What are some of the best commentary one-liners in footy?

[BigVic]

"The West Coast" and "The Gold Coast from Dwayne

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Dwayne Russell

“Steals it, rolls it, goals it”
“Break out the hundreds and thousands, it’s party time!”
“Oh baby!”

The best in the business

 

[StillAtLarge]

"Drown them in your honey Mots!"

 

[Back One Out]

Not footy, but worthy of an entry.

David Gower - "He's on 69. A very comfortable position to be in."

Henry Blofeld commentating a test match on BBC Radio as West Indies paceman Michael Holding steamed in off the long run to England's middle order batsman, Peter Willey.

"The bowler's Holding... The batsman's Willey"

 

[brutus76]

Lou Richards "Not a bad sort of a (kick/mark/handball)!"

 

[Clark G]

‘How brilliant is all of that?!’

 

[Roddy]

We can end the thread on this one from Dennis talking about some dogs player I cant recall;

"goes into the pack optimistically, comes out misty optically".

I was coming in here to say that. I think it was Liberatore….

 

[SSSSSS]

I always crack a smile at Dew being referred to as the 'unlikely bulky hero'.

 

[SSSSSS]

"Delicious" by Brucie on Cyril.

God he was wanking lyrical whenever he was near the ball.

 

[No Quarter]

Cometh the moment, cometh the man

 

[The Lobbster]

Not quite one line but one of my favourite BT moments (of which there a few modern ones unfortunately)



People might not know it due to it involving the dockers.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Sandy Roberts underrated, he let the picture tell the story

I reckon that's the perfect example of a great bit of play and the commentary augmenting the play.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I was coming in here to say that. I think it was Liberatore….

The context is often lost - Libba had a cut on his forehead and the blood was seeping into his eye.

 

[Demon in Hell]

There’s a pig at full forward.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Henry Blofeld commentating a test match on BBC Radio as West Indies paceman Michael Holding steamed in off the long run to England's middle order batsman, Peter Willey.

"The bowler's Holding... The batsman's Willey"

When his Aussie counterpart in the commentary box started to whine about the Windies fast bowlers constantly digging the ball in short and whizzing it past the Australian batsmen's heads, Michael Holding's response - "You're in the West Indies, mun - if you want to drive, you hire a car".

 

[Dee Train]

Dwayne Russell

“Steals it, rolls it, goals it”
“Break out the hundreds and thousands, it’s party time!”
“Oh baby!”

The best in the business

He’s ****ing awful

 

[GreekLunatic]

Lou Richards when Leigh matthews broke the point post what a He Man

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

"Oghhh he's just whacked the umpoooire!! hey!...that's unbelooiivable!!" - Ray 'slug' Jordan

 

[Jibroni]

Dennis Cometti:

Hardie decides to have a bounce. Look at him go. Amazing. Not bad for a guy who’s built like a pirate’s lunch table.

or

Tonight their playing like Matthew Mcconaughey at a Singles bar - they cant miss.

 

[Blues177]

‘74 grand final when Doug Wade has a shot at goal for NM:

Lou Richards “oohh it’s a bad one..it’s a goal!”

Mike Williamson “ if that’s bad Louie I’d like to see a good one, boy”

 

[Blues177]

Michael Williamson during the St.kilda V Collingwood 1966 Grand Final..."My hand is still shaking"

‘Yep, 66 gf had some memorable ones in the 4th quarter.

Alan ‘Butch’ Gale “I’ll have a heart attack in a minute”
Ted Whitten “I’ve already had 3 Butch”

And with seconds to go.. Ted Whitten “hit the boundary line!”

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Teddy Whitten on the radio - a little rover bloke got thrown out of a pack

Teddy said - " He got picked up and thrown out of that pack - like a piece of Gherkin being thrown out of a Big Mac "

 

[Cleavy]

Comparing the moments from yesteryear to the modern day in the thread just proves that the older commentators called the play and accentuated the moment, versus the modern caller who comes up with a line and tries to fit it in the call. One is about the game, the other is about the commentator.

 

[Penski]

Wasn't it either Jack Dyer or Lou Richards that mixed up the word tentacles and said "and his arms went up like two giant testicles"?

 

[JackFlash]

Jack Dyer in his summary about a huge Lions loss on World of Sport declared that "Fitzroy had copulated to the opposition".