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Russell Jackson

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How a sister's love unraveled the tragic death of Olympic hopeful Ian Walker and unmasked the teacher who abused him

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By Russell Jackson Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Warning: This story contains details of child sexual abuse which may disturb some readers. Winter 1983, 14 years to live. Like a cyclone on legs, the stooped midfielder skittles his way through one, two, three, four, five Galen College opponents, tapping the ball along in front of him, making the waterlogged surface of VFL Park look like a bowling green. Peter McKenna, the Collingwood legend, watches the cyclone on legs crashing through and almost purrs. "Awww," he says.
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Dennis Cometti's commentary made him a legend, but dedication off the mic defined him Original

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By Russell Jackson Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Dennis Cometti, the highly acclaimed sports commentator whose sonorous voice and witty asides made him a celebrity on par with the players whose deeds he described with an uncommon flair, has died at the age of 76. Cometti's death was confirmed on Wednesday, with former colleague Mark Gibson struggling through tears to pay tribute to "a legend in broadcasting, in sports, in media, and a much-loved member of the community".
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'Centimetre perfect': Revisiting Dennis Cometti's best one-liners as AFL community mourns commentary icon

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By Russell Jackson Verified, Chris De Silva Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
In an industry of bombast and bluster, Dennis Cometti carved out a place in the pantheon of Australian sports callers with wit and wisdom. His commentary was the soundtrack to countless events in sporting history, with the final decades of his career spent mostly covering the AFL. If there was an important AFL match being played throughout the 90s and 2000s, the chances are Cometti was behind the mic, making the seemingly mundane sound utterly magical.
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