FL ▁Commission , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁changes , ▁including ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁teams , ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁trib unal ▁system , ▁and ▁the ▁bro k ering ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁television ▁rights ▁de als . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Dem et ri ou ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Greek ▁C yp ri ot ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁Jim ▁Dem et ri ou ▁who ▁played ▁senior ▁football ▁for ▁Ess end on ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁La ▁Tro be ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁( hon oris ▁causa ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁sport ▁management ▁and ▁to ▁Australian ▁society ▁through ▁his ▁leadership ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁important ▁social ▁issues , ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor . ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁V FL ▁player , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁dent al ▁import ▁industry . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Rec ru ited ▁from ▁Pas co e ▁V ale , ▁Dem et ri ou ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁Football ▁Club