Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Dennis Cometti’s voice formed the soundtrack to so many massive sporting moments. Here’s some of the quips that have stuck long in the memory.
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“Like a cork in the ocean, over his head… oh, my word!”
Cometti describing Peter Wilson falling, instantly bobbing back up, and kicking a spectacular goal over his head in West Coast’s 1992 grand final win.
“This is rare gold. The best kind of gold.”
The caller in the final moments of Kieren Perkins’ unlikely 1996 Olympic gold medal, where he came from lane 8 to win the 1500m freestyle.
“He went in optimistically and came out misty optically.”
Cometti’s clever line after Tony Liberatore emerged from a contest worse for wear.
“Thorpe is overhauling him… Hall and Thorpe… Thorpe’s in front… Thorpe and Hall… Thorpe goes in… Australia win.”
How Cometti described the closing stages of the Aussie men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2000 Olympics, in the famous ‘Smashed them like guitars’ showdown with Gary Hall Jr’s US.
“Guess who? Could he do it again? Five in a half, I think so!”
The call of Chris Judd’s fifth goal in an extraordinary opening half from the then second-year Eagle in a rout of Brisbane at the Gabba in 2003.
“How’s that – a two-Carr collision, both with the same rego!”
Cometti’s quip when Port Adelaide’s Josh Carr and Fremantle’s Matthew Carr – both wearing No.9 – clashed in 2004.
“Can he do it again? He can’t bounce it through, so he kicks it through on the full.”
Cometti describing Lance Franklin’s Goal of the Year after burning off Cale Hooker in 2010.
“He came up behind him like a librarian.”
Cometti’s call of Heath Shaw’s remarkable chase-down goalsquare smother of Nick Riewoldt in the 2010 grand final replay.
“It’s a main event in any stadium in the world.”
Cometti describing Cyril Rioli’s chase of fellow speedster Lewis Jetta on the MCG’s southern wing in the 2012 decider.
“A lot of talk these days is about ‘inside players’. Well, as we saw there, if Simon Black was any more inside, he’d be a pancreas.”
Cometti on contested-possession beast Simon Black.
“Get a hearse for the curse.”
The clever line after Hawthorn ended an 11-game losing streak to Geelong after the ‘Kennett Curse’ to win the 2013 preliminary final.
“How will it bounce? The stadium holds its breath. It’s a goal. And the western suburbs erupt.”
Cometti in his final TV call for Seven, describing Tom Boyd’s pivotal long-range goal late in the 2016 grand final.
