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Demetriou switches from football to legal blood sport – Sydney Morning Herald
To some he’s “Vlad”, to others “Uncle Andy” and to the NSW Crown inquiry he’s a most disappointing director of the troubled casino group.
It was as boss of the AFL between 2003 and 2014 that Demetriou shot to prominence. There he expanded the league from 16 teams to 18, brokered new TV rights deals and drastically increased the size of AFL HQ and its intervention in the affairs of clubs.
But not all, or even many, were fans. Legendary Essendon and Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy famously called Demetriou Vlad for his ruthless, no-prisoners leadership style.
What does he do these days?
After leaving the AFL in 2014, De…
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