Theo Paul Doropoulos (born 25 April 1985) is an Australian journalist and former Australian

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of Greek descent. He played for

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and

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. Doropoulos is currently weekend sports presenter on ''

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'' in Melbourne.

Career

Doropoulos represented Australia at under-19 level,

at both under-17 and under-19 and played for

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in the Darlot Cup and South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League. He played as a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium. He made his

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debut for Western Australia in January 2007 and his

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and

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debuts in November 2007. Doropoulos previously held the record for the highest score in an under-19 One Day International, scoring 179

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against England in 2003. Doropoulos’s most noticeable moment came during a test match between

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and the

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at the

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in 2009 when after

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went down with an injury during the West Indies second innings with Doropoulos becoming a substitute fielder in his place. Doropoulos upon his introduction dropped a catch from

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off the bowling of

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but soon after took a redeeming catch, this time off his WA teammate

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’s bowling to remove Benn. Doropoulos was mistaken in several times by commentators, most notably

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, who said it was

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who took the catch. In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia. He also played 3 matches for the Adelaide Stikers in the

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Media career

After South Australia did not offer him a contract in 2012, Doropoulos transitioned into media, becoming a sports reporter for the

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in Adelaide. On ''

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'', he primarily covered AFL football while also reporting on cricket, his former sport. In 2024, he moved to Melbourne and took on a similar role at ''

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''. He also appeared as a boundary commentator for the network’s cricket coverage, a role he had previously performed on

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’s AFL broadcasts. In February 2025, Doropoulos replaced Abbey Gelmi as the weekend sports presenter on ''Seven News Melbourne''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doropoulos, Theo 1985 births Living people Australian cricketers Wellington cricketers Western Australia cricketers People educated at Hale School Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Adelaide Strikers cricketers South Australia cricketers 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian sports broadcasters Australian television presenters Australian cricket commentators