Vale - Dennis Cometti

Booney · Post by **Booney** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:22 pm

Beloved sports broadcaster and Australian commentary icon Dennis Cometti has passed away, aged 76.

Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, the Channel 7 icon’s career in the professional media landscape spanned 53 years between 1968 and 2021.

Sad day.

Armchair expert · Post by **Armchair expert** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:23 pm

Terrible news

Booney · Post by **Booney** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:26 pm

"He went in optimistically and came out misty optically" is the greatest line ever called in a game of footy and I'll die on that hill.

Corona Man · Post by **Corona Man** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:37 pm

Booney wrote:"He went in optimistically and came out misty optically" is the greatest line ever called in a game of footy and I'll die on that hill.

Yep, centi-metre perfect.

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:44 pm

Booney wrote:"He went in optimistically and came out misty optically" is the greatest line ever called in a game of footy and I'll die on that hill.

Rex Hunt would have to own a few of my favourites but Dennis was very entertaining to listen to.

It was great to hear some of his comments on the playstation.

Genuinely sad to hear of his passing, he was the window to world for all things WAFL for me growing up.

Brodlach · Post by **Brodlach** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:46 pm

One of the best, Vale Dennis

“Bobbed up a cork in the ocean “

Booney · Post by **Booney** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:49 pm

Barlow to Bateman, the Hawks are attacking alphabetically.

saintal · Post by **saintal** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:53 pm

Yze. Terrific young player, bad scrabble hand.

Spargo · Post by **Spargo** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:55 pm

Gasper, the unfriendly post

Rocca, like my wife’s driving, needs a fair bit of lane

locky801 · Post by **locky801** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:56 pm

Very sad news indeed, fantastic commentator RIP

wenchbarwer · Post by **wenchbarwer** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:59 pm

"Metropolis, kicking to the city end"

Genuinely one of the very best, him and Bruce. A very witty commentator, vale.

Also, "came up on him like a librarian" will be immortal

wenchbarwer · Post by **wenchbarwer** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 2:01 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Co ... ttiisms%22

Great reading

gadj1976 · Post by **gadj1976** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 2:04 pm

Holy sh1t, how sad. Right on the eve of the season.

Vale Dennis! What a commentator.

stun72 · Post by **stun72** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 3:22 pm

Truly sad news.

"Cousins runs away from car and not for the first time."

woodublieve12 · Post by **woodublieve12** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 3:30 pm

"Is that the Grand Final? Sydney are PREMIERS!" – Cometti's definitive call as the final siren sounded

Yelled "shut up dennis" as the game wasn't over... It was, but i was super nervous and pumped. The call leading up to that was awesome too

"What a snap! What a celebration! What a Grand Final!" – Delivered immediately after Nick Malceski kicked the sealing goal for the Swans.

One of the very best to do it. Sad day

Spargo · Post by **Spargo** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 3:41 pm

Unbelievably it’s been 10 years since he called a game on tv…

Booney · Post by **Booney** » Wed Mar 04, 2026 6:09 pm

Spargo wrote:Unbelievably it’s been 10 years since he called a game on tv…

I thought he called the 2021 Covid WA GF?

Edit -
On radio*.

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 8:46 am

Spargo wrote:Unbelievably it’s been 10 years since he called a game on tv…

TV's are a lot slimmer now.

am Bays · Post by **am Bays** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:27 pm

it was good listening to 5AN on the way into work this morning. they played a montage of his famous calls including (and I didnt know this) his call of the last ball of the day of the Boxing Day Test of 1981 on ABC radio.
One of the great days of cricket

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Fri Mar 06, 2026 9:02 am

am Bays wrote:it was good listening to 5AN on the way into work this morning. they played a montage of his famous calls including (and I didnt know this) his call of the last ball of the day of the Boxing Day Test of 1981 on ABC radio.
One of the great days of cricket

On your wireless?

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