It was a moment that will live forever in the mind of Riley McGree. The same can be said for commentator Brenton Speed. And for a hero of Brenton’s, Martin Tyler, it was a thing of beauty.
“I thought the commentary was excellent,” Tyler remarked.
“That’s going to be shown forever.
“A commentator’s nightmare is to have something that you don’t match up to and he certainly matched up to it.”
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Here’s how social media reacted:
The goalscorer himself was quick to give his thoughts on such emotional scenes. And many other tributes from the football world soon followed…
The commentary describes exactly what I was thinking at the time too… well done @BrentonSpeed https://t.co/EGbz9CXsHX
— Riley McGree (@McgreeRiley) August 15, 2018
Wow Speedy. That’s is so good, so special. Well deserved. You are a fantastic guy and brilliant commentator. Love your work and love seeing you in the press box and having a chat and a laugh.
— Ray Gatt (@Gatty54) August 15, 2018
Will never forget hosting @LFC @MCG and Speedy being right there and so supportive. Mate you’re a class act and this is so deserved from the voice of football, you did the freakish goal justice ?⚽️
— Jim Wilson (@JimWilsonTV) August 15, 2018
Speedy this is amazing. Wow.
(I’d have the same reaction, Martin Tyler is as good as it gets!)— Carly Adno (@CarlyAdno226) August 15, 2018
Haha Speedy you big blubberer! That's amazing…enjoy big man.
— Daniel Garb (@DanielGarb) August 15, 2018
Hes EASILY the best commentator in Australian sports, the way he does Soccer, NRL, Afl and NBL is flawless
— Adam Rylewski (@ARylewski) August 15, 2018
Outstanding. Deserves all the accolades that come how way #champion
— Richard Haynes (@Haynsie75) August 15, 2018
— Archie Thompson (@10Archie) August 15, 2018
This is fantastic https://t.co/WUw4RU0ZkT
— Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) August 15, 2018
Amazing! Well deserved praise. The aim now surely is to get recognition like this in the other half dozen sports you cover! Well done @BrentonSpeed ??? https://t.co/InoH0rP1NI
— Rob Cornthwaite (@robcornthwaite) August 15, 2018
This is wonderful.
It also reminds us just how overlooked Martin Tyler is in the pantheon of great sporting commentators.
He's right up there with the very best. https://t.co/zyXLxPCgCa— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 15, 2018
I’m in tears, Lenny is in tears and you are too @BrentonSpeed 😢we are so lucky to have you @FOXFOOTBALL Speedy you are a class act… this is just magic. #thereissomethinginmyeye https://t.co/TGQE0pGBRh
— Tara Rushton (@TaraRushton) August 15, 2018
Nice one Speedy! 👏🏻👏🏻
— MattSmith_2 (@MattSmith_2) August 15, 2018
That is just fantastic!
— Robbie McEwen AM (@mcewenrobbie) August 15, 2018
I just love this! Legend @BrentonSpeed & love the raw emotion…you are so darn good at what you do 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Tamsyn Manou (@tamsynlewis) August 15, 2018
@BrentonSpeed's body of work has been first class for some time …to draw praise from the best in the field is indeed an accolade …onya 👍 https://t.co/WObyIE16S9
— Kerry O'Keeffe (@kokeeffe49) August 15, 2018
This is an unreal story! @BrentonSpeed absolutely killing it across A-League, NRL, AFL and the Olympics in recent years. Martin Tyler, what a legend! 👏🏽 https://t.co/HnOluIweIw
— Trent Copeland (@copes9) August 15, 2018