(07-12-2023, 12:36 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:Zach Merrett is another media love child and I think he will also poll well with the umps as he gets headlined most weeks.Media headlines have zero influence, the votes are already cast!
I think the biggest influence on umpire votes is the crowd, so the Filth have an advantage, but Butters and other interstate types even more so because on homes game they really clean up!
Of course we have an extra umpire this season, so who can tell?
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"