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    As for the AFL's decision to buck the recent trend of clubs acquiring younger coaches in favour of 61-year-old Sheedy, Demetriou described the apparent stigma attached to 60-plus-year-olds taking on senior coaching jobs as nonsense. "Some of the great CEOs running around the world are over 60, I think there's four NFL coaches who are over 60" Demetriou said. "I don't buy any of that rubbish. Full Article at Sportal Australia
    Some of the great CEOs running around the world are over 60, I think there's four NFL coaches who are over 60
    – Andrew Demetriou SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
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Sheedy the perfect fit
  1. As soon as you turn up to a conference like this, people think, 'oh well, is it (all about) marketing?'
    – Kevin Sheedy SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  2. Just imagine if you could create a club as good as the Opera House ... this area has that opportunity and the AFL should get a license given to these (people), keep them living here to create one of the greatest clubs this nation's ever seen.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  3. When you've got someone of the capacity of Kevin Sheedy in your midst, how stupid would it be to waste that capacity and waste that talent?
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  4. From that point of view I think sometimes what it really is about is that I'm a development person, I'm a development coach.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  5. Some really, really exciting things are happening, our guys have been putting in a lot of work and we're trying to do the best we can and trying to get it right and time will tell
    – Andrew Demetriou SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  6. I'm very, very fortunate and very humble to be given that chance to build a new club.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  7. When I left Essendon there was 100 press people there and I was leaving the club - that wasn't really good marketing
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  8. I don't buy any of that rubbish. Kevin Sheedy is a wonderful coach with an outstanding record. I didn't even know Kevin was 61 until someone told me the other day. It's irrelevant to be honest.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago
  9. When you're trying to build something new like this, you're looking for the best people to put on these opportunities and first and foremost, this man is a coach
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 weeks ago

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