2018 Jerk of the Year Nominations – Vote Now

2018 has been a Year of the Jerk, and before it reaches its conclusion it is time to determine the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

It was a year when politics outdid themselves in Jerk in Australia, and in the biggest job in politics in the world.

Tennis tantrums took front and back page news, with one usual suspect returning to attempt to win the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

Rugby League was so packed full of jerk in 2018 that there are a number of nominations from all around the game. All of them thoroughly deserved in a season that the sport tried to really stuff itself up.

Cricket and Rugby Union in Australia also tried to make up the deficit to rugby league. 

Finally, reality TV is not going to be forgotten, with some fine examples of Jerk putting their hand up to embarrass themselves across Australia and in the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

So many to choose from, so keep reading to get to know all the nominations, and how to vote.

HOW DOES THE 2018 JERK OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS WORK

Anyone who won a monthly Jerk of the Month award are automatically included.

Next are the next best Jerks who polled the most votes across the year in multiple months without winning a monthly award. 

Last, and certainly not least are the Editors Choice. Those who may not have polled strongly but have demanded inclusion in the 2018 Jerk of the Year poll.

2018 JERK OF THE YEAR VOTING

Here’s your chance to vote on the 2018 Jerk of the Year. You can vote for as many nominations as you like.

We have a comprehensive form guide after the voting.

As ever, Vote Early and Vote Often.

2018 JERK OF THE YEAR FORM GUIDE

Here is the story and the stats of those nominated for 2018 Jerk of the Year. In order of the total votes received for the year.

BERNARD TOMIC

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February and March

2018 Jerk Work: Did his best Jerk work early in attempting to qualify for the Australian Open, and then heading into the jungle for I’m a Celebrity. A token tanking effort at the French Open followed by a Wimbledon disappearing act. Actually started winning games this year, and fans in the Jerk of the Year voting

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

DONALD TRUMP

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

2018 Jerk Work: Way too long a list to publish all his work here, winning just the one monthly award was the surprise as he was nominated most months for his sterling Jerkdom here. No doubt if he found about this nomination he’d call it fake news. Fine by us, we are jerks too.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

DAVID WARNER

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in January and October

2018 Jerk Work: Nominated for the 2018 mainly for his sandpaper work and pathetic stage-managed press conference afterwards, and he reappeared to win in October when he stormed off after being sledged in a club game. Proving once and for all he is the worst culprit in world sport of give but no take. There’s no 12 month ban here, he is open to winning Jerk of the Month/Year as many times as he likes.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

PETER DUTTON

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in August

2018 Jerk Work: Specifically for his part of the leadership spill, but in general he’s a c— and a Jerk, who will hopefully be handed his arse at the next federal election. C’mon Dickson voters.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

PHIL GOULD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in June

2018 Jerk Work: Always high on the nominations around State of Origin time, as us Fox League snobs realise just how bad FTA rugby league is, and in particular the one-eyed awful delivery of sport’s worst commentary team (now that Ch9 have lost the cricket). Throw some of his work as Penrith Football boss, and you have a deserving nomination for Jerk of the Year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

TODD GREENBERG

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May and July

2018 Jerk Work: The buck should stop with the boss, and since the NRL has been such a shitfight in 2018 then its boss deserves to be nominated for 2018 Jerk of the Year. Eventually the NRL will get someone competent to run the game.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

SHANE WARNE

2018 Performance: Best of the Rest from annual voting

2018 Jerk Work: For being the worst of the former Australian Cricket great loudmouths. The only downside to the Fox Cricket coverage.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

TONY ABBOTT

2018 Performance: Next Best of the Rest from Annual Voting

2018 Jerk Work: For his part in the leadership spill, and similar to the nomination above, and the continual injecting himself into the media so everyone can remember that he used to be somebody. Hopefully like his co-conspirator Dutton, he will get the arse at the next election.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

BARNABY JOYCE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February

2018 Jerk Work: Just being himself is enough. Reached notoriety nation wide with his after hours duties.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT

