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With voters now starting to grow fatigued of the 2025 Federal Election Campaign, Australians couldn’t be more thankful to the winter football codes for providing a welcome distraction.
Whether it’s the relentless media predictions, or the hysterical media conferences – a five week election campaign is far longer than it needs to be.
Semi-retired local dad, Glenn Swing (65, Betoota Heights) says his man political concerns revolve mostly around health upgrades and roads.
But right now, he can’t bare looking at either candidate for one minute longer.
“Give it a fucken rest would ya” he says, as he desperately changes TV channels to avoid the inescapable talking heads of Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“They are everywhere!”
With every single minute of every single TV news update dedicated to the upcoming Federal Election, Glenn powers through the channels until he finds sweet reprieve from the bullshit.
Finally, after exhausting the free-to-air networks, he stumbles across what he didn’t know he needed.
Former NRL stars Braith Anasta, Gorden Tallis and Benny Elias sitting around a table, furiously debating the employment status and career options of a 19-year-old Lachie Galvin, who is rumoured to be making an early exit from his contract at Wests Tigers early.
While the leaders of Australia’s two major parties campaign around the swing voting regions that Glenn couldn’t care less about, he finds temporary peace listening to these men argue about the drama taking place at a football club that he also doesn’t care about.
“Hmmmm. Interesting” says Glenn, as he mainlines a steady stream of unconfirmed rugby league gossip.
While Glenn rapidly grows more interested in the most mid-season NRL drama possible, it appears lost on him that he is once again listening to a bunch of blokes from South Sydney and Queensland talk absolute shit while attempting to look polished in open collared suits.
“Wait a second” he growls, after noticing a very politician look in the eyes of the sports pundits – as they furiously say things they don’t really believe.
“This is all bullshit too!’
“These bastards tricked me into thinking they were serious with their suits!”
