▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁would ▁not ▁win ▁a ▁premi ership ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁were ▁playing , ▁and ▁this ▁statement ▁was ▁under lined ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁suffered ▁a ▁ 4 3 - point ▁defeat ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁Round ▁ 1 0 . ▁The ▁defeat ▁was ▁the ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁Sw ans ' ▁season , ▁with ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁losing ▁only ▁two ▁more ▁home - and - away ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁both ▁by ▁single - figure ▁marg ins ▁and ▁eventually ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Prem iers hip . ▁ ▁Seven ▁years ▁later ▁though , ▁Dem et ri ou ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁for ▁their ▁new ▁attack ing ▁style ▁of ▁play ▁under ▁coach ▁John ▁Long m ire ▁and ▁r ated ▁them ▁as ▁serious ▁cont enders ▁for ▁the ▁premi ership . ▁Sydney ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁premi ership ▁implementing ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁rel ent less ▁tack ling ▁and ▁attack ing ▁play . ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁Dem et ri ou ▁announced ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁step ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁A FL ▁CE O ▁after ▁eleven ▁years , ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A FL ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁G illon ▁Mc L ach lan , ▁Dem et ri ou ' s ▁then ▁deput y , ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁successor . ▁Andrew ▁finished ▁his ▁ten ure ▁with ▁the ▁A FL ▁in