Cometti-isms

**Xie Shan** · 27 July 2008, 05:39 PM

Yeah, these days you can tell during a match he's looking for opportunities to use one of his lines, whereas the best calls are usually spontaneous. I still find him a more than competent caller of the action though.

**hot potato** · 27 July 2008, 08:36 PM

"For three quarters Melbourne have been like nervous African Dictators, always taking a different route home, now they are kicking it long into the goal square."Melbourne's first win of the season against Freo.

Someone, probably Denis will assembly all these into a book now.

**Mike_B** · 27 July 2008, 09:29 PM

Originally posted by hot potato

"For three quarters Melbourne have been like nervous African Dictators, always taking a different route home, now they are kicking it long into the goal square."Melbourne's first win of the season against Freo.

Someone, probably Denis will assembly all these into a book now.

There's already a book out with Cometti-isms...

**cruiser** · 28 July 2008, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by Xie Shan

(on the crowds at MCG games this weekend) "On Friday night there were 86,000, on Saturday 64,000, and today I reckon about 20,000...it's like watching the Dow Jones"

I laughed out loud when I read this one.

**BSA5** · 28 July 2008, 11:01 PM

"Ablett and Harley tearing their hair out on the bench."

**ash3** · 28 July 2008, 11:40 PM

Cometti on PS2 AFL 2006

"The score board is ticking over like a Tokyo taxi meter"

"Its like a Melbourne tram, everyones on board, but nothings paid"

"He's running like he broke his mums best china"

**Xie Shan** · 5 April 2009, 04:09 PM

About a minute ago on Channel 7 during the Bulldogs-Kangaroos game:

"Hill is alive, where are the von Trapps?"

I'll forgive him for that one as it was in the middle of a rather frantic passage of play and he was a little excited.

**-Doogs-** · 26 April 2009, 10:10 PM

During the Melbourne v Richmond match: "Richo criticising his forwards is like Michael accusing the rest of the Jackson 5 of being erratic."

As the camera panned onto the embattled Richmond coach in his box, morosely surveying the carnage: "Terry Wallace is looking through the window of a P76 ?"

In Today's Carlton V Bulldogs game: " Hill to Lake ..... it's like calling the National Geographic.."

**Triple B** · 17 April 2010, 10:58 AM

This one from last night is worth a bump.....

On NicNat:

He creates extra pressure because when you say you are being chased by Nick Natanui it sounds like you you have 3 guys coming after you.

**Bas** · 17 April 2010, 08:22 PM

A few years back now when LRT had his short cropped hair cut and the hair on top of his head was dead vertical. As the cameraman zoomed in on LRT, Dennis said: You could chip a 9 iron off the top of that head.

**GoSouth33** · 17 April 2010, 10:16 PM

Commentating on the Weagles Bombers game he mentioned the ball going from Hurley to Houli to Hilly......

**Xie Shan** · 27 March 2011, 06:43 PM

This won't go down as one of Commetti's funniest lines, but it was (IMO) one of his most truthful, during the third quarter of today's game -

Tim Watson (after we had missed another goal): "That's the thing about AFL footy, you have to take your opportunities when they are presented to you"
Dennis: "It's like life!"

Amen to that.

**satchmopugdog** · 27 March 2011, 07:00 PM

sort of ties in with your quote at the bottom of your page

**Xie Shan** · 27 March 2011, 07:20 PM

Ah yes, had forgotten about that!

It's actually a quote from Glee. Also appreciate the tribute to Florence & the Machine in yours

**stellation** · 28 March 2011, 07:39 AM

I thought Tim Watson had a wonderful Cometti-ism during the game, when Bruce was gushing about Jude and how he hadn't missed a game in 5 years then Tim popped up with "well he'll miss one this year with the concussion rule".