All Star Nominations

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The list of nominees for both the hurling and football All-Stars have been released! One of the talking points must surely be that Sean Og has not been nominated! Also no Wexford nominees in either category illustrates a poor year for the Model County

2006 Football All-Star Nominations

Goalkeepers: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Gary Connuaghton (Westmeath), Alan Quirke (Cork)

Full Backs: Marc O'Se (Kerry), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Paul Griffin (Dublin), Karl Lacey (Donegal), Barry Owens (Fermanagh), Francie Bellew (Armagh), Joe Higgins (Laois), Graham Canty (Cork), Keith Higgins (Mayo)

Half Backs: Seamus Moynihan (Kerry), Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry), Bryan Cullen (Dublin), Ger Spillane (Cork), Peadar Gardiner (Mayo), Aaron Kernan (Armagh), Karol Slattery (Offaly), Barry Dunnion (Donegal), Diarmuid Blake (Galway)

Midfield: Nicholas Murphy (Cork), Darragh O'Se (Kerry), Ronan McGarrity (Mayo) Ciaran Whelan (Dublin), Shane Ryan (Dublin), Paul McGrane (Armagh)

Half Forwards: Alan Dillon (Mayo), Ciaran McDonald (Mayo), Paul Galvin (Kerry) Sean O'Sullivan (Kerry), Alan Brogan (Dublin), Jason Sherlock (Dublin), Conal Keaney (Dublin), Paul Barden (Longford), Ross Munnelly (Laois)

Full Forwards: Kieran Donaghy (Kerry), Colm Cooper (Kerry), Ronan Clarke (Armagh), Steven McDonnell (Armagh), Conor Mortimer (Mayo), James Masters (Cork), Niall McNamee (Offaly), Paddy Bradley (Derry), Brian Kavanagh (Longford)

Vodafone GAA All Star hurling nominees:
Goalkeepers: Donal Og Cusack (Cork), Davy Fitzgerald (Clare), James McGarry (Kilkenny)

Full Backs: Brian Murphy (Cork), Diarmuid O'Sullivan (Cork), JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Noel Hickey (Kilkenny), Eoin Murphy (Waterford), Tom Feeney (Waterford), Paul Curran (Tipperary), Frank Lohan (Clare), Damien Reale (Limerick)

Half Backs: Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), James Ryall (Kilkenny), John Tennyson (Kilkenny), Ken McGrath (Waterford), Tony Browne (Waterford), Ronan Curran (Cork), John Gardiner (Cork), Eamon Corcoran (Tipperary), Sean McMahon (Clare)

Midfield: Jerry O'Connor (Cork), Tom Kenny (Cork), Derek Lyng (Kilkenny), James Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny), Shane McGrath (Tipperary), Dave Bennett (Waterford)

Half Forwards: Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny), Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny), Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Dan Shanahan (Waterford), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Niall McCarthy (Cork), Ben O'Connor (Cork), Tony Carmody (Clare), James Young (Laois)

Full Forwards: Joe Deane (Cork), Brian Corcoran (Cork), Martin Comerford (Kilkenny), Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny), Tony Griffin (Clare), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) Damien Hayes (Galway), John Mullane (Waterford), Joe Bergin (Offaly)

kevmy

Also lack of Mayomen compared to the high number of Dubs. Where are AHiggins, Heaney and Pat Harte. Played as well as some of the other nominees IMO even if they did have a bad final. The All Stars are meant to be for the whole year not the last game the player played in.

DáireM

Wicklow's Wayne O'Gorman shoulda made the Full-Forward shortlist, despite Wicklow's poor performances in the championship and league.

I feel that good players from the lesser counties suffer due to lack of TV coverage etc.

cousin_borat

Bull**** TBH, should be one Leitrim full back on that list

kevmy

I agree the full backs is the area i'd have most probs with. Owens, Canty, JHiggins and Bellew done eff all this year. Having said that not a lot more options Leitrim perhaps but they got trimmed in the Tommy Murphy final. Personnally i was shocked by them that day. Heaney prob should have got a nomination not great all year i agree but as good as those named above. I felt that it was a position where some of the lesser counties could have got a shout in this year.

chubba1984

I felt Darren Clarke from Louth deserved an award, he was their best player when they won de Tommy Murphy final, and he was exceptional in the tie against Tyrone. Played very consistently during the league as well