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AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick should join the league’s CEO in resigning because the commission has failed to uphold good governance, former Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says.
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou announced on Monday he’ll step down from his his post after the 2014 season following after 11 years at the helm.
Kennett, a former Victorian premier who has been a vocal critic of Demetriou, said the 52-year-old’s best asset was his ability to manoeuvre politicians to achieve outcomes for the AFL.
“Andrew’s one extraordinary legacy for the AFL has been the way he has played political parties against each to get get new stadiums built around the country at almost no cost to the AFL,” Kennett told Fairfax Radio.
“Absolutely stunning piece of work.”
Despite battling with Demetriou in the past Kennett said he saluted him, but with one caveat.
“I hope Mike Fitzpatrick is also resigning because the AFL commission has been far from active, far from good at upholding good governance and the AFL commission has accepted no responsibility itself for the failing of the code over the last three years,” he said.
Kennett said he had expected Demetriou to resign before Christmas last year.
“On balance clearly he has been good for the code.” he said.
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