No football All-Star nominations for Galway

Five in a row history makers Dublin have been rewarded with a baker’s dozen in this year’s list of nominees for the PwC All-Star football awards.

And to top it
off, the All-Ireland champions have made it a clean sweep of nominees for the GAA
GPA footballer of the year award for the second season in a row, with Stephen Cluxton,
Jack McCaffrey and Con O’Callaghan to be voted on by their fellow peers before
an announcement is made live on PwC All-Star night on Friday, November 1.

Dublin are the
dominant presence with 13 players in the 45 strong list of nominees who come
from across 11 different counties and represent the cream of the crop from the inter-county
football season of 2019.

Munster champions,
and beaten All-Ireland finalists Kerry have nine players down for the final
consideration, with Ulster champions Donegal the next highest representation
with six.

The number of
exciting games and impressive performances in the 2019 football season is
reflected in the breadth of the counties represented, with the full breakdown
being Dublin 13, Kerry 9, Donegal 6, Mayo 4, Tyrone 3, Meath 3, Armagh 2,
Roscommon 2, Cavan, Clare, and Cork 1 each.

As well as voting on the overall Player of the Year accolade, intercounty players will also be asked to vote on who they believe is the Young Footballer of the Year. The 2019 shortlist for this prize sees Armagh’s Rían Ó Neill alongside Kerry’s David Clifford and Seán Ó Shea.

Football / Peil – 2019

Goalkeepers

1. Stephen
   Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Shaun Patton (Donegal)
3. Shane
   Ryan (Kerry)

Defenders

1. David
   Byrne (Dublin)
2. Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
3. James McCarthy (Dublin)
4. Mick Fitzsimons (Dublin)
5. John Small (Dublin)
6. Paul Murphy (Kerry)
7. Tadhg Morley (Kerry)
8. Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry)
9. Colm Boyle (Mayo)
10. Paddy Durcan (Mayo)
11. Chris Barrett (Mayo)
12. Stephen McMenamin (Donegal)
13. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
14. Donal Keogan (Meath)
15. Conor McGill (Meath)
16. Conor Moynagh (Cavan)
17. Ronan McNamee (Tyrone)
18. Niall Daly (Roscommon)

Midfielders

1. Brian
   Fenton (Dublin)
2. Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin)
3. David Moran (Kerry)
4. Aidan O’Shea (Mayo)
5. Jarlath Óg Burns (Armagh)
6. Bryan
   Menton (Meath)

Forwards

1. Ciarán
   Kilkenny (Dublin)
2. Brian Howard (Dublin)
3. Paul Mannion (Dublin)
4. Dean Rock (Dublin)
5. Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
6. David Clifford (Kerry)
7. Paul Geaney (Kerry)
8. Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
9. Stephen O’Brien (Kerry)
10. Jamie Brennan (Donegal)
11. Michael Murphy (Donegal)
12. Paddy McBrearty (Donegal)
13. Cathal McShane (Tyrone)
14. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
15. Conor Cox (Roscommon)
16. Rían
    O’Neill (Armagh)
17. Brian Hurley (Cork)
18. Jamie Malone (Clare)

County by county breakdown:

Dublin 13, Kerry
9, Donegal 6, Mayo 4, Tyrone 3, Meath 3, Armagh 2, Roscommon 2, Cavan 1, Clare
1, Cork 1.

GAA GPA Player of the Year 2019 Nominees

1. Stephen
   Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
3. Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)

GAA GPA Young Player of the Year 2019 Nominees

1. David
   Clifford (Kerry)
2. Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
3. Rían O’Neill
   (Armagh)