THE Essendon fan who lost his crowd-call wager against Eddie Betts’ kicking a boundary-line goal has paid up — but with goodwill rather than grog.

Paul Dunn was on the fence, deep in the Etihad Stadium pocket, where Betts was lining up to slot his 100th goal for Adelaide, against the Bombers on Saturday.

The Essendon member, wearing a grey suit, shouted “We’ll put a slab of (Jim) Beam cans on it” in a bid to distract Betts.

The Crows goalsneak promptly slotted the major with a regulation drop-punt — not even needing to bend through a checkside, as he has to make the Eddie Betts pocket his own at Adelaide Oval.

Immediately after, Betts turned to the crowd and shrugged his shoulders with his arms outstretched as if to say “pay up”.

Dunn, involved with Essendon’s VFL affiliate, reached out through the football industry and eventually made contact with Adelaide full back and Calder Cannons product Daniel Talia.

Talia put teammate Betts in touch with Dunn and the pair exchanged texts to finalise payment.

In a twist, Betts asked that rather than accept a carton of pre-mix cans, the value of the wager instead go as a donation to the Adelaide Crows Children’s Foundation.

Dunn accepted the substitution.

“A bet is a bet,” Betts told afc.com.au.

“It’s great that Paul is going to pay up and we can do some good with it.”

The goal was one of five Betts kicked in the Crows’ onslaught against the Bombers. It was the fourth time this year Betts has bagged five goals or more.