Andrew Demetriou Quotations

We are delighted with the financial result - this income will greatly assist the game to grow nationally at all levels. There was more to the agreement than just the dollar value, however, with market reach and exposure given equal weighting in the decision-making process.

Football showed again that it is much more than a game, it is an unbreakable thread that weaves its way through our whole social fabric.

The stadium looks absolutely magnificent, we saw it at its full glory at the Commonwealth Games, but we haven't seen it in its full glory as a football field - it will look amazing.

The All Australian team isn't always conducive to being good and adept at this game, and Kevin and his support group have put together a team which no doubt will be absolutely attuned to this sort of game.

This year the umpires have been instructed to actively police tagging, blocking and any contact in marking contests not directly aimed at winning the ball.

The new broadcasting rights agreement will deliver the best financial and national programming package in the history of the game and provide an important contribution to the ongoing growth of our game.

I have no doubt the coverage will be enhanced on a national basis, particularly in NSW and Queensland, which will be great for our supporters.

I don't know why he ran from the car, I know we can all speculate . . . but he was a fool, he's quit the captaincy, he's paid a price . . . . He's a fool because it's not a good image for a captain of a football club. But he's been dealt with by the club under the code of conduct.

If there's a preferred bidder and they haven't spoken to us as the major tenant, we're very surprised.

We always hear talk of clubs trying to sign new members but one of the biggest battles they have is to retain all of their members from the previous year.