SIX DONEGAL footballers have been nominated for PwC GAA All-Star awards.
The list of nominees was released this morning and Donegal has the highest representation outside of the All-Ireland finalists, Dublin and Kerry.
After winning five-in-a-row, Dublin have 13 nominees while Kerry have nine and Dublin have a clean sweep of nominees for Footballer of the Year.
Donegal are well placed.
Captain Michael Murphy and Ryan McHugh, both who are two-time All-Stars, are included on the list.
Shaun Patton is nominated with Dublin’s Stephen Cluxton and Shane Ryan of Kerry for the goalkeeper’s position.
McHugh is joined by Stephen McMenamin in a defensive nomination while Murphy, Jamie Brennan and Patrick McBrearty are among the 18 forwards on the list.
The PwC All-Stars are chosen by a committee made up of members of the national broadcast, print and digital media. The final selection of 15 players will be made late next month and all players will be honoured at a gala black tie banquet at Dublin’s Concention Centre on Friday, November 1 – an event which will be shown live on RTÉ TV.
Football / Peil – 2019
Goalkeepers
1Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2Shaun Patton (Donegal)
3Shane Ryan (Kerry)
Defenders
1David Byrne (Dublin)
2Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
3James McCarthy (Dublin)
4Mick Fitzsimons (Dublin)
5John Small (Dublin)
6Paul Murphy (Kerry)
7Tadhg Morley (Kerry)
8Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry)
9Colm Boyle (Mayo)
10Paddy Durcan (Mayo)
11Chris Barrett (Mayo)
12Stephen McMenamin (Donegal)
13Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
14Donal Keogan (Meath)
15Conor McGill (Meath)
16Conor Moynagh (Cavan)
17Ronan McNamee (Tyrone)
18Niall Daly (Roscommon)
Midfielders
1Brian Fenton (Dublin)
2Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin)
3David Moran (Kerry)
4Aidan O’Shea (Mayo)
5Jarlath Óg Burns (Armagh)
6Bryan Menton (Meath)
Forwards
1Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)
2Brian Howard (Dublin)
3Paul Mannion (Dublin)
4Dean Rock (Dublin)
5Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
6David Clifford (Kerry)
7Paul Geaney (Kerry)
8Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
9Stephen O’Brien (Kerry)
10Jamie Brennan (Donegal)
11Michael Murphy (Donegal)
12Paddy McBrearty (Donegal)
13Cathal McShane (Tyrone)
14Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
15Conor Cox (Roscommon)
16Rian O’Neill (Armagh)
17Brian Hurley (Cork)
18Jamie 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
1Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
3Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
GAA GPA Young Player of the Year 2019 Nominees
1David Clifford (Kerry)
2Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
3Rian O’Neill (Armagh)
