AFL boss Andrew Demetriou's time is up, says Jeff Kennett Former Victorian Premier and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says AFL chief Andrew Demetriou should consider stepping down from the top job. FORMER Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has launched a scathing attack on the culture of the AFL, declaring Andrew Demetriou's time as boss is up. The former Premier last night made the call in the wake of the Melbourne tanking fallout and Essendon drugs investigation, which is still ongoing. An impassioned Kennett lay the blame at the feet of Demetriou and said it was time for the AFL Commission to act. "The culture is wrong - it needs improving ," Kennett said on Channel Nine's Footy Classified. It is a culture of defence and, at times, of intimidation. I think the AFL Commission should be seriously considering after 10 years , and because there have been these acts occurring on his watch, they should be addressing the culture. Kennett has long been a supporter of Demtriou. But he said the time for change had become apparent over the past fortnight. I have always said publicly I get on with Andrew Demetriou - I like him and his style and believe 80 per cent they have done well. I think the halo has slipped dramatically over the last few weeks. Kennett said Demetriou was responsible for the incidents that have tarnished the game in recent times. "Andrew has been overseeing the culture for 10 years," he said. Gill (AFL second-in charge Gillon McLachlan), as his deputy, has been there most of that time. We're discussing issues now which are pulling the game apart. McLachlan is seen by all to be Demetriou's successor when the chief executive position becomes vacant. But Kennett, who has always believed people should not stay too long in the top job of any organisation, said it may take an outsider to clean up the mess. "If I were the AFL Commission, I'd be advertising widely and encouraging as many to offer," he said. You might have to bring someone in to address the culture.