Jim Demetriou
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and lawyer}}
{{for|the Australian association football player|James Demetriou}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jim Demetriou
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| fullname = James A. Demetriou
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|06|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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| originalteam = Pascoe Vale
| height = 173 cm
| weight = 71 kg
| position = Rover
| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}
| years1 = 1975–1976
| games_goals1 = 9 (2)
| club2 = {{AFL NM}}
| years2 = 1977
| games_goals2 = 0 (0)
| club3 = Brunswick
| years3 = 1977
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James Demetriou {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|AM}} (born 7 June 1955) is a former Australian rules football player. He later worked as a lawyer and set up the charity Sports Without Borders Australian Sports Technologies Network.
Biography
Demetriou was born to Tony and Chrysi Demetriou in 1955. His father was an immigrant from Cyprus who ran a fish and chips shop.
Demetriou is an experienced Senior Executive/ Director in Mergers and Acquisition /cross border investment, specialist advisor in Asian investment and listed and large private board governance advisor and has sat on many government, large private and listed company boards. He has been an Asset manager of various funds particularly around Sports/ Digital health, Clean Energy, Leisure and hospitality and been involved in many major company turnarounds. He has an extensive knowledge of technology that measures, evaluates and advises on performance of companies in the financial, education, real estate and sports sectors. He has represented the University of Melbourne, Australian Sports Technologies Network, the Victorian Government and Austrade at many Asian Conferences and trade missions as well as presenting to many international forums.
He also is the Founding Chairman of Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) and he is one of the Australia’s leaders most respected leaders in Sports Business, Sports Governance and Sports Technology. James has played a major role in Australian sport over the past 40 years as a senior player at the Essendon Football Club (1975-1976), a Board Director of Essendon Football Club in the mid to late 90s. He was the founding Chair, Sports Without Borders ( 2006 to 2016. He holds a Master of International Business, University of Melbourne, Australia, •Bachelor of Laws, University of Melbourne, Australia Alumni of The Anderson School of Business, Global GAP program, UCLA, USA.
Demetriou was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours for "significant service to sport, to education, and to business".{{Cite web |title=Mr James DEMETRIOU |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3054105 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}
Demetriou married Toni Demetriou ( Nee Ryan)> (1978–) and has 3 children Thomas ( b.1979), Lauren ( b. 1981) and Tim ( b. 1984). He has 3 brothers George( b.1957) Phiv ( b.1958) and Andrew Demetriou ( b. 1961) was CEO of the Australian Football League (AFL).{{cite web | url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/elder-demetriou-goes-into-boot-for-those-in-need-20090327-9eb3.html | title=Elder Demetriou goes into boot for those in need | work=The Age | date=28 March 2009 | accessdate=27 September 2012 | author=Johnston, Chris}}
Playing career
Demetriou played nine matches for {{AFL Ess}} in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1975 and 1976.{{cite web|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=230 |title=DEMETRIOU, Jim A. |publisher=Essendon Football Club |accessdate=27 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424010305/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=230 |archivedate=24 April 2012 }}
During a match against {{AFL Fit}} in 1976 he broke his leg after tripping on a sprinkler, ending his top level career.
References
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Category:Essendon Football Club players
Category:Brunswick Football Club players
Category:Pascoe Vale Football Club players
Category:Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Lawyers from Melbourne
Category:Members of the Order of Australia