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Joe Canning and Brian Hogan have both been nominated for All-Star awards. INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

Galway and Kilkenny lead the way in All-Star hurling nominations

Last Sunday’s All-Ireland finalists supply 26 of the nominees for the individual hurling awards.

LAST SUNDAY’S BEATEN All-Ireland finalists Galway top the list with 14 nominees for the 2012 GAA-GPA Hurling All-Stars awards sponsored by Opel.

The Tribesmen, who were crowned Leinster champions in July, have two more than the Kilkenny side that defeated them to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup last Sunday. Galway’s James Regan along with Kilkenny trio David Herity, Cillian Buckley and Walter Walsh are the only four players who started last Sunday’s final that are not nominated on the 45-player list.

Beaten All-Ireland semi-finalists Tipperary are next in line with six nominees while Cork and Waterford have four apiece. Munster counties Limerick and Clare both have two nominations while Danny Sutcliffe is the solitary Dublin nominee.

Ten members of last year’s All-Star winning team are nominated for their efforts this season – Paul Murphy, Michael Cahill, Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan, Padraic Maher, Michael Fennelly, Richie Power, Henry Shefflin, John Mullane and Richie Hogan.

In all there are 19 nominees on the list who were also nominated last year while there are 27 players who will be bidding for their first All-Star award. There is guaranteed to be a first-time winner in the goalkeeping position with Cork’s Anthony Nash, Limerick’s Nickie Quaid and Galway’s James Skehill all bidding for their maiden award.

The Hurler of the Year will be contested by Kilkenny duo Henry Shefflin and Paul Murphy while Galway’s Joe Canning is also in the running. The nominees for the Young Hurler of the Year are Galway’s Johnny Coen and Niall Burke, and Dublin’s Danny Sutcliffe.

The All-Star team will be announced live on RTÉ television on Friday October 26th while the awards for Hurler of the Year and Young Hurler of the Year – which was selected by the inter-county playing body – will be announced on the same night.

The full list is:

Goalkeepers: Anthony Nash (Cork), Nickie Quaid (Limerick), James Skehill (Galway).

Full Backs: Paul Murphy (Kilkenny), JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Johnny Coen (Galway), Fergal Moore (Galway), Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny), Richie McCarthy (Limerick), Michael Cahill (Tipperary), Kevin Hynes (Galway), Shane O’Neill (Cork).

Half Backs: Brian Hogan (Kilkenny), Brendan Bugler (Clare), Padraic Maher (Tipperary), David Collins (Galway), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Tony Óg Regan (Galway), Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Niall Donoghue (Galway), Kieran Joyce (Kilkenny).

Midfielders: Andy Smith (Galway), Kevin Moran (Waterford), Stephen Molumphy (Waterford), Pa Cronin (Cork), Iarla Tannian (Galway), Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny).

Half Forwards: Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny), Cyril Donnellan (Galway), Niall Burke (Galway), Patrick Bonnar Maher (Tipperary), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Pa Burke (Tipperary), Damien Hayes (Galway), Danny Sutcliffe (Dublin), Richie Power (Kilkenny).

Full Forwards: Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Joe Canning (Galway), Noel McGrath (Tipperary), Patrick Horgan (Cork), John Mullane (Waterford), Brian O’Meara (Tipperary), Richie Hogan (Kilkenny), John Conlon (Clare), David Burke (Galway).

What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below…

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    Oct 4th 2012, 12:59 AM

    i would have thought Brian hogan was in line for hurler of the year ..

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    Oct 4th 2012, 12:42 AM

    It is easy to be a star when your team is winning but for me once again John Mullane of Waterford should be Hurler of the Year for his sheer grit and never say die attitude when the battle is well lost .
    I write as a Tipp man and we will doing good to get one award in Padraig Maher.

    bedoing good

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    Oct 4th 2012, 12:51 AM

    Ignore last two words not sure how they got there

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    Oct 4th 2012, 4:18 AM

    It’s always nice to win an all star as it shows how highly regarded a player is. But at end of the day we have what all the rest want. The Liam Mc Carthy cup. Go on the cats . Yeeeeeeee hahhhhhhhh

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    Mute Paul Lanigan
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    Oct 4th 2012, 8:03 AM

    Shefflin for player of the year

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    Mute Peter O' Dwyer
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    Oct 4th 2012, 1:27 AM

    4-37, only behind Joe & Henry and nowhere on even the nomination list for S.Dowling seems incredible. Would’ve thought young hurler of the year nomination should’ve come his way too.

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    Mute Patrick Kennedy
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    Oct 4th 2012, 1:43 AM

    Ya tis shockin that he not nominated, sunday game panal gave him an honerable mention when picking their team last week, on another note well done to nicky quaid and richie mcarthy on their nominations

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    Mute ciaran burke
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    Oct 4th 2012, 1:04 AM

    Yea thought other than the first day against Galway Brian hogan was class .

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    Mute Kate O'Keeffe
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    Oct 4th 2012, 2:57 AM

    a bit of a joke really , the greatest team of all time kilkenny and galway get the most nominations

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    Oct 4th 2012, 8:38 AM

    I can’t see the joke, maybe you could point it out to us?

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    Mute Patrick Kennedy
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    Oct 4th 2012, 2:00 AM

    My team anthony nash,
    paul murphy, jj deleney, johnny coen
    Kevin moran, brian hogan, david collins, iarla tannion, pa cronin,tj reid,henry shefflin ,david burke richie hogan, joe canning ,john mullane

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    Oct 4th 2012, 8:22 AM

    Delighted a few Limerick lads got in there too! :)

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    Oct 4th 2012, 1:15 AM

    Anthony Nash,
    Paul Murphy, Jj Delaney, Jackie Tyrell,
    Padraic Maher, Tommy Walsh, Tony Og Regan,
    Pa Cronin, Iarla Tannian,
    Henry Shefflin, Damien Hayes, Richie Power, Eoin Larkin, Joe Canning, Richie Hogan.

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    Oct 4th 2012, 8:36 AM

    If Waterford went further Mullane and Moran would of been definites…

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    Oct 4th 2012, 2:50 AM

    Oh god.. John mullane….

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    Oct 4th 2012, 6:37 AM

    They’re the same person.

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    Oct 4th 2012, 10:27 AM

    The best goalkeper by far this year had to have been Brendan Cummins.

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    Mute Oisin Grant Lang Curry
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    Oct 7th 2012, 10:21 PM

    I agree

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    Mute Oisin Grant Lang Curry
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    Oct 7th 2012, 10:20 PM

    Kilkenny rock!!!!!

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