. In 2005 Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, labelling the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly". 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.' 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