LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, meet this year’s GAA football All-Stars.
Unsurprisingly,champions Donegal lead the way with eight awards while defeated finalists Mayo have half that amount.
Beaten semi-finalists Cork and Dublin have two and one respectively.
There are 10 first time winners in this year’s selection as Paul Durcan, Ger Cafferkey, Keith Higgins, Lee Keegan, Frank McGlynn, Neil Gallagher, Mark McHugh, Michael Murphy, Colm McFadden and Colm O’Neill are all included.
1. Paul Durcan
2. Neil McGee
3. Ger Cafferkey
4. Keith Higgins
5. Lee Keegan
6. Karl Lacey
7. Frank McGlynn
8. Neil Gallagher
9. Aidan Walsh
10. Paul Flynn
11. Alan Dillon
12. Mark McHugh
13. Colm O'Neill
14. Michael Murphy
15. Colm McFadden
“After the honour of winning an All-Ireland medal I know how much store our players place on winning these awards,” said GAApresident, Liam Ó’Neill. “I heartily congratulate those who have made the selection and I hope it inspires them to challenge for future honours both as individuals but also as team players.”
What do you think of the selection?
This list is a disgrace. Balotelli? Busquets? Drogba? No Kompany? This thing is based purely on reputation not on merit.
As for the winner it should be Iniesta or Ronaldo. It should be for a player who has achieved something, Messi won nothing this year, Iniesta led Spain to the euros and Ronaldo won la liga for Madrid. People hate Ronaldo for various reasons but no one can deny his record or talent.
The award is for the Player, not the team or the trophies that were won.
If Messi played for Getafe he’d still be the best player in the world.
People used the same logic for Messi over Ronaldo for the last two years. Time for Ronaldo to get the recognition he deserves.
Again the award is for the best player
No one gets it to give them the credit they deserve, it’s a totally fair voting system
The day Ronaldo wins it is the day he deserves it. It’s as simple as that.