45 PLAYERS HAVE made the long list of the Bord Gáis Energy U21 Hurling Team of the Year with All-Ireland champions Waterford accounting for nearly one-third.
All told, 12 Deise players are nominated with a clean sweep of the Player of the Year award where defender Austin Gleeson is joined by forwards Patrick Curran and Stephen Bennett on the three-man shortlist.
Just two players who were named on the 2015 Team of the Year are again in contention to be honoured.
Limerick’s Richie English who was named at full-back last year could retain his position. Galway’s Brian Molloy, who won an award last year at corner-forward, is nominated for the half-forward berth.
The full judging panel for the awards includes Ger Cunningham; TG4’s Micheál Ó Domhnaill; Galway star, Joe Canning and Waterford great Ken McGrath with the winners announced at a ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House on Saturday, 8 October.
Full Shortlist for Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year
Goalkeepers:
Jordan Henley (Waterford)
Brian Hogan (Tipperary)
Jonathan Treacy (Dublin)
Right Corner Back:
James Madden (Dublin)
William Hahassy (Waterford)
Simon Donoghue (Wexford)
Full Back:
Richie English (Limerick)
Conor Gleeson (Waterford)
Eoghan O’Donnell (Dublin)
Left Corner Back:
Tom Fox (Tipperary)
Paddy Delaney (Offaly)
Darragh Lyons (Waterford)
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Right Half Back:
Cian MacGabhann (Dublin)
Michael Harney (Waterford)
Ben Connelly (Offaly)
Centre Back:
Austin Gleeson (Waterford)
Ronan Maher (Tipperary)
Liam Varley (Westmeath)>
Left Half Back:
Shane Barrett (Dublin)
Ben O’Gorman (Clare)
Seán Loftus (Galway)
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Midfield:
Jake Malone (Dublin)
Shane Bennett (Waterford)
Darragh O’Donovan (Limerick)
Ronan Lynch (Limerick), Dan Nevin (Galway), Colm Roche (Waterford)
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Right Half Forward:
Seán Treacy (Dublin)
Michael Kearney (Waterford)
Pa O’Callaghan (Cork)
Centre Forward:
Brian Molloy (Galway)
Andrew Coffey (Tipperary)
Tom Devine (Waterford)
Left Half Forward:
Niall Mitchell (Westmeath)
Shane Gleeson (Clare)
Seán Linnane (Galway)
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Right Corner Forward:
Patrick Curran (Waterford)
AJ Murphy (Dublin)
Eanna Burke (Galway)
Full Forward:
Stephen Bennett (Waterford)
Stephen Quirke (Tipperary)
Ciaran Doyle (Westmeath)
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Left Corner Forward:
Chris Bennett (Dublin)
Emmet Nolan (Offaly)
Saul McCaughan (Antrim)
