As another month draws to a close it is time to recognise those who have gone over and above in the field of being a complete and utter Jerk, and as such our March 2018 Jerk of the Month Nominations are here, and voting is now open.
It is another quality batch of jerks, and the winner of this month will automatically qualify for the annual vote, and could join 2016 winners Channel Nein Cricket Commentary Team and 2017 Joint Winners Donald Trump, Jarryd Hayne, Bernard Tomic as the ultimate in jerk.
Then there’s the monthly winners so far in 2018……
2018 JERK OF THE MONTH MONTHLY WINNERS SO FAR
JANUARY – Bernard Tomic
FEBRUARY – Barnaby Joyce, Bernard Tomic, Anthony Mundine
Who will be crowned the Jerk of the Month for March 2018, find out this month’s nominations below….then Vote Early – Vote Often
MARCH 2018 JERK OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS
BERNARD TOMIC
A permanent fixture every mont it seems, wonder why? Because he’s a part time Tennis Players, a short term contracted reality TV star, but a Full Time Jerk.
Having been awarded Jerk of the Month in January for his Jerk work at the Australian Open, and jointly won February thanks to his “effort” on I’m a Celebrity, Tomic boasted about buying everything on the Gold Coast after his big payday.
Makes you wonder why he even bothered showing up in Lille, France for a second tier tournament if he could afford all of the Gold Coast. Confirming his part time Tennis status, he lost to France’s world No.251 Antoine Hoang.
He has won one thing in March, yet another Jerk of the Month nomination.
KARL STEFANOVIC
For years we’ve wondered why anyone found Karl Stefanovic to be interesting enough for all the website fodder, leading us to think he’s jerk worthy. But the last few months he has stepped it up and this month has demanded a nomination for Jerk of the Month.
Whether the Uber conversation should have been recorded or not is not interesting enough for us to discuss, but the content shows the level of Jerk he is capable of.
So hopefully Karl will accept his nomination for Jerk of the Month with the same smart ar$e jerk-smirk that makes him currently so unlikable.
DAVID WARNER
Possibly a little harsh, but was involved in a war of words in South Africa, not for the first time in his cricket career.
But the reason for the Jerk nomination is that it always seems as if he never does anything wrong, then a little later you hear that he was just as bad if not worse in the process. Something in general for the Australian Cricket Team.
So it seems the give-take ratio needs to be re-aligned, and while we wait he can help himself to a Jerk of the Month nomination.
DONALD TRUMP
Almost compelled to nominate him every month, and so we will allow you to pick the reason for being a Jerk of the Month for March 2017.
IRISH PETTY CRIMS TERRORISING LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES IN SEQ
A group of “travelling people with sort of Irish accents” were big news in Brisbane for a week or so, as their behaviour to extorting local business and wrecking local rental properties. Allegedly putting glass in meals to claim freebies, or destroying rental properties.
Then all of a sudden, these travelers had disappeared, They left behind their March 2018 Jerk of the Month nomination.
WEST HAM PITCH INVADERS
As bad as things are for West Ham fan, nothing justifies running onto the pitch and harassing players. Nor trowing coins at the decision makers.
Yes, the West Ham fans have been sold a dud with the move to the old Olympic Stadium, and their performances have them excellent chances for another stint in the Championship, but take a look down the Football League pyramid and you’ll see many a story of some bad owner behaviour. Blackpool, Blackburn, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, all with worse stories to tell than a massive stadium that they didn’t have to pay for and the inconvenience of potentially a season in the second tier.
The trouble makers have since been banned for life, but can help themselves to a Jerk of the Month award in the process.
GREEK FOOTBALL TEAM OWNER IVAN SAVVIDIS
The West Ham pitch invasion wasn’t great, but at least none of them were armed.
Follow the video in the link, but this owner took umbrage at an on field decision, and stormed onto the pitch with his gun in his holster clearly visible. Going on to tell the ref that he was finished.
Lovely.
THE WHOLE AUSTRALIA V SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES
From personal sledging between players, fans taking personal swipes at players, the umpires for stopping play because of a band, the Kagiso Rabada banning then un-banning, cricket administrators wearing SBW masks, it has been a series full of Jerk.
O field action has been good though, and the lack of Michael Slater and the other dropkicks makes it watchable.
RACIST PENRITH FAN
Attacking Greg Inglis racially is Jerk worthy.
If you are a Souths fan you can be disappointed at the injuries which have contributed to Souths being NRL also-rans, but an outsider to attack him on racial grounds demands a Jerk of the Month nomination.
BRAITH ANASTA
Nominated by one of our readers for March. You can too anytime by emailing us at contact@thegurgler.com.
Braith Anasta, according to our reader, has been nominated in general for awful commentary on Fox League, but the person took the most umbrage at the attempt to cross promote this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
BENNY ELIAS
The same reader also forwarded Benny Elias’ name for Jerk of the Month. Which is strange as a Tigers fan.
But anyone who saw Elias’ performance on Fox League during the week will not be surprised his name is here.
Anyone involved in Married At First Sight
Originally under the banner of “Ground Breaking Social Experiment” is the ultimate in Mutton-Lamb. We’ve already moaned about this a while ago.
Clogging up way too much internet “news” space for being some of the more awful people on the planet, the whole lot of them deserve a second consecutive nomination for Jerk of the Month. Is it any wonder any of them have to go on such a show to get married, and the white coats have no idea about matching them. Pure Nine.
It’ll be back next year no doubt. Waiting to serve up another season of LCD dross.
