Cometti said the state had 'stolen the show' and admitted that while he was an MCG traditionalist, the previous two seasons had demonstrated the value of holding the AFL decided away from Melbourne.
Though Melbourne have had to celebrate their drought-breaking win far away from their locked-down home city, the celebrations have nonetheless been wild in Perth.
Demons captain Max Gawn and his bleary-eyed charges continued the celebrations on Sunday as more than fans turned Perth's Forrest Place into a sea of red and blue.
A morning thunderstorm failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the Demons faithful, who gathered early to watch a replay of Saturday's point Optus Stadium triumph on the big screen and erupted at key moments like they were seeing it all for the first time.
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In he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in sports journalism at the 17th annual Sport Australia Media Awards. In he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the broadcast media as a sports presenter, and to the community.
Dennis Cometti born 26 March 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. In 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 , and After hanging up his boots he later coached Osborne Park and Kelmscott, winning a premiership in In 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 and 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 as a Top 40 disc jockey at radio station 6KY. He broadcast his first football match — a state game between Western Australia and Victoria at Subiaco Oval — in
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