The GAA and the GPA in conjunction with sponsors Opel are delighted to name the following 45 players as nominees for 2012 GAA GPA All-Star Hurling Awards sponsored by Opel.
Nominees 2012 GAA GPA Hurling All-Stars
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).
The county by county breakdown is as follows:
Galway (14), Kilkenny (12), Tipperary (6), Cork (4), Waterford (4), Limerick (2), Clare (2), Dublin (1).
The final team of 15 players will be announced live on RTÉ television on Friday October 26 at the GAA/GPA All-Stars Awards ceremony sponsored by Opel.
Nominations for Hurler of the Year
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Paul Murphy (Kilkenny)
Joe Canning (Galway)
Nominations for Young Hurler of the Year
Johnny Coen (Galway)
Niall Burke (Galway)
Danny Sutcliffe (Dublin)
Note: The Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year will be selected by the inter-county playing body and announced live on RTE television on Friday, October 26 at the GAA/GPA All-Stars Awards ceremony sponsored by Opel.