After securing their fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, Dublin players dominate the 45-man shortlist for the 2018 GAA All-Stars.
Four-in-a-row champions Dublin have secured 12 All-Star nominations following another successful campaign, while beaten finalists Tyrone have seven nominations, the same number as Galway and Monaghan.
From the remaining nominees, Kildare and Donegal have three each, Kerry has two and Armagh, Carlow, Fermanagh and Laois have one each.
Paul Broderick has capped a fine year for the @Carlow_GAA footballers by being named as one of the 45 nominees for a PwC GAA-GPA Football All-Star award.
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 12, 2018
The selection was voted on by a committee made up of GAA media and GAA president John Horan, who said:
“My congratulations to all of those who have been nominated for these prestigious PwC All-Star Awards.
“After the fantastic summer of action that we have just had, with all the extra games and all the extra drama of the new quarter-final football format, it adds even greater honour to be chosen on this shortlist as one of the top performers of the season.
“We have a selection of 45 players who lit up our season and we are indebted to them for the sacrifices they make to play Gaelic football at such a high level.”
All-Star Football Nominations
GOALKEEPERS
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Graham Brody (Laois)
3. Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
DEFENDERS
1. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal)
2. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
3. Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
4. Eoin Murchan (Dublin)
5. James McCarthy (Dublin)
6. Che Cullen (Fermanagh)
7. Sean Kelly (Galway)
8. Eoghan Kerin (Galway)
9. Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh (Galway)
10. Gavin White (Kerry)
11. Eoin Doyle (Kildare
12. Karl O’Connell (Monaghan)
13. Drew Wylie (Monaghan)
14. Ryan Wylie (Monaghan
15. Padraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
16. Michael McKernan (Tyrone)
17. Tiernan McCann (Tyrone
18. Peter Harte (Tyrone)
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MIDFIELDERS
1. Michael Murphy (Donegal)
2. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
3. Thomas Flynn (Galway)
4. Niall Kearns (Monaghan)
5. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
6. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
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FORWARDS
1. Rory Grugan (Armagh)
2. Paul Broderick (Carlow)
3. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
4. Niall Scully (Dublin)
5. Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)
6. Brian Howard (Dublin)
7. Paul Mannion (Dublin)
8. Dean Rock (Dublin)
9. Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
10. Shane Walsh (Galway)
11. Damien Comer (Galway)
12. Ian Burke (Galway)
13. David Clifford (Kerry)
14. Daniel Flynn (Kildare)
15. Paul Cribben (Kildare)
16. Conor McManus (Monaghan)
17. Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan)
18. Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
Dublin players also dominate the nominees for the Footballer Of the Year.
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The final 15 that make up the PwC All-Star Football team of 2018 will be presented with their awards at a gala black-tie banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, 2 November, which will be screened live by RTÉ.
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