2018 Performance: Third Next Best

2018 Jerk Work: Working under the bullshit premise of “Social Experiment”, it was essentially a collection of awful people creating even worse television. No wonder it found a home on Channel Nein.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

KARL STEFANOVIC

2018 Performance: Editor’s Choice

2018 Jerk Work: We still don’t quite understand how a pathetic middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis gets some much media attention but anyway. From ousting and trash talking colleagues to his general smart-arsery on morning TV, he is our first of two editor’s choice to ensure he gets a chance to win something this year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

JARRYD HAYNE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

2018 Jerk Work: On the field for his lack of giving a stuff in most games in 2018, case in point for Fiji in the mid-season test. Off season for his alleged behaviour on grand final night.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

CRICKET AUSTRALIA

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: For the shambles after the sandpaper affair, and their administration of the game in general. Also something about cancelling a northern Australian tour after just selling the TV Rights for a canoe worth of cash.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

DELTA GOODREM

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: Probably for her work on one of the Channel Nein talent shows, but in general she is painful to watch and listen to and to be around.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

MEGHAN MARKLE’S DAD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: For tying to make the big wedding all about him.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

ANTHONY MUNDINE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February

2018 Jerk Work: Specifically for his I’m A Celebrity efforts, but in general lives up to the jerk title. Perhaps his early exit v Horn in their recent bout was karma.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

SERENA WILLIAMS

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: For her sporting tantrum of the year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

PHIL ROTHFIELD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: For continuing to be a grumpy c— journalist who rarely has anything good to say about rugby league.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

STRAWBERRY SABOTEURS

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: The actual saboteur and the copycats should all be ashamed. You can needle them with a vote for 2018 Jerk of the Month.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

NEYMAR

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in July

2018 Jerk Work: So much talent, but his diving has become a real blight on his career. At least it made for some very funny social media pics during the World Cup.

Jerk-O-Meter: 6/10

NRL

2018 Performance: Editor’s Choice

2018 Jerk Work: For things like the player and coaching transfer debacles. Their draws and lack of interest in what fans want instead of Channel Nein. Refusing to bring the NRL Grand Final to Sunday afternoon (not twilight). For interesting crackdowns on the game that ruin every match. For inconsistent judiciary application.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

OPTUS SPORT

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in June

2018 Jerk Work: For their appalling effort to cover the World Cup. Thank god for SBS.

Jerk-O-Meter: 2/10

BILL COSBY

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

2018 Jerk Work: Bill Cosby’s antics finally caught up with him, and along with his trial, a Jerk of the Year nomination is giving him everything he deserves.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

MKR

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

2018 Jerk Work: Cook then cry. This show is all about whatever rubbish conflict that the producers can drain out of it. Doubts remain how much the contestants actually cook. And those two chefs who run the show are just so awful for words.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

THE JERK OF THE YEAR HONOUR BOARD

This is just the third running of Jerk of the Year, below are the two previous “winners”.

Jarryd Hayne, Donald Trump, Bernard Tomic Joint Winners of 2017 Jerk of the Year

Channel 9 Cricket Commentary – 2016 Jerks of the Year

THE 2018 JERK OF THE MONTH HONOUR BOARD

All of the below are automatically in the running for Jerk of the Year.

Jan 2018 – David Warner

Feb 2018 – Barnaby Joyce, Anthony Mundine, Bernard Tomic

Mar 2018 – Bernard Tomic

April 2018 – Bill Cosby and MKR

May 2018 – Cricket Australia, Delta Goodrem, Todd Greenberg, Meghan Markle’s Dad

June 2018 – Optus Sport, World Cup Divers & Gus Gould

July 2018 – Neymar, Channel Seven & Todd Greenberg

August 2018 – Peter Dutton

September 2018 – Serena Williams, Phil Rothfield, Strawberry Saboteurs

October 2018 – David Warner

November 2018 – Donald Trump, Jarryd Hayne

2018 JERK OF THE YEAR FULL VOTING

For those who want only a passing interest, here is the full list of every nonination and fast car.

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