Vladdy to quit at the end of the season?

[Rosetta]

Andrew Demetriou to resign? Press conference announcement fuels speculation

A press conference called for 10am has increased speculation that AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou may be about to resign. The presence of AFL Commissioner Mike Fitzpatrick indicates the importance of the press conference.
"He is only at the very big announcements," says SEN commentator Anthony Hudson.
The AFL media release describes the meeting as an "important briefing". If Demetriou is departing, it is expected he would leave at the end of the 2014 season. His deputy, Gillon McLachlan, would be frontrunner to take over as CEO.
Demetriou has been AFL CEO since 2003, presiding over a period of prosperity for the league, as its revenue from TV deals went to unsurpassed heights. He has overseen the expansion of the competition to 18 teams, with the introduction of the Gold Coast Suns and the Greater Western Sydney Giants.
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However, his handling of the Essendon supplements scandal over the past year has been heavily criticised. At the weekend, News Limited published the names of Essendon players who may be facing ASADA sanctions.


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[Twizzle]

Interesting, now that the Essendon players have been named and shamed.

Coincidence ?

I think not.

 

[chrisD]

Think McGuire said that he was going to do this before the papers named the players.

 

[Twizzle]

He is on Fox now, he has resigned.

 

[Patorick]

Think McGuire said that he was going to do this before the papers named the players.

And if you can't trust Eddie McGuire...

 

[chrisD]

And if you can't trust Eddie McGuire...

No I mean Eddie went on radio earlier in the week with the rumour Vlad would be retiring at the end of the season, then the papers came out, then Vlad did what Eddie said he was going to do before the papers came out.