Dennis Cometti

Kerr's place among elite beyond doubt

As if he needed to prove anything after his game against Hawthorn, Daniel Kerr backed up again yesterday with an equally compelling reminder of his elite talent.Kerr’s ability to sense the moment and seize it guided West Coast to another thrilling v...
April 30, 8:12 am
WA teams thrive in cauldron of fear

If it's happened it hasn't happened too often that WA's two AFL sides have had such big and meaningful wins in the same round.On Friday night the Dockers looked likely to be overrun before somehow managing to not only blunt St Kilda but win going aw...
April 22, 9:38 pm
Ablett on course to buck Brownlow trend

My statistician Josh Kay tells me Suns champion Gary Ablett is the first man in the AFL to ever play four consecutive 40 possession games.Which yesterday had the Melbourne press speculating he might already have nine votes in the Brownlow Medal (on ...
April 16, 9:20 am
Unhappy Hawks under new ownership

It doesn't happen too frequently but it does happen.It's when one elite sporting team feels it 'owns' another.It became obvious late in yesterday's epic game at the MCG Geelong feel exactly that way about Hawthorn.At no stage did it seem to occur to...
April 10, 8:33 am
Prickly pest gets under Cats skin

Ask him and premiership captain Tom Harley has little hesitation rating Matthew Scarlett Geelong's best and most professional player during the clubs sustained run of success.That's quite an accolade considering others in that cast of Cats.But inexp...
April 2, 6:00 am
Folau could become a Giant headache

I went out to Joondalup for my last free Saturday before my AFL season kicks off next Thursday night.Talking to West Perth's guests prior to the game I mentioned I had the choice of two Swans games and chose the one I thought would be closest.As it ...
March 25, 9:00 pm
Farewell to our legendary Irishman

The greatest story during my time in football sadly ended this morning.Jim Stynes passed away at the age of 45.It's a long way from Dublin to Melbourne but Stynes made the journey as if there was no divide in either a cultural or sporting sense.He a...
March 20, 1:03 pm
Some rule changes are made to be broken

As I've said many times this blog is all about me telling you 'I told you so' when I reckon I've got something right.Okay, so I've rarely said 'I didn't tell you so, in fact, I told you the complete opposite' but it is my blog. And the word 'rarely'...
March 6, 9:00 pm
Reverse judgement on AFL reserves

The recent spate of scratch match cancellations involving West Coast, Perth, South Fremantle and Fremantle has raised more questions about our AFL teams fielding their own teams in the WAFL.Several people have in fact jumped to the conclusion that o...
March 1, 9:00 pm
Don't be fooled by Robin Hood image!

I know this is beginning to sound like my diary but after reading The West yesterday morning I started today by reading the responses to my offering of yesterday.Convoluted eh?It is a dangerous business to read feedback. Quite frankly, it can put yo...
February 2, 9:00 pm
Rise and Fall of the Flying Camera

I like to think I've seen most things in sport but I copped a first today as technology's intrusion into sporting events was made complete.Remember Channel Nine's ill-fated AFL Skycam a few years back?If memory serves me correctly I might have been ...
January 2, 10:50 am
Rise and fall of the flying camera

I like to think I've seen most things in sport but I copped a first today as technology's intrusion into sporting events was made complete.Remember Channel Nine's ill-fated AFL Skycam a few years back?If memory serves me correctly I might have been ...
January 1, 5:34 pm
Punt On Aussie Kick Pays Off

It's always nice to travel overseas and find something that reminds you of home.More to the point, if the drop punt were a Wall Street stock the American economy might be in better shape.The Aussie end-over-end icon has travelled well!Take Brad Wing...
November 28, 10:43 am
Jury's Out On Dockers Revamp

As somebody incorrectly accused of having some involvement in West Perth's nickname changing from Cardinals to Falcons I remain sensitive to change at footy clubs.By contrast Fremantle's current administration seems hell-bent on tearing down every l...
November 15, 8:59 am
Road To Ruin Filled with Good Intentions

Geelong were simply too complete.Or to be more correct, they were complete for longer.After three-quarters, Saturday's AFL grand final had all the makings of a classic, but in the end the Cats ran out the game at a tempo the weary Magpies couldn't m...
October 3, 7:56 am
Road To Ruin Filled with Good Intentions

Geelong were simply too complete.Or to be more correct, they were complete for longer.After three-quarters, Saturday's AFL grand final had all the makings of a classic, but in the end the Cats ran out the game at a tempo the weary Magpies couldn't m...
October 3, 7:56 am
Umpires Get It Right In the End!

Monday night's Brownlow medal count provided a deserving winner and an equally interesting insight into the evolution of the event itself.Dane Swan probably should have won last year, while Chris Judd appeared a much safer bet in 2011 than he did in...
September 27, 1:30 pm
Umpires Get It Right In the End!

Monday night's Brownlow medal count provided a deserving winner and an equally interesting insight into the evolution of the event itself.Dane Swan probably should have won last year, while Chris Judd appeared a much safer bet in 2011 than he did in...
September 27, 1:30 pm
Communication the Key To a Coup

Now the dust is settling on yet another messy chapter in the always animated history of the Fremantle Football Club I think I've learnt at least two things.Firstly the good news, there appears to be a new-found maturity at the club.Not once over the...
September 17, 3:05 pm
Communication the Key To a Coup

Now the dust is settling on yet another messy chapter in the always animated history of the Fremantle Football Club I think I've learnt at least two things.Firstly the good news, there appears to be a new-found maturity at the club.Not once over the...
September 17, 3:05 pm