Andrew Demetriou (born April 14, 1961) is the chief executive officer of the Australian Football League and a former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Cypriot immigrants who made his fortune in the dental import business.^[1] is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of...

Playing career

Recruited from Pascoe Vale, Demetriou played for the North Melbourne Football Club as a winger, playing 103 games and kicking 47 goals between 1981 and 1987. Pascoe Vale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... NMFC redirects here. ... In sports, the term winger is the name of a position, including football, rugby union, rugby league and field hockey. ... Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including: football (soccer) Australian rules football International rules football American football Canadian football Gaelic football Rugby League Rugby Union List of common kicking styles Grubber kick - rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football Bomb kick - rugby league, Australian Rules football...

He had a brief move to Hawthorn playing for the club in 1988, playing just 3 games and kicking 1 goal due to bad form. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

Demetriou was once reported for striking David Rhys-Jones. David Rhys-Jones (born June 16, 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and the Sydney Swans. ...

Administration career

Between 1998 and 2000, Demitriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. The AFL Players Association is a body that consists of players and former players in the Australian Football League. ...

Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. He was elected at the end of the 2003 season, taking over from the outgoing CEO Wayne Jackson. In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking $AUD 780 million TV rights deal. In the same season, the league posted record breaking TV ratings and attendances. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

On the 2nd October 2007 it was reported in The Bulletin that Demetriou was initiating plans to resign in order to spend more time with his family, and in particular to visit his holiday home at Lake Como, Italy.^[2] Demetriou issued a statement denying these claims - the statement was acknowledged at the online The Bulletin, but the magazine stood by its initial report. For the Philadelphia newspaper, see The Bulletin (newspaper). ... Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ... For the Philadelphia newspaper, see The Bulletin (newspaper). ...

Push for a Gold Coast based team

Demetriou has been highly influential in the Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast.^{[citation needed]}.

Controversies

In 2005 Demetriou criticized the Sydney Swans and their coach Paul Roos, labelling the teams play as "unattractive" and "ugly". He also claimed that the Swans would not win a premiership the way they were playing, and then a heavy loss to St Kilda in Round 10 of that season sent the Swans into deep crisis. The Saints themselves found themselves in this position after round 13 of the same season. The Saints loss was the turning point in their season, with the Swans losing only two more home-and-away games for the season and eventually winning the 2005 Premiership.^[3] Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... This article is about the Australian rules football player. ... The St. ...

Life outside of AFL

Demetriou is a qualified teacher, having taught business, law and politics at both Trinity Grammar School and RMIT University.^[4] He has twin daughters, born in 2004.^[5] Trinity Grammar School is an boys Anglican school located across several campuses in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. ... RMIT University (officially The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian university based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

In 2007, Andrew purchased a $7 million mansion in Melbourne's exclusive suburb Toorak. As of 2008, Demetriou earns an annual salary of $1.4 million, making him the highest paid administrator or player currently employed by the AFL. ^[6] Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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