General footy chat Vale, Dennis Cometti.

[dejavoodoo44]

Sad news for me with the death of Dennis Cometti, who I consider to be Australia's greatest sporting commentator. Nobody quite had his lightning wit, his genuinely funny observations, and he could even call the game quickly and accurately.

AFL world mourns passing of iconic commentator Dennis Cometti - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1265615

Bugger, dead at 76: that certainly seems like the third of two options.

[mcs]

A very sad day. Superb commentator that knew that waffle, boys club nonsense and inane dribbling like we hear most of the time now was totally unnecessary to doing your job superbly. Had some sensational one liners over the years too.

[dejavoodoo44]

A very sad day. Superb commentator that knew that waffle, boys club nonsense and inane dribbling like we hear most of the time now was totally unnecessary to doing your job superbly. Had some sensational one liners over the years too.

Perhaps my favourite was during a Crows match, when a couple of opposition players started wrestling with Andrew McLeod, and then some Crows players started remonstrating with those opponents.
Dennis piped up with, "I think they're saying, hey you, get offa McLeod!" (half singing along to the Stones song).

[KSAS]

Hearing lots of tributes and famous Cometti one liners on SEN. My personal favourites:
After Malescki kicked the sealer late in the 2012 GF - "SYDNEY ARE PREMIERS!!!!"
Way back when Darren Gaspar was traded to Richmond and playing against us. Tigers up 1 point late in the game. Gaspar's set shot on goal hits the post. Most commentators would've said the "handy point" cleche, but not Dennis who delivered "Gaspar the friendly Post"

Vale Dennis, truely one of a kind.

[imuninformedtwo]

He was the best commentator of my lifetime. Had everything - knowledge of the game, an ability to call it precisely, nailed big moments and genuinely funny. And never resorted to guffaw-like @@@@.

Plus he understood pausing and silence. Listen to his call of Malceski’s goal at the end of the 2012 GF. He used space to make the call better.

Just the greatest.

[Blood Fever]

He was the best commentator of my lifetime. Had everything - knowledge of the game, an ability to call it precisely, nailed big moments and genuinely funny. And resorted to guffaw-like @@@@.

Plus he understood pausing and silence. Listen to his call of Malceski’s goal at the end of the 2012 GF. He used space to make the call better.

Just the greatest.

Class above the present group of callers. Bruce and Dennis together were masterful.

[Dow]

absolutely ornament to the game

[dejavoodoo44]

A small collection of some of his witticisms.

Centimetre perfect: 20 of Dennis Cometti's best one-liners - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1471772

[stellation]

He was the best commentator of my lifetime. Had everything - knowledge of the game, an ability to call it precisely, nailed big moments and genuinely funny. And never resorted to guffaw-like @@@@.

Plus he understood pausing and silence. Listen to his call of Malceski’s goal at the end of the 2012 GF. He used space to make the call better.

Just the greatest.

Well said, dear boy. He significantly contributed to my enjoyment of one of my favourite past times purely by preparing for his work, turning up and being a professional (and clearly naturally talented at his job). It was a sad day when he stepped away from calling games, and obviously a sadder one again this week.

I might try to take a little learning from Dennis' life and just try that little bit harder at putting in the effort to do the small things well in my own job, if for nothing other than the satisfaction it brings me.

[neilfws]

It's mercifully rare that I have to listen to the C7 commentary these days but when I do, I always think back to the Dennis-Bruce era and think "I wonder if they could ever lure him back".

Sadly the answer is "no" now. But we'll always have the highlight reels.

EDIT: well worth a re-read -

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/28/like-a-cork-in-the-ocean-dennis-cometti-bobs-up-to-call-his-final-afl-game