Boyfriend Promises Wine Country Weekend In Exchange For Watching Every Game Of Finals Footy

KEITH T. DENNET | South | Contact

A lucrative deal has been done over coffee this morning as a local boyfriend attempts to secure a permission slip to watch every game of finals football.

Seated at Pelican Pete’s Cafe on Betoota Lakes, Betoota Dolphins second rower Tom Minsky was seen pulling out his best Gus Gould inspired negotiation tactics, by taking his partner Bianka out for a nice breakfast before laying down the platform for a deal.

After spending the last 16 weekends playing footy for the local Div 4 side, Tom is believed to be up against it as he tries to convince his partner to let him spend every Friday, Saturday and Sunday watching the biggest games of the year.

“Babe I’ve been thinking, how nice would it be to head to the Windora vineyards for a weekend?”

“Get a little AirBnB, go check out some wine cellars? It’d be so nice,” sold in Tom, with the smoothness of a Sunshine Coast real estate agent.

Suspicious of her boyfriend’s seemingly reactive decision to plan a getaway, Bianka quickly realised that the promise of a weekend enjoying cheeseboards in a vineyard came with a teeny, tiny little caveat.

“It’ll just have to be in late October babe, cos finals start tonight,” added Tom.

It’s a scenario many blokes around Australia are facing this week, as they explain to their partners that yes, the footy season goes for 26 regular rounds, then drags on for another month of finals. Also known as “the important games”.

Able to see right through her partner’s attempt to fashion a deal, Bianka was quick to cash in and make sure the next month of boring nights would be worth her while.

“That sounds great babe, but we’ve been to Windorah before,” said Bianka.

“I think if you want to spend the next three weekends watching those men run around in little shorts, you’re going to have to take me down to Melbourne. Or Tasmania.”

“Wouldn’t that be nice!”