Background
Born in Sydney, Australia, Demetriou grew up in the Street George area of Sydney and supported the Balmain Tigers as a child.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Demetriou grew up in the Street George area of Sydney and supported the Balmain Tigers as a child.
Predominately a centre, Demetriou spent all of his 13-year playing career in England, playing for six clubs and for Canada and Greece internationally. He was formerly the head coach of the Keighley Cougars and the Northern Pride and assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys. Early career
As a teen, Demetriou played in the Harold Matthews Cup and South.G. Ball Cup for the Street George Dragons.
From there Demetriou moved to the Newtown Jets, where he played for their Metropolitan Cup side and later the Bondi Roosters, before moving to England in December 1999.
In 2000, Demetriou played for the now-defunct Lancashire Lynx and the Rochdale Hornets. Widnes Vikings
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
In 2004, Demetriou joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage #1213) where he spent the next seven seasons, captaining the club for five of those seasons.
In doing so, he became the first Australian player without NRL experience to captain a Super League team The moment was captured and a large copy of the photo is on display outside the coach"s office at Belle Vue.
He was also named at centre in the Super League Dream Team, and was short-listed for the Manitoba of Steel award along with Trent Barrett and James Roby.
Demetriou is associated with the Adam Watene Fund, helping raise funds for his family in New Zealand. In 2010, he was awarded a 3-month testimonial at the Wildcats as a reward for his hard work and dedication to English rugby league. Keighley Cougars
Demetriou"s contract with Wakefield expired at the end of 2010, and he was told that it would not be renewed.
He initially joined the York City Knights for 2011, but a subsequent offer as player/coach for Keighley Cougars arose, and was accepted.
In his first season in charge, Keighley gained promotion to the Kingstone Press Championship. Northern Pride
Demetriou returned to Australia in 2013, becoming the head coach for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.
In 2014, he coached the Queensland Residents side, who defeated the NSW Cup representative side 24-16. North Queensland Cowboys
In October 2014, Demetriou joined the North Queensland Cowboys as an assistant coach.
Street George Illawarra Dragons
In January 2016, Demetriou joined the Street George Illawarra Dragons as an assistant coach and as head coach to the their NSW Cup feeder team, the Illawarra Cutters.
In 2001, Demetriou joined the Widnes Vikings in the second division Northern Ford Premiership, with side gaining promotion to the Super League in Demetriou"s first season with club and Demetriou being named the 2001 Northern Ford Premiership Overseas Player of the Year. In 2006, he was named Wakefield"s Player of the Year. In 2007, he was named as Wakefield"s Player of the Year again. During his two seasons at the Pride, the club won back-to-back minor premierships, the 2014 Queensland Cup Grand Final and the inaugural NRL State Championship game.
On 4 October 2015, Demetriou was a member of the Cowboys" coaching staff in the side"s 17-16 Grand Final victory over the Brisbane Broncos.
