The former Richmond forward starred with Swan Districts in the WAFL this season, winning the Sandover Medal as the league’s best and fairest.
His stunning season came after he spent a year in prison following a conviction for assault.
Demetriou said Krakouer had nothing left to prove to the League in his bid to return as an AFL player.
“Andrew Krakouer, as we are all aware, has been in prison and has served his time as part of a process. He, like any other individual, is entitled to be treated fairly,” Demetriou said.
“I’ve got no doubt he’ll attract interest from a couple of clubs and if he is to be drafted we’d all welcome him in and congratulate him on turning his life around.”
Krakouer played 102 games for Richmond before he was delisted at the end of 2007.
As a former listed AFL player, the 27-year-old could walk straight into the new Gold Coast squad as part of the recruiting concessions granted by the AFL.
The Suns have been prominent on the recruiting front recently, having secured Krakouer’s cousin Nathan from Port Adelaide, as well as fellow experienced players Campbell Brown, Michael Rischitelli and Nathan Bock.
Demetriou said he was pleased with how the Suns’ recruiting had been handled by all parties.
“We’ve got to be thankful to our clubs because the expansion of the competition had the support of the 16 clubs unanimously,” he said.
“The clubs were all involved in a way with the list concessions, so they all understood the rules.”
The Suns are eligible to sign one uncontracted player from each of the 16 clubs. Demetriou said the existing clubs had all been given enough time to form retention strategies.
“They’ve had about a year and a half or two years to prepare for their list and their drafts and re-contracting players. I think in the main a lot of the clubs have re-contracted their players but there will be some announcements coming up in the coming weeks and we’ll all wait in anticipation,” he said.
“I don’t think we’ll be shocked. There have been players who have been leaving clubs for many, many years.”
