Set between 1965 and the 1980s, first in the heart of workaday Brisbane and later in the subtropical surroundings of the Gold Coast hinterland, "The Groundsman" is a story of family violence, suppressed sexual tension, rage and greed.
The Nettleton brothers, Mark and Colin, have waited patiently for most of their lives to inherit their father's fortune which will make up to some extent for the abuse he heaped on them since they were small boys. When their prize is reasonably within their grasp and the long period of waiting seems to have finally paid off, fate deals an unexpected card. The process of inheritance must now be speeded up and the brothers' chance encounter with the groundsman, Wieczorek, might prove to be the way to solve their dilemma. But Wieczorek is lonely, mad and dangerous...