Biography

In 1982, Cometti was appointed coach of West Perth. The club finished third in his first year, but his tenure at West Perth was otherwise uneventful, and the team finished sixth in both 1983 and 1984. Other than a brief period as chairman of selectors for the Western Australia Australian rules football team, that was Cometti's last active involvement in club football.

Dennis Cometti was an Australian retired sports commentator renowned for his distinctive baritone voice, witty one-liners, and extensive coverage of Australian rules football (AFL), cricket, and the Olympics.

Dennis Cometti's commentary was renowned for its witty one-liners and catchphrases, collectively known as "Cometti-isms," which added color and humor to Australian Football League (AFL) broadcasts. These phrases often emerged spontaneously during play but were frequently pre-prepared during his extensive travel for games, such as on flights or in hotel rooms, drawing from his light-hearted, wisecracking style honed since his youth watching football at Leederville Oval. Cometti reflected in a 2014 interview that his approach aimed to keep broadcasts engaging without being overly serious, emphasizing that "it's just a game of footy," allowing room for improvisation during natural pauses like stoppages or boundary throws.

He broadcast his first football match-a state game between Western Australia and Victoria at Subiaco Oval-in 1971. Melbourne station 3KZ needed a caller, and, due to a quirk of fate, Cometti volunteered to sit alongside Ian Major.

In 2016 he was Winner of the Alf Potter Award for that season's most outstanding media personality.