Three Donegal players have been nominated for an All-Star award, it has been confirmed.
Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Michael Murphy and Ryan McHugh are among the lost of 45 players shortlisted for this year’s PwC All-Star Awards.
Murphy was previously an All-Star in 2012 and 2014 while McHugh was an All-Star in 2016.
Both Murphy and McHugh (pictured above) are former Young Footballer of the Year Award winners.
The nominations are divided into 3 goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 6 midfielders and 18 forwards. 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, November 2, which will be screened live by RTE TV.
All-Ireland champions Dublin have 12 nominees.
Beaten All-Ireland finalists Tyrone received 7 nominations as have Galway and Monaghan. The remainder of the breakdown is Kildare and Donegal 3 each, Kerry 2 and Armagh, Carlow, Fermanagh and Laois receiving 1 each.
The selection was voted on by a committee made up of GAA media, and chaired by Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, John Horan.
Also announced today is the short list for this year’s Footballer of the Year and Young Footballer of the Year award.
These overall awards will be voted on exclusively by intercounty players and they will choose between Ciarán Kilkenny, Jack McCaffrey and Brian Fenton (Dublin) for the senior prize.
The shortlist for the Young Footballer of the Year prize is still confined to players under 21 and this year’s nominees are Brian Howard (Dublin), David Clifford (Kerry) and Michael McKernan (Tyrone).
PwC All-Star Football Nominations
GOALKEEPERS
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Graham Brody (Laois), Rory Beggan (Monaghan
DEFENDERS
Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal), Jonny Cooper (Dublin), Jack McCaffrey (Dublin), Eoin Murchan (Dublin), James McCarthy (Dublin), Che Cullen (Fermanagh), Sean Kelly (Galway), Eoghan Kerin (Galway), Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh (Galway), Gavin White (Kerry), Eoin Doyle (Kildare), Karl O’Connell (Monaghan), Drew Wylie (Monaghan), Ryan Wylie (Monaghan), Padraig Hampsey (Tyrone), Michael McKernan (Tyrone), Tiernan McCann (Tyrone), Peter Harte (Tyrone)
MIDFIELDERS
Michael Murphy (Donegal), Brian Fenton (Dublin), Thomas Flynn (Galway), Niall Kearns (Monaghan), Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone), Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
FORWARDS
Rory Grugan (Armagh), Paul Broderick (Carlow), Ryan McHugh (Donegal), Niall Scully (Dublin), Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin), Brian Howard (Dublin), Paul Mannion (Dublin), Dean Rock (Dublin), Con O’Callaghan (Dublin), Shane Walsh (Galway), Damien Comer (Galway), Ian Burke (Galway), David Clifford (Kerry), Daniel Flynn (Kildare), Paul Cribben (Kildare), Conor McManus (Monaghan), Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan), Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
Footballer of the Year Nominees
Brian Fenton (Dublin), Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin), Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
Young Footballer of the Year Nominees
Brian Howard (Dublin), David Clifford (Kerry), Michael McKernan (Tyrone)
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