“He crept up behind him like a librarian – he never heard him coming!” – on Heath Shaw’s famous smother of Nick Riewoldt in the 2010 Grand Final replay
“Remember the name: Y-Z-E. Terrific young player, bad Scrabble hand” – on Melbourne midfielder Adem Yze
“Lovett went one way, Murray went the other and they were left chasing the hyphen!” – when Essendon’s Nathan Lovett-Murray evaded some tacklers
“It was a two car collision, and they had the same rego!” – after a collision between Josh and Matt Carr, both wearing the No.9 guernsey
“Holding the ball. The umpire saw what the Cat just dragged in.”
“Barlow to Bateman … the Hawks are attacking alphabetically.”
“When Anthony Rocca backs into a pack, he beeps” – on the solidly-built Collingwood forward
“It’s an inverted comma!” – when Essendon player Nick Kommer was flipped upside down in a tackle
“Liberatore went into that last pack optimistically and came out misty optically” – after the Bulldogs midfielder took a heavy hit
“Shaun Rehn has been terrific again today but look at him, he’s paid a price. Like a Saint Bernard in a heatwave” – on the former Adelaide ruckman
“I think it’s safe to say Lucas takes his right leg out there purely for balance” – on Essendon’s Scott Lucas, who famously kicked only with his left foot
“The Magpies ought to be kicking themselves right now. But with their luck, they’d probably miss” – during a wayward display from Collingwood
“Spider had both his legs taken out from under him, leaving only the other six to balance on” – after a heavy landing for Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt
“He should’ve heard the Norm Smiths jangling!” – when Hawthorn legend Luke Hodge tackled an unaware player
“There’s Anthony Koutoufides, more vowels than possessions today.”
Dennis Cometti poses for a photo during an AFL Grand Final record portrait session on May 30, 2016. Picture: AFL Media
“They say it’s easy to run down Hill … tell that to McIntosh!” – after Brad Hill ran away from Kamdyn McIntosh to kick a goal
“Walker to Carr. That’s progress for you.”
“West Coast are playing the Blues like BB King.”
“Like a Melbourne tram, a lot jumped on but nothing was paid.”
“The only change to the Eagles side is that Rowan Jones has had a haircut.”
