Legendary broadcaster Dennis Cometti has died aged 76. Deepest sympathy to his family and friends. RIP Dennis.

Genuinely shocked to read this, Cometti was one of the best commentators in the games history. The voice of many calls from the late 80s/90s and a lot of very famous and funny quips. Very sad.

Wow ... sad news. Condolences to his family.

Very sad. One of the last genuinely great commentators.

His last game was calling the Dees premiership for Triple M Perth.

Condolences to Dennis and his family.

Holding back a few tears.

Amazing caller and even more amazing person.

21 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

Legendary broadcaster Dennis Cometti has died aged 76. Deepest sympathy to his family and friends. RIP Dennis.

He will be remembered fondly.

What a commentator.

His commentary of our 2021 flag is my go to commentary when re-watching that game.

Commentators of his level are rare. There have been a few in cricket but in AFL he had no peer.

RIP to a legend

To me he was the GOAT...RIP Dennis

Loved Dennis so knowledgeable, entertaining and humorous, we also loved his call off our Premiership game.

Condolences to the Cometti family and friends.

So sad ……. Dennis was an icon in his field!

The best ever footy comentator.

A legend and a Dees supporter.

"White kicks to Brown, handball to Green - Melbourne attacking by colours "

One of the last authentic commentators in the game

RIP Denis Cometti. A true GOAT of broadcasting.

Dennis and Bruce were a fantastic duo. Better than the current crop

Incredibly sad news. It has made me “misty optically”.

I don't know who said it first, but he was described as having a voice like liquid chocolate.

Thankfully, he didn't waste that voice and gave us so much to enjoy in the way he called cricket, football and other sports.

Was self reflecting as I was taking a shower about the past and how those who we all grew up with are slowly passing away, whether it be a beloved movie/tv star like Robert Carradine or a national sports commentating hero like Dennis Commetti, the past is the past and we won’t ever get it back again.

Even playing through Resident Evil: Requiem, the newest game in the series that featured Leon Kennedy, a protagonist who made his debut in the late 90’s, to see him at 51 years of age as a character and thinking about the past and my childhood and how I grew up with this character, it was emotional.

We all get 1 life and for the rest of our lives, we wont ever hear or see from Dennis again. Can’t imagine how Bruce is feeling being his long time side kick.

This is a loss that I’m feeling quite a bit, tbh..

Edited March 4Mar 4 by VNightCityLegend

Very sad.

I remember listening to him as a kid in the late 80s and early 90s and thinking he was a somewhat dour caller, or at least way less compelling than McAvaney and Landy.

I don't know this was because, being under 12, I didn't get his subtle humour or whether he was just way less confident in revealing his wit than he was in the 2000s and 2010s.

Anyway, I think the funniest people are self-aware and self-deprecating, and that's what made him such a joy to listen to when I was older. His obvious fondness for the Demons didn't hurt, either.

“Heath Shaw crept up on Reiwoldt like a librarian!”……priceless

Edited March 4Mar 4 by Wodja

Commentary hasn’t been the same since his departure. A legend of the microphone. RIP

‘He suffers from premature celebration’

A figurative and also literal giant of Australian sport - I had the pleasure of once encountering him ducking his way out of a lift at the 'G.

I came to AFL about the time his presence was peaking and his voice and style are synonymous with the game.

Would I even be so invested in the game if not for his beautiful blend of calm enthusiasm? An enthusiasm which always seemed sincere, unconfected, and give space for (and probably amused by) the rest of us periodically losing our minds.

So many examples of his unique style but there are two quotes which I remember but have never seen referenced. The first was when WCE had played a dreadful first half and came out firing in the third. Dennis said “If the Eagles were a VCR they’d be flashing 00:00” The other quote was said when a player was awarded a free kick but was still remonstrating with the umpire. Dennis said “He’s doing a Hugh Grant, that is… ‘why would you?”’ He was referring to Hugh Grant being busted with a $10 prostitute when he had Elizabeth Hurley as his wife. 🤣