Perched at the top of the biggest game in Australia’s most sports mad city, the chief of the AFL is always going to demand fealty, writes Andrew Crook.
Andrew Demetriou
Canberra royalty gather for lamb, jewfish and a US president
It was a glittering night for Australia’s most powerful as they headed to Canberra to dine with Barack Obama. Former PM John Howard, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and crooner Kamahl were amongst the attendees, reports Tom Cowie.
Footy codes join forces in pokies war
Crikey media wrap: The two dominant footy codes usually war with each other for dominance but they’ve put aside their differences to protest against Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform.
Media briefs: PM’s NotW scoop … talkback in ratings surge … new The Week ed …
In today’s Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day … Coulson favoured chancellor in coverage of scandal during time as editor … 3AW and 2GB surge in radio ratings … The Week appoints Alison Wright as new editor and more …
Footy rights winners and losers … AFL looked after its own
The AFL has certainly looked after its own, with the winners from the AFL’s landmark broadcast rights agreement largely being AFL insiders.
Is AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou worth $2.2 million?
While its high profile players have had various troubles over the summer, the AFL PR machine has been hard at work in the “off season”, especially in its attempts to rejuvenate the public perception of AFL boss, Andrew Demetriou.
The AFL and police: a co-op for years, says Guthrie
The Australian Football League and Victoria Police were sharing covert criminal information well before they hatched a secret cooperation deal in 2009, according to former Herald Sun editor-in-chief Bruce Guthrie.
How taxpayers do the heavy lifting for the AFL
One of the AFL’s greatest skills is getting governments of all persuasions to pay for its stadium infrastructure.
How to stop Australia being racist
From Afghan refugees to Indian students, race issues have hit the headlines questioning Australia’s multiculturalism. But can a new official Cultural Diversity Statement, penned with the help of Don Watson, help address institutional racism?
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Rudd second in press coverage, second week in a row
Kevin Rudd still second fiddle in volume terms to the Opposition Leader, albeit a different one. Turns out a leadership spill makes you pretty popular in the media.
AFL enters the tank end of the season
As if on cue, the “tanking” debate has arisen with vigor among AFL commentators and supporters as the home and away season draws to a close, writes Adam Schwab.
John Elliot, hush money and the AFL
It is not John Elliott in this case who has shamed himself, but rather, the entire AFL fraternity.
Ultimately we are all alone but we have one thing that unites us, one thing that defines us as a nation…
It is Monday morning across our wide brown land…
All systems go for AFL on the Gold Coast
The AFL’s latest franchise is a success story solely because it has so many things going against it.
Forget the Gold Coast, Victoria needs a boutique AFL stadium
Struggling Victorian clubs may be forgiven for wondering exactly why they are bankrolling an expansion club which is predicated to boost the Gold Coast economy, writes Adam Schwab.
Rolled gold as AFL welcomes its 17th club
The Gold Coast will enjoy a $1.45 billion bonanza by entering a team in the country’s biggest sporting league from 2011, writes Ross Stapleton.
AFL ignoring the “not interested” message from Sydney
Why aren’t the shareholders in the AFL up in arms about the League’s plans to spend $100 million on growing a new team in Sydney, and a new team on the Gold Coast? asks Glenn Dyer.
AFL Commissars prove central planning is alive and well
The numbers on the AFL’s plans for Sydney and the Gold Coast don’t stack, now matter how loudly if the game’s Commissars claim they do, writes Greg Barns.
AFL in League heartland makes no sense
While a 17th AFL side on the Gold Coast raises serious financial questions, the logic to create a team in Western Sydney side is completely non-existent, writes Adam Schwab.
First Dog On The Moon’s Christmas Spectacular
With a Potato Cake as Andrew Demetriou
Demetriou’s denials don’t change the facts
Before we break for Christmas, let’s get one thing straight: the Crikey story on Monday which revealed how the AFL was death-riding the Kangaroos was absolutely spot-on, writes Charles Happell.
Broke ‘within six months’: Demetriou plots a Kangaroo cull
A discussion between AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou and AFL Players Association president Brendon Gale at a South Melbourne café last week revealed in gory detail how the league expects the Kangaroos to go broke before the end of next year – and how plans for a replacement team on the Gold Coast are already well underway, writes Charles Happell.
You’re out: The AFL makes North Melbourne pay
Like any bully keen to maintain their status, the AFL has acted quickly to punish North Melbourne for its disobedience in snubbing a Gold Coast move and opting to fight on, writes Adam Schwab.
North avoids being shinboned: Will the AFL learn?
The situation facing North Melbourne and the AFL’s conduct in resolving the matter raises some interesting questions about the AFL Commission and the way it manages the game. But in pursuing this goal, who does the AFL executive and commission serve?
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Crikey / Wednesday, 19 December 2007
On Monday, Crikey published an account of a conversation between AFL chief Andrew Demetriou and the code’s player association head Brendan Gale. Since then they’ve been denying it, a sad reflection of the conduct of public life.