Dennis Cometti
| Dennis Cometti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 March 1949 Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Sport commentator |
| Employer | Seven Network, Triple M |
| Home town | Perth, Western Australia |
Dennis Cometti (born 26 March 1949) is an Australian sports commentator and a former player and coach of Australian rules football. In a career spanning almost 40 years, his smooth voice, dry humour and quick wit became his trademark. He remains the only television broadcaster to have spanned the entire duration of the AFL national competition, serving the Seven Network, Nine Network and Broadcom.
Cometti played 40 matches for West Perth. His best year in the WAFL was 1968 when he kicked over 60 goals playing for West Perth under Graham Farmer. In 1971 Cometti made the senior list at Footscray but due to injuries and media commitments was unable to make a mark and did not play a VFL senior match.
On his return to Perth he played with some success in the Sunday Football League. He initially played for Wanneroo before moving to Maddington as captain-coach leading the club to four successive grand finals, winning premierships in 1974, 1975 and 1976. After hanging up his boots he later coached Osborne Park and Kelmscott, winning a premiership in 1979.
In 1982 Cometti was appointed coach of West Perth. After finishing third in his first year, his tenure at West Perth was otherwise uneventful, finishing sixth in both 1983 and 1984. Other than a brief period as Chairman of Selectors for the Western Australia Australian rules football team, this was Cometti's last active involvement in club football.
He commenced his media career as radio announcer in Perth, Western Australia, in 1968 as a Top 40 disc jockey at radio station 6KY. Over the following five years he worked as an announcer on 6PM, 3DB in Melbourne and 6PR.
